Syllabus

Course Code: EL 22    Course Name: Device Models & Circuit Simulation

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Device Modeling, DC models, small signal models, use of device models in circuit analysis, diode models, dc diode model, small signal diode model, HF diode model, BJT models, dc BJT models, small signal BJT model, HF BJT model, MOS models, dc MOSFET model, small signal MOSFET model, HF MOSFET model, short channel Devices, sub-threshold operation, Modeling noise sources in MOSFET’s.
2 Circuit simulation, Circuit simulation using SPICE, Diode model, Large signal diode current, HF diode Model, BJT model, HF BJT model, MOSFET Model, Level 1 large signal model, HF MOSFET model, IC Building blocks: switches (BJT & MOS), Active Resistors (BJT & MOS), Current sources and sinks-BJT and MOS as Current Source/Sinks, Widlar Current source, Wilson current source, Current sources as active load. CE/CS amplifier with depletion load, CE/CS amplifier with complementary load.
3 Inverting Amplifiers, General concepts of inverting amplifiers, MOS inverting amplifiers, CMOS Cascode amplifiers: current and voltage driven cascode amplifier, Differential amplifiers-CMOS differential amplifiers, Frequency and noise response of CMOS differential Amplifiers. CMOS output amplifiers with and without feedback.
4 Operational Amplifiers - Characterization, CMOS two stage OP Amp, OP Amp macro-model, Simulation and measurement of OP Amps, comparators, characterization of comparators, High gain comparators, Propagation delay of two-stage comparators, Comparators using positive feedback, Autozeroing.
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