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/fun
1. 30 Jul 2026 Introduction Introduction to the Course and MOSFET slides IEEE SSCS: Analog CMOS from 5 um to 5 nm
2. 03 Aug 2026 MOSFET Basics I-V and C-V Characteristics IEEE SSCS: The impact of scaling on Analog Design
3. 06 Aug 2026 MOSFET as a resistor and switch Strange ways to use MOSFET
4. 10 Aug 2026 MOSFET as a transconductor IEEE SSCS: Gm/ID Approach
5. 13 Aug 2026 ft, gmb, MOS diode
6. 13 Aug 2026 Noise in Electronics Thermal and Flicker noises slides IEEE SSCS: Noise and Distortion
7. 17 Aug 2026 Noise and Power tradeoffs, Effect of feedback on noise Noise analysis of a signal chain
8. 24 Aug 2026 MOSFET basic configurations CS, CD and CG configurations: Gain and impedances slides --
9. 27 Aug 2026 Frequency response of CS-stage; Miller Theorem [R1], [R2]
10. 27 Aug 2026 Open-Circuit Time Constant Method, Extra-Element Theorem [R3]
11. 31 Aug 2026 Frequency response and noise of CG and CD stages --
12. 03 Sep 2026 Biasing and Voltage Swings Introduction, current mirrors slides --
13. 07 Sep 2026 High swing cascode source, Telescopic amplifier --
14. 10 Sep 2026 Frequency response and noise in mirrors --
xx Sep 2026
Mid Semester Exam
16. 28 Sep 2026 Differential Amplifiers Fundamentals; Resistive load -- --
17. 01 Oct 2026 MOS load; Common-mode feedback --
18. 05 Oct 2026 5T-OTA -- --
19. 08 Oct 2026 Frequency response and noise -- --
24. 12 Oct 2026 Telescopic and Folded Cascode amplifiers -- --
20. 15 Oct 2026 Operational Amplifiers Specifications -- --
21. 19 Oct 2026 Multi stage topologies -- --
22. 22 Oct 2026 Frequency response, stability, and compensation -- --
23. 26 Oct 2026 Two-stage OTA -- --
24. 29 Oct 2026 Systematic design of two-stage OTA -- --
25. 02 Nov 2026 Fully-differential opamps -- --
26. 05 Nov 2026 Common-mode feedback -- --
25. 09 Nov 2026 Supply and Temperature Independent biasing PVT variations and mitigations -- --
26. 12 Nov 2026 Bandgap and PTAT references -- --
27. 12 Nov 2026 Constant-gm biasing -- --
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

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

    A good reference book

  3. Willy M. C. Sansen, "Analog Design Essentials," Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006.

    4. Modern Approach using lookup tables

  4. P. G. A. Jespers and B. Murmann, "Systematic Design of Analog CMOS Circuits: Using Pre-Computed Lookup Tables," Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.

    5. Other classic text books

  5. 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.