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EE140, Spring 2008
Linear Integrated Circuits

Tues. and Thurs.: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
88 Dwinelle

Discussion Sections:
Section 101 - Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 293 Cory (Changhwan)
Section 102 - Thursday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, 521 Cory (Andrew)
Section 103 - Friday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 299 Cory (Richard)

Students are encouraged to attend section each week. TA's will review important concepts covered in the lectures, work through sample problems and present supplementary materials.

Prerequisite:  EE105 - Microelectronic Devices and Circuits

Text:   Behzad Razavi, "Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits," McGraw-Hill, 2001.

References:

  1. Horowitz and Hill,  "The Art of Electronics."

Course Details:
Course Info.
Academic Dishonesty Policy
My Cheating Policy

 

Lecturer:
Professor Kris Pister
512 Cory Hall
pister@eecs

Office Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 3:30-4:30 pm
512 Cory Hall

Teaching Assistants:

Changhwan Shin
shinch@eecs
Office Hours:  Wednesday, 5:00-6:00 pm
Location:  382 Cory Hall

Richard Dorrance
rdorrance@berk
Office Hours:  Wednesday, 10:00-11:00 am
Location:  353 Cory Hall

Andrew Ma
andrew_ma@berk
Office Hours:  Thursday, 3:00-4:00 pm
Location:  353 Cory Hall

Course Administrative Assistant:
Rosita Alvarez-Croft
(510) 643-4976
rosita@eecs.berkeley.edu


Announcements:

  • 5/23/2008:
    Final Statistics:
    • Mean: 63
    • Median: 69.5
    • High: 100
    • Standard Deviation: 23.9
    Histogram
  • 4/13/2008:
    .doc version of midterm 2 solutions here
    .pdf version of midterm 2 solutions here
    Midterm 2 Statistics:
    • Mean: 63.5
    • Median: 65.5
    • Standard Deviation: 14.2
  • 4/6/2008:
    If you're ready for the exam, don't click here
    else read the review questions which are posted here
    Typo fixed: Should read Avdm not Avcm.
  • 3/30/2008:
    http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pister/140sp08/hw/hw7.pdf
    Fall 2005 Midterm 2:
    http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pister/140sp08/hw/Fa05m2b.doc

  • 3/19/2008:
    Postlab1 has been posted in the homework section. It is due on 3/22/08 at 9AM in the homework box in 240 Cory.
  • 2/27/2008:
    Midterm 1 solutions have been posted in the homework section.
    Midterm 1 Statistics:
    • Mean: 78.8
    • Median: 82
    • Standard Deviation: 17.2
  • 2/17/2008:
    We will be holding HSPICE tutorials Tuesday 2/19 and Thursday 2/21 from 8:00-8:30pm in 353 Cory.
  • 2/13/2008:
    Midterm 1 has been postponed until 2/26.
    Homework should be turned into the class box in 240 Cory. Note that homework is still due on Fridays at 5pm



Schedule/Homework:

Week
Date
Topic
Homework
Solutions
Reading (Razavi)
1
1/22
Introduction: What is EE140 all about; Op-Amp Circuits

Ch.1

1/24
Taylor, Heaviside, and Bode

Ch.2: 2.1-2.3

2
1/29
Device Physics, Device Models    

Ch.2: 2.4

1/31
3
2/5
Common Source, Frequency Response

Ch.3: 3.1, 3.2

2/7

Ch.6: 6.1, 6.2

4
2/12
Source degeneration; CS Input Pole

Ch.3: 3.3

2/14
Common Drain; Body Effect

Ch.6: 6.2

5
2/19
Common gate; Review

Ch.3: 3.4

2/21
Input/output impedance
6
2/26
Midterm 1. In class, open book, open notes.  

Ch.4: all (skim 4.5)

2/28
Differential Amplifiers
7
3/4
Differential Pair  
3/6
Differential Amplifier
8
3/11
Current mirrors & active loads

Ch.5: 5.1, 5.3

3/13
9
3/18
2 stage op amp      
3/21
2 stage frequency response
 
3/25
       
3/27
10
4/1
Feedback and Stability Ch. 10: sections 1,2,3 (skim remainder) Handouts below: Freq. Resp. & Miller Comp.
4/3
Pole splitting, Phase margin
11
4/8
Midterm II   Ch 11: 11.1, 11.2; skim 11.3, 11.4
4/10
Supply independent biasing
12
4/15
Cascode mirrors      
4/17
Cascode opamps
13
4/22
Folded cascode Ch. 9 (skim 9.6, 9.10)
4/24
Gain boosting
14
4/29
Switched Capacitor Circuits   Ch 12
5/1
15
5/6
Noise, ADCs, DACs      
5/8

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 20, 5:00-8:00pm.

 


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