Analogue and Mixed-Signal System-On-Chip Design
Course Overview:
This specialisation course has two main goals:
- To build on your existing VLSI knowledge from earlier electronics courses by introducing key advanced concepts and practical insights into analog and mixed-signal circuit design.
- To help you understand the critical challenges involved in designing complete mixed-signal integrated circuits, especially at submicron and nanometer scales.
What You’ll Learn:
We’ll start by reviewing advanced transistor models—like subthreshold operation, continuous models, second-order effects, and noise behavior—as well as the properties of integrated components such as transistors, capacitors, and resistors.
Next, you'll learn a structured approach to designing key building blocks like transconductors and operational amplifiers (OpAmps). We’ll explore circuits including Miller, symmetrical, and folded-cascode OTAs, and cover important topics like fully differential amplifiers (FDA), common-mode feedback, and rail-to-rail input/output solutions.
In the final part of the course, we’ll dive into mixed-signal circuit blocks such as:
- Current and voltage comparators
- Translinear circuits
- Charge pumps
- Delay-locked loops (DLLs)
- Time-to-digital converters (TDCs)
You’ll also explore data converters, including:
- Analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters
- Sampling techniques
- Sigma-delta modulation
By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to design and analyse complex analogue and mixed-signal systems—skills that are essential for cutting-edge VLSI and IC design work.
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