Undergraduate Course: Analogue Circuits 3 (ELEE09026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to build on the material presented in second year and to give the students an intuitive feel for the basic building blocks of analogue circuits. To teach how to analyse and design discrete and integrated CMOS based analogue circuits. |
| Course description |
Course description
1. Introduction
2. MOS: Introduction And Basic Operation
3. Small signal circuit models
4. First Circuits: source follower
5. MOS inverting amplifier and cascode amplifiers
6. MOS Switch
7. Current sources and sinks
8. Cascode current mirrors
9. Differential circuits
10. LTSpice simulation
11. Worked examples
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Analogue Circuits 2 (ELEE08016)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | No |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Linear Circuit Theory, Kirchoff's Laws |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, 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 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Examination
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Analogue Circuits 3 | 90 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Analogue Circuits 3 | 90 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- MOS transistor model, linear and saturation regions, dc equations, MOS capacitances
- Small signal equivalent circuits and analysis
- CMOS current mirrors, simple and cascode inverters, source follower plus differential amplifier circuits
- Differential amplifier circuits with gain and bandwith of simple amplifiers
- Use of LTSPICE for circuit simulation
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Reading List
B Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2017, ISBN-10 938706784X
P E Allen and D G Holmberg, CMOS Analog Circuit Design 3rd Edition, Oxford 2011, ISBN: 9780190649555
Bogart et al Electronic Devices & Circuits 6th Edition, Pub Prentice Hall
DA Neamen, Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill, 2001 ISBM 0-07-118176-8
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The following Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP4) learning outcomes are assessed as follows:
Exam: M1 Science, mathematics and engineering principles; M2 Problem analysis; M3 Analytical tools and techniques; M4 Technical literature; M5 Design; M6 Integrated/systems approach; C9 Risk; C12 Practical and workshop skills; C13 Materials, equipment, technologies and processes; C14 Quality management; C15 Engineering and project management; C16 Teamwork; C17 Communication; C18 Lifelong learning
The following Skills for Success areas are covered: Critical thinking; Problem solving; Curiosity; Collaboration; Communication; Reflection; Inclusivity; Adaptivity; Data and Digital Literacy; Individuality |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Analogue Circuits,CMOS,Bipolar,Transistor |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Chang Liu
Tel: (0131 6)50 2563
Email: c.liu@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Leslie Noe
Tel:
Email: lnoe@ed.ac.uk |
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