How to Design CMOS Analog Circuits
This 5-day short course will be taught on November 4-8, 2019 at the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 19 South 2ndStreet, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32024, USA. The course will focus on using ELECTRIC and NGSpice to design and simulate analog CMOS circuits using the XFAB 350nm BiCMOS technology. Also included in this course is free access to the Professional Courses on the AICDesign website.
Lessons
1.4F – How to use Electric
This lesson shows the designer how to use Electric in the Efabless design environment to capture a schematic in preparation for simulation. This lesson is the same as Lesson 1.4 in Module 1 of the Professional Courses. There are no lecture notes, only a video.
1.1F – Influence of technology
This lesson shows how CMOS technology influences the design of analog circuits. This knowledge will help the designer to optimally use the technology. It is the same as lesson 1.1 in Module 1 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
0.0F – Course Overview
This is the same as the Module 0 – Overview in the Professional Course Category
1.2F – How to select W and L
This lesson deals with how do you select the W and L knowing the W/L ratio. The performance of most CMOS transistors is strongly influenced by the channel length and to a lesser degree by the channel width. This lesson is the same as lesson 1.2 in Module 1 of the Professional Courses Lecture Notes
1.3F – XFAB 350nm technology
This lesson describes the active and passive devices available in the XFAB 350nm BiCMOS technology. Key parameters and cross-sections for each device are given. This lesson is the same as Lesson 1.3 in Module 1 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
2.1F – How to design common mode bias circuits independent of VDD
This lecture shows how to design the bias current in a common source NMOS or PMOS transistor that is independent of VDD. Two step-by-step design procedures are introduced and illustrated with an example. These design procedures, BV1 and BV2, will be used in following lectures on How to Design Bias Circuits. This lesson is the … Continue reading “2.1F – How to design common mode bias circuits independent of VDD”
2.2F – How to design startup circuits
This lecture shows how to design startup circuits that achieve a desired operating point when multiple operating points are possible. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2.2 in Module 2 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
2.3F – How to Design Cascode Bias Circuits Independent of VDD
This lecture describes three design procedures for designing the bias current in a cascode configuration to be independent of VDD. The first design procedure, BV3, uses a straight-forward extension of design procedure BV1 to bias the cascode configuration. The second design procedure, BV4, uses cascode current mirrors using self biasing to achieve more precise current … Continue reading “2.3F – How to Design Cascode Bias Circuits Independent of VDD”
2.4F – How to design bias circuits independent of VDD and process
This lesson shows how to design bias circuits that are independent of power supply and have reduced process dependence. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2.4 in Module 2 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
2.5F – Lab01 – Bias Design
This lesson describes Laboratory 01 which deals with the design of a bias circuit to meet a given set of specification. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2.5 in Module 2 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes When you have gone through the lesson and are ready to start the laboratory, click on the … Continue reading “2.5F – Lab01 – Bias Design”
3.1F – How to Design Bias Circuits Independent of VDD and Temperature
This lesson shows how to design serial and parallel bandgap circuits. This lesson is the same as Lesson 1 in Module 3 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
3.2F – How to design trimming circuits
This lesson shows how to design trim circuits and apply them to adjust a bandgap reference to within a given set of specifications. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2 in Module 3 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
3.3F – How to design ultra-stable temperature independent bias circuits
This lesson shows how to eliminate the bandgap curvature effect and design bandgap circuits that approach a temperature coefficient of 1ppm/°C over a reasonably wide temperature range. The increased accuracy places strong demands on the current mirrors and architecture selection. This lesson is the same as Lesson 3 in Module 3 of the Professional Courses. … Continue reading “3.3F – How to design ultra-stable temperature independent bias circuits”
3.4F – LAB02 Bandgap Design
Laboratory 02 deals with the design of a bandgap reference circuit to meet a given set of specifications. Either the serial or parallel architecture should be sufficient to satisfy the requirements. This lab also shows how to test the startup circuits which are required for every bandgap reference. This lesson is the same as Lesson … Continue reading “3.4F – LAB02 Bandgap Design”
4.1F – How to Design Single Stage Op Amps
This lesson focuses on the design of single stage op amps. This includes the simple, one-stage differential amplifier, the one-stage differential amplifier with cascading, and the folded cascade op amp. This lesson is the same as Lesson 1 in Module 4 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
4.2F – How to Design Two-Stage Op Amps
This lesson shows how to design two-stage op amps. The issue of compensation is introduced. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2 in Module 4 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
4.3F – How to Simulate and Measure Op Amps
This lesson shows how to simulate and measure op amps in order to be able to determine if they are performing correctly or not. This lesson is the same as lesson 3 of Module 4 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
4.4F – Lab03 – Op Amp Design
This laboratory deals with the design of an op amp to meet a given set of specifications. This lesson is the same as Lesson 4 in Module 4 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes When you have finished the lesson, click on the link below to start the lab. Note that you must be a … Continue reading “4.4F – Lab03 – Op Amp Design”
5.1F – How to Design Enhanced Gain Op Amps
This lesson shows how to increase the differential voltage gain of op amps. This lesson is the same as Lesson 1 in Module 5 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.2F – How to Design Low Noise Op Amps
This lesson shows how to design op amps having low noise performance. This lesson is the same as Lesson 2 in Module 5 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.3F – Laboratory 05 – Low Noise Op Amp Design
This lesson describes a laboratory with the objective of designing and simulating a low noise op amp to meet a given set of specifications. This lesson is the same as Lesson 3 in Module 5 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.4F – How to Design Low Power Op Amps
This lesson shows how to design low power op amps and still maintain their dynamic performance. This lesson is the same as Lesson 4 of Module 5 in the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.5F – Laboratory 06 – Low Power Op Amp Design
This lesson deals with designing and simulation of a low power op amp to meet a given set of specifications. This lesson is the same as lesson 5 of Module 5 in the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.6F – How to Design Differential-In, Differential-Out Op Amps
This lesson shows how to design differential output op amps and how to stabilize the output common mode voltage. This lesson is the same as lesson 6 of Module 5 of the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes
5.7F – Laboratory 07 – Differential Output Op Amp Design
This lesson deals with the design and simulation of a differential output op amp to meet a given set of specifications. This lesson is the same as lesson 7 of Module 5 in the Professional Courses. Lecture Notes