EE610: Analog IC Design - I

About the course

The main focus of this course is the design of opamps in CMOS technologies.

Instructor, Venue, Timing ...

Lecture Plan

No. Date Module Topics Notes/Video Further study
1. 30 Jul 2026 Introduction Introduction to the Course and MOSFET -- --
2. 03 Aug 2026 MOSFET Basics I-V and C-V Characteristics -- --
3. 06 Aug 2026 MOSFET small signal model and gm/ID curves -- --
4. 07 Aug 2026 Noise in resistors and MOSFET -- --
5. 10 Aug 2026 MOSFET basic configurations Common-source configuration -- --
6. 13 Aug 2026 Common-gate configuration and cascode -- --
7. 14 Aug 2026 Common-drain configuration -- --
8. 17 Aug 2026 Current Mirrors Basic, cascode, low-voltage cascode topologies -- --
9. 24 Aug 2026 Single-ended amplifiers with MOS loads Revisiting basic topologies -- --
10. 27 Aug 2026 Gain boosting techniques -- --
11. 31 Aug 2026 Differential Amplifiers Fundamentals; Resistive load -- --
12. 03 Sep 2026 MOS load --
13. 07 Sep 2026 5T-OTA -- --
14. 10 Sep 2026 Frequency response and noise -- --
xx Sep 2026
Mid Semester Exam
15. 28 Sep 2026 Operational Amplifiers Specifications -- --
16. 01 Oct 2026 Single-and-Multi stage topologies -- --
17. 05 Oct 2026 Frequency response, stability, and compensation -- --
18. 08 Oct 2026 Two-stage OTA -- --
19. 09 Oct 2026 Systematic design of two-stage OTA -- --
20. 12 Oct 2026 Fully-differential opamps -- --
21. 15 Oct 2026 Common-mode feedback -- --
22. 26 Oct 2026 Telescopic amplifiers -- --
23. 29 Oct 2026 Folded cascode amplifier -- --
24. 30 Oct 2026 Advanced opamp topologies -- --
25. 02 Nov 2026 Supply and Temperature Independent biasing PVT variations and mitigations -- --
26. 05 Nov 2026 Bandgap and PTAT references -- --
27. 06 Nov 2026 Constant-gm biasing -- --
28. 09 Nov 2026 Project Demos
29. 12 Nov 2026
30. 13 Nov 2026
xx Nov 2026
End Semester Exam

Text Books and References

    Primary text books

  1. Razavi B., "Design of analog CMOS integrated circuits", 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017.
  2. For step-by-step design guidance

  3. Phillip E. Allen, Douglas R. Holberg, "CMOS Analog Circuit Design," Oxford University Press, 2002.

    A good reference book

  4. Willy M. C. Sansen, "Analog Design Essentials," Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006.
  5. Modern Approach using lookup tables

  6. P. G. A. Jespers and B. Murmann, "Systematic Design of Analog CMOS Circuits: Using Pre-Computed Lookup Tables," Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
  7. Other classic text books

  8. Gray P. R., Hurst P. J., Lewis S. H., Meyer R. G., "Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits," 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009.