Home Syllabus Readings Tools Hw & Exam	Analysis and Design of VLSI Analog-Digital Interface Circuits NTU NEEI6351 / Berkeley EECS247 Spring 2008
	Special Note: This syllabus reflects the sequence of lectures in the course as it was videotaped in the Fall of 2002. You must take the exams by the deadlines below. If you have a conflict, call BEFORE the deadline to arrange an alternative Time..
	Lecture #1 – Analog Interface circuits overview (MATLAB files: bode3, bodehz, bodemaghz, bodephhz) Conference Call - MANDATORY Introductory telephone discussion with Simone Gambini Lecture #2 – Introduction to filters (MATLAB files: bode3_lpf1, bode3_lpf2, bode3_lpf3, bode_lpf1, bode_lpf2, bode_lpf3, lpf3, sk1, sk2) Lecture #3 – Second-Order transfer functions (MATLAB files: notch, zero) (SPECTRE netlists: tow_thomas) Lecture #4 – Noise and dynamic range (SPECTRE netlists: lpf, lpf_ota, tow_thomas_noise) Lecture #5 – Higher order filters (MATLAB files: eye, eye_sim, step, step_sim, template) Lecture #6 - Ladder filters ( HOMEWORK #1 DUE ) (MATLAB files: biquad, ladder) (SPECTRE netlists: LC5, LC5dr, LC5noise, LC5sensitivity, LC5syn, LC5zero_simulation, LC5zeros) Lecture #7 – Finite amplifier bandwidth Lecture #8 – Sampling and reconstruction (MATLAB files: zoh) Lecture #9 – SC filters (SPECTRE netlists: RCnoise, RCpac, RCtran) Lecture #10 – Bilinear transform ( HOMEWORK #2 DUE ) (SPECTRE netlists: bp, int_inv, int_non_inv, martin_sedra) Lecture #11 – Digital filters Lecture #12 – Amplitude quantization Lecture #13 – DFT testing Lecture #14 – D/A Converters ( HOMEWORK #3 DUE ) Lecture #15 – Sampling (SPECTRE netlists: clockBooster, constantVgs) Conference Call - Telephone discussion with David Chen. Lecture #16 –ADC architectures MIDTERM EXAMINATION: Must be postmarked by 3/2. Lecture #17 – Flash converters Lecture #18 – Pipeline converters Lecture #19 – Oversampled A/D Converters Lecture #20 – 5^th order modulator example Lecture #21 – Tones Lecture #22 – Nonlinearities in sigma-delta modulators ( HOMEWORK #4 DUE ) Lecture #23 – Decimation filters Lecture #24 – Multi-rate decimation filters Lecture #25 – Digital data receivers ( Term Project DUE ) Lecture #26 – Equalization ( HOMEWORK #5 DUE ) Conference Call: Telephone discussion to review for final exam with Simone Gambini. Lecture #27 – Offset control FINAL EXAMINATION: Must be postmarked by 12/18.