ENGR338 Digial Electronics, Fall 2022 (Syllabus)
Grades
Homework assignments are due at the Beginning of the lecture on the due date.

Course Topics:

Weeks
Dates
Lectures
Notes
Homework
Week 1 Aug 29
Introduction



Aug 31
Review Circuit I Problems
video, notes



Sep 2
DAC
video, notes
Quiz 1 HW1
Due Friday 9/9
Week 2 Sep 5
DNL/INL, R-2R
video, notes



Sep 7
Op Amp for ADC
The SAR ADC Algorithm
video, notes



Sep 9
The SAR Algorithm
notes
Quiz 2 R/2R Ladder
HW2
Due Friday 9/16
Week 3 Sep 12
The N Well
video, notes



Sep 14
Semiconductor Basics/C5 Layers
video, notes



Sep 16 Semiconductor Basics/C5 Layers
video, notes

HW3
Due Monday 9/26
Week 4 Sep 19
MOSFETs/C5 Layers, body effect
video, notes
Model file
Square Law Equations
CMOS Cross-Sectional View


Sep 21
C5 Layers/The Square Law Equations
video, notes



Sep 23
More MOSFETs, parasitic caps, C5 layers, PMOS body effect
video, notes


Week 5 Sep 26 The inverter/Square law equation
video, notes

HW4
Due Friday 9/30

Sep 28 More on square law equation/Pass Gate/Transmission Gate
video, notes



Sep 30
The Inverter 2
video, notes
Quiz 3 on square law equation and C5 layers
HW5
Due Monday 10/10
Week 6 Oct 3
Static Logic Gates/AOI Logic
video, notes



Oct 5
More on AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams
video, notes

HW6
Due Friday 10/14

Oct 7
October Mini-break


Week 7 Oct 10
More on Stick Diagrams and midterm review
video, notes



Oct 12
The Full Adder
video, notes



Oct 14
Reviews
video, notes
Quiz 4 on AOI Logic and Stick Diagram

Week 8 Oct 17
Midterm Exam



Oct 19
Adders/Subtractors/High Speed Full Adder
video, notes

HW7
Due Friday 10/28

Oct 21
Carry Lookahead Adder
video, notes


Week 9 Oct 24
Class canceled (conference trip)

(Work on Cadence Tutorial 1 and 2)
midterm grades due
HW8: Complete Cadence Tutorial 1 and 2
Add a lab report to your Lab webpage as the deliverable
Due Monday 10/31

Oct 26 Class canceled (conference trip)
(Work on Cadence Tutorial 1 and 2)



Oct 28 The SAR ADC Sequencer and Code Register
D Flip Flops
video, notes

HW9: (Heavy Load Alert)
Complete the two problems here and the small project here
Due Friday, 11/11
Week 10 Oct 31
More on D Flip Flops/Counters
video



Nov 2
The Two Practical DFFs
video



Nov 4
Sample and Hold/Comparator for the SAR ADC
video
References:
f2021 Course project page
Master Thesis
Model files
Razavi Bootstrap
Audra's SAR ADC report
Old SAR ADC flies
Clocked Comparators sim files
CDAC sim files
Course Project
Report due Friday 12/9
(Must use the CDAC, must use the clocked comparator)
Week 11 Nov 7
Sample and Hold, Comparator
video, notes



Nov 9
Course Project
video, notes



Nov 11
Models for Digital Design
video, notes


Week 12 Nov 14
The Ring Oscillator
video, notes



Nov 16
Memory Circuits
video, notes

HW10
Due Monday 12/5 (turn in to my office)

Nov 18
Wrap up SRAM
Presentation 1 (show slides, simulation results)
Meet in the classroom
video, notes

Course Project Presentation 1
Week 13 Nov 21
Fall Break



Nov 23
Fall Break



Nov 25 Fall Break


Week 14 Nov 28 Work on the Design Project, no lecture



Nov 30
Work on the Design Project, no lecture



Dec 2
Presentation 2 (show slides, simulation results)
Meet in the classroom

Course Project Presentation 2
Week 15 Dec 5
Work on the Design Project, no lecture

HW11
Please complete the course evalution and send me the completion certificate snapshot by email. Thank you!

Dec 7
Work on the Design Project, no lecture



Dec 9
Presentation 3 (show slides, simulation results)
Meet in the classroom

Course Project Presentation 3
Week 16
Dec 13
Final Exam
Tuesday 9:45 - 11:45 am