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EE105, Spring 2010
Microelectronic Devices and Circuits

Tues. and Thurs.: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
150 GSPP

Discussion Sections:    [Beginning Monday, Jan. 25, 2010]
Section 102:   Monday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 310 Hearst Min, Yida Duan
Section 103:   Wednesday: 11:00 - 12:00 pm, 223 Dwindelle, Debopriyo Chowdhury

Lab Sections:    [Beginning Monday, Jan. 25, 2010]
Section 102:   Monday: 10:00 - 1:00 pm, 353 Cory, Kyoohyun Noh
Section 103:   Tuesday: 9:00 - 12:00 pm, 353 Cory, Kyoohyun Noh
Section 103:   Wednesday: 3:00 - 6:00 pm, 353 Cory, Yida Duan
Section 103:   Thursday: 10:00 - 1:00 pm, 353 Cory, Debopriyo Chowdhury

Prerequisite:  EE40

Text:
Fundamentals of Microelectronics, by Behzad Razavi
Wiley Press,  Jan. 2008

Course Details:
Course Information
Class Syllabus
Google Newsgroup
HSPICE Guide
Lab Information
Frequently misunderstood/forgotten points
Academic Dishonesty Policy

Lecturer:
Professor Kris Pister
512 Cory Hall
Phone: (510) 643-9268
pister@eecs.berkeley.edu

Office Hours:
Tu 1pm-2pm
W 10am-11am

Teaching Assistants:

Debopriyo Chowdhury
ebopriyo@eecs.berkeley.edu
Office Hours:
   W 4:30pm-5:30pm, 557 Cory

Kyoohyun Noh
khnoh@eecs.berkeley.edu
Office Hours:
   F 2:30pm-3:30pm 353 Cory

Yida Duan
yidaduan@eecs.berkeley.edu
Office Hours:
   F 11:00am-12:00pm, 533 Cory



Announcements:

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  • For Monday discussion people, the analysis on thermal sensitivity of CE amplifier w/wo emitter degeneration is posted here.

Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
  • Office Hour location today for Yida Duan: I will hold my office hour from 11:00am to 12:00pm in 353 Cory today. Sorry for the late notice.

Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
  • There will be no lab on Monday 2/15/2010 in observation of Presidents Day. Students in the Monday section should go to the make-up lab on Friday 2/19/2010 9-12.
  • Office Hour Change for Yida Duan: Due to an emergency, I will change move my office hour today to 6:00pm-7:00pm Wednesday next week at 3$ still hold my regular office hour at 11:00am to 12:00pm next Friday. Sorry for the late notice.

Thuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
  • Office Hour Change: Debo will change his office hour to 11:30am-12:30pm on Thursday at 353 Cory just for this week

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010
  • The EE105 Lab sections start next Monday 01/25/2010. For students in Monday and Wednesday lab section, these labs sections are over crowded, please try to go to Tuesday labs if you can. Thank you.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
  • Welcome to EE105


Lectures + Reading:

Note that there are great lecture notes online from previous semesters.

Date Lecture Reading Assignment
Week 1, 1/19/2010 Introduction, Semiconductors Skim Chapter 1; Chap. 2.1
1/21/2010 Doping, PN junction Chap. 2.1–2.2
Week 2, 1/26/2010 Junction capacitance
1/28/2010 Forward bias
Week 3, 2/2/2010 Review RC time domain, Bode plots; Diode Circuits Skim Chapter 3, 4.1, 4.2;
4.3, 4.4
2/4/2010 NPN Large Signal Model
Week 4, 2/9/2010 NPN Small signal model Chapter 6
2/11/2010 Small Signal Models ; MOS Physics
Week 5, 2/16/2010 MOS Large/Small Signal Models 5.1, 16.1
2/18/2010 Midterm Review; PNP
Week 6, 2/23/2010 Midterm 1 - in class, open book, open notes, no electronics
2/25/2010 Amplifier Topologies; PMOS 5.2, 16.2; skim 5.3.2, 5.3.3
Week 7, 3/2/2010 Input/output resistance; Process, Voltage, Temp effect on bias point; Intrinsic gain 5.3.1; 16.4 intro (up to 16.4.1)
3/4/2010 Impact of I/O resistance on gain; Impedance matching; Emitter/source degeneration
Week 8, 3/9/2010 AC coupling; Degeneration bypass cap; Current mirrors 9.2
3/11/2010 Frequency response; Miller capacitance 11.1 through 11.4
Week 9, 3/16/2010 Common Base, Common Gate 5.3.2, 16.4.4, 9.1
3/18/2010 Emitter Follower, Source Follower (Common Collector, Common Drain) 5.3.3, 16.4.5
3/23/2010 SPRING BREAK
3/25/2010 SPRING BREAK
Week 10, 3/30/2010 Cascode Frequency response; Transition frequency 11.5, 11.7
4/1/2010 Follower frequrency response 11.6
Week 11, 4/6/2010 Midterm review
4/8/2010 Midterm 2
Week 12, 4/13/2010 Feedback & Project 12.1
4/15/2010 Colpitts Oscillator
Week 13, 4/20/2010 LC Circuits 12.2, 12.8
4/22/2010 CMOS Logic Gates
Week 14, 4/27/2010 Flip Flops, Counters Skim 15.1, esp. Figures 9 and 11; 15.2, 15.3
4/29/2010 Speed & Power
Week 15, 5/4/2010 Final Review
5/6/2010 Final Project Presentations in class

Final exam: Friday, May 14, 7-10 PM, same room as lecture (150 GSPP)

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Labs:

Prelabs are due at the beginning of the lab. Lab reports are due at the beginning of the next lab. Although you will be working in pairs during the lab, all prelabs and lab reports must be turned in individually.

No. Week Title Prelab Lab Report
1 2 Introduction to SPICE [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
2 3 Electronic Test Equipment [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
3 4 Bipolar Junction Transistor Characterization [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
4 5 Single Stage BJT Amplifiers: Common Emitter [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
5 7 Single Stage BJT Amplifiers: Common Collector and Common Base [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
6 8 Biasing Circuitry [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
7 9 Frequency Response [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
8 10 Multi-stage Amplifiers [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
9 12 MOS Characterization and Amplifiers [PDF] [PDF] [PDF]
10 13 Project: AM walkie-talkies [PDF] [PDF]

Tutorials

Title PDF
Bode Plot Tutorial [PDF]
HP 34401A Digital Multimeter Tutorial [PDF]
HP 4145B/4155A/4155C Parameter Analyzer Tutorial [PDF]
HP 54615B Oscilloscope Tutorial [PDF]
HP 6236A DC Power Supply Tutorial [PDF]
HP 8116A Function Generator Tutorial [PDF]
HSPICE Tutorial [PDF]

SPICE Models and Datasheets

EE105 SPICE Model File

All of the SPICE models used in these labs are combined into one .mod file, which you can include in your SPICE netlists. Use the syntax described in the SPICE tutorial linked above. The model names are contained in the .mod file, but I will list them here as well:

Part NameModel NameDatasheet
2N3904 NPNQ2N3904[PDF]
2N3906 PNPQ2N3906[PDF]
2N4401 NPNQ2N4401[PDF]
2N4403 PNPQ2N4403[PDF]
ZVN2106A NMOSZVN2106A[PDF]
ZVP2106A PMOSZVP2106A[PDF]
1N1418 DiodeD1N1418None

Note: The MOSFET models are implemented as subcircuits rather than simple model cards. All this means is that you need to use them a little differently. Here is a sample netlist showing how to use the MOSFET SPICE models in a simple circuit (a digital inverter).

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Homework:

Homework: Due Date: Solutions:
Homework 1 1/26/2010
Homework 2 2/5/2010 solution
Homework 3 2/12/2010 solution
Homework 4 2/19/2010 solution
Homework 5 3/5/2010 solution
Homework 6 3/12/2010 solution and spice plots, pdf or spice plots, pptx
Homework 7 3/19/2010 solution
Homework 8 4/2/2010 solution
Homework 9 4/16/2010 solution
Homework 10 5/3/2010

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