| CODE | MNE3105 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Analogue VLSI Signal Conditioning 2 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Two stage OTAs: Miller OTA, design methods and properties, Fully differential topologies. Zero temperature-coefficient references: simple voltage reference, Widlar bandgap reference; Wilson bandgap reference; zero TC current source. Integrated output stages: Class A, Class B and Class AB amplifier design. Optimisation for low-voltage operation. Analogue Layout Techniques: layout of transistors, capacitors, resistors and inductors, matching issues and techniques: interdigitation and common centroid. Mixed mode ICs. Textbooks: • R.L. Geiger, P.E. Allen and N.R. Strader, "VLSI Design for Analog and Digital Circuits", McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07-100728-8 |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: MNE3114 | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Practicum & Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ivan Grech Joseph Micallef (Co-ord.) |
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