Postgraduate Course: Analogue IC Design (ELEE11044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This module is a general introduction to analogue integrated circuit design. It will cover the following areas:
* use of IDS equations in circuit calculations;
* use of large signal models to calculate and design transistor biasing;
* use of small signal models to calculate gain-bandwidth, transfer functions;
* the operation & use of analogue circuit building blocks;
- current sources/sinks
- simple amplifiers
- differential stages
* use of SPICE to simulate MOS circuits;
* types of analysis available in SPICE, starting with level 1 MOSFET models and moving to BSIM3v3 models;
* use of SPICE to investigate the effects on performance caused by component variation, process variation, temperature changes, etc.
* parasitic components and their importance for circuit modelling;
* sources of noise and distortion in MOS analogue circuits; |
| Course description |
20 lectures plus tutorials
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A degree-level qualification equivalent to a 2(I) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | BEng or MEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering degree,
or similar |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% exam |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Analogue IC Design | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will be familiar with the details of MOS transistors that are relevant to analogue IC design.
- They will be familiar with basic analogue circuits.
- They will be aware how fabrication techniques and processes affect transistor behaviour.
- They will be able to simulate small analogue circuits and be able to relate the results back to the process and the circuit topology.
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Reading List
CMOS Analog Integrated Circuit Design, 2nd Edition, Allen and Holberg, (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) 2002, ISBN: 9780195116441.
Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, Behzad Razavi, (McGraw-Hill Science Engineering) 2000, ISBN: 9780072380323.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | analogue integrated circuit design |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Danial Chitnis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5620
Email: d.chitnis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Viola Brunori
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: vbrunori@ed.ac.uk |
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