525.713 - Micropower Integrated Circuit Design Course Homepage
Instructor Information
Mark Martin
Email: mark.martin@jhuapl.eduWork Phone: (443) 778-7895
Course Information
Course Description
This course focuses on devices and circuit techniques for micropower applications, such as biomedical instrumentation, implantable devices, and space applications. Both voltage and current mode techniques are introduced for the implementation of analog signal processing functions. The design of precision micropower circuits in the standard CMOS process is stressed. Design tools for layout, simulation, and verification are also introduced. A final project involves the design of a small circuit that will be fabricated through MOSIS. Prerequisites: Undergraduate courses in systems and electronics.
Course Goal
To develop the basic skills needed for the design of CMOS analog integrated circuits/systems. We will start with fundamentals of IC layout and device physics and progress through circuit techniques for low-voltage and sub-threshold circuit operation.
Course Objectives
- By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Design basic analog circuit elements such as amplifiers, references, and switches.
When This Course is Typically Offered
Each spring semester at the Dorsey Center
Syllabus
Topics Covered
- Device Physics: PN junctions, MOS Devices
- Integrated Capacitors and Resistors
- Circuit Simulation with SPICE
- Current Mirrors
- Voltage Reference
- Small Signal Analysis
- Amplifier Structures
- Differential Pairs
Student Assessment Criteria
| Homework | 10% |
| Mid-term Exam | 40% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
| Project | 10% |
All homework is due within one week of its assignment. Students must complete all homework to receive a passing grade. Late homework will not be graded without the prior permission of the instructor. All external sources of information used to support must be appropriately referenced.
Computer and Technical Requirements
Basic computer skills required. Public Domain PC based simulation tools will be provided to complete assignments.
Participation Expectations
Homework - Each student is required to complete all homework assignments to earn a course grade.
Examinations - A mid-term and a final will be given. Each will be graded on a scale of 0 to 100. Exact dates will be announced later during the semester.
Projects - A project will require students to apply the skills developed in the earlier sessions of the course to the development of a proposal.
Textbooks
Textbook information for this course is available online through the MBS Direct Virtual Bookstore.
Course Notes
There are no notes for this course.
Final Words from the Instructor
This course assumes the student has basic skills in mathematics and circuit theory consistent with an undergraduate education. Some topics will be reviewed briefly. Students needing further review are encouraged to review these topics early in the semester.
(Last Modified: 11-02-2009 at 12:59:05 PM)