| Weeks |
Dates |
Lectures |
Notes |
Homework |
| Week 1 | Jan 13 |
Circuit basics review, superposition, SPICE video, notes |
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| Jan 15 |
ADC resolution, the R-2R DAC, digital time delay video, notes |
Quiz 1 on circuit basics | HW1, due Tuesday 1/21 11:59 pm One SINGLE pdf file submitted to Canvas |
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| Jan 17 |
Semiconductor Basics, the N-Well resistors video, notes |
Quiz 2 on R-2R DAC | ||
| Week 2 | Jan 20 |
More on the N-Well resistors |
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| Jan 22 |
MOSFETs |
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| Jan 24 |
MOSFETs |
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| Week 3 | Jan 27 |
More about the SAR Logic |
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| Jan 29 |
More on the N-Well |
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| Jan 31 | Semiconductor Basics |
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| Week 4 | Feb 3 |
Semiconductor Basics |
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| Feb 5 |
MOSFETs/C5 Layers |
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| Feb 7 |
The SAR LogicADC Basics, the Comparator and the SAR AlgorithmADC DNL and INLC5 Layers |
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| Week 5 | Feb 10 | C5 Layers |
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| Feb 12 | The Layout View; Stick Diagram Introduction |
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| Feb 14 |
The Inverter |
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| Week 6 | Feb 17 |
FLC Spring Mini Break |
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| Feb 19 |
Midterm Exam |
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| Feb 21 |
The Inverter Switching Point Intro to Stick Diagrams |
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| Week 7 | Feb 24 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams | Midterm grades due | |
| Feb 26 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams |
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| Feb 28 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams |
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| Week 8 | Mar 3 |
The Full Adder |
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| Mar 5 |
Adders/Subtractors/High Speed Full Adder |
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| Mar 7 |
Carry Lookahead Adder and DFF | |||
| Week 9 | Mar 10 |
More on DFF | ||
| Mar 12 | Charge Pumps | |||
| Mar 14 | Sample and Hold Circuit/Comparator The Course Project (SAR ADC Design) |
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| Week 10 | Mar 17 |
Spring Break |
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| Mar 19 |
Spring Break | |||
| Mar 21 |
Spring Break | |||
| Week 11 | Mar 24 |
Sample and Hold Circuit/Comparator The Course Project (SAR ADC Design) |
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| Mar 26 |
Models for Digital Design and The Ring Oscillator | |||
| Mar 28 |
More on the Course Project |
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| Week 12 | Mar 31 |
More on sample and hold and the quiz |
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| Apr 2 |
Clocked Ciruits | |||
| Apr 4 |
RTL - GDS Flow |
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| Week 13 | Apr 7 |
RTL - GDS Flow | ||
| Apr 9 |
RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Apr 11 | RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Week 14 | Apr 14 | RTL - GDS Flow | ||
| Apr 16 |
RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Apr 18 |
RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Week 15 | Apr 21 |
RTL - GDS Flow | ||
| Apr 23 |
RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Apr 25 |
RTL - GDS Flow | |||
| Week 16 |
Apr 28, Monday |
Final Exam 7:30 - 9:30 am |