High-Speed Mixed-Signal IC - ECE69500
Learning Objective:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
- an ability to analyze linear resistive circuits.
- an ability to analyze 1st order linear circuits with sources and/or passive elements.
- an ability to analyze 2nd order linear circuits with sources and/or passive elements.
Topics Covered:
| Week | Major Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Principle Topics |
| 2-3 | Mixed-Signal Circuits Overview a. Transistors b. Passives c. Analog Circuits d. Digital Circuits e. Mixed-signal circuits |
| 4-6 | Communication Systems Overview a. Analog vs. Digital Communication b. Broadband vs. Narrowband Communication c. Wireline/Wireless/Optical Communication d. Bandwidth, Spectral Efficiency, Modulation (QAM, PAM), Coding |
| 7 | Review and Midterm I |
| 8-10 | Mixed-Signals Circuits in Wireline Systems a. Applications b. Channels c. Transmitter, Receivers d. Time-domain Samplers e. Clock and Data Recovery f. Equalization basics |
| 11-13 | Mixed Signal Circuits in Wireless Systems a. Applications - different types (PAN, BAN, WAN, RF/mm-wave etc.) b. RF System level concepts c. Link Budget d. RF Transmitter Architectures (Polar, Cartesian, Digital PA) e. RF Receiver Architectures (Synchronous, Asynchronous, N-Path receivers) f. ADC |
| 14 | Review and Midterm 2 |
| 15 | Project Presentations - Ultra Low Power Asynchronous Receiver Design a. LNA/Amplifier b. N-path Mixer c. OOK Sampler/Strong Arm Latch |
Prerequisites:
Understanding of linear circuits, KCL, KVL, concepts from undergraduate courses in circuit design, signal processing, and microelectronics
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Syllabus, grades, lecture notes, homework assignments, solutions and quizzes.
Exams:
Two Midterm Exams
Textbooks:
- Digital Systems Engineering, W. J. Dally, J. W. Poulton, Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN No 9780521592925
- RF Microelectronics, 2nd Edition, Behzad Razavi, Pearson, 2012, ISBN No. 9780137134731