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
| 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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