Homework assignments, Video Lectures, and Project Information for ECG 721 Low Noise Electronics, Fall 2012

• Homework guidelines are found here.
• Note that an A in front of the problem indicates an additional problem from the book’s webpage, not a problem from the book’s end–of–chapter problems.
• The video links seen below are also found here.

Course final projects – develop a one hour lecture/tutorial presentation in power point (to present to the instructor and other students near the end of the semester) covering: 1) RTS noise in Flash memory (EH), 2) noise in CMOS imagers (JG), and 3) the origins of shot and thermal noise in MOSFETs, see reference [4] in Ch. 8 of the book (KH).

HW14 – due Monday, November 26, A22.11

HW13 – due Wednesday, November 21, A21.31

HW12 – due Wednesday, November 14, A20.31

HW11 – due Monday, November 5, A20.4, A20.6, A20.8, and A20.17

HW10 – due Monday, October 29, A20.1–A20.2

HW9 – due Wednesday, October 17, A8.13–A8.14 and A8.16

HW8 – due Wednesday, October 10, A8.11–A8.12 and A9.19, A9.21

HW7 – due Monday, October 8, A8.10 and A9.15

HW6 – due Wednesday, October 3, A8.9, A9.13, and A9.16

HW5 – due Monday, October 1, A8.8 and A9.9–9.11

HW4 – due Wednesday, September 26, A8.5–A8.6 and A9.6–A9.7

HW3 – due Monday, September 24, A8.3–A8.4, A9.4–A9.5, and A9.30

HW2 – due Monday, September 10, A8.1–A8.2 and A9.1–A9.2

HW1 – due Wednesday, September 5, A1.1–A1.6

November 28 – presentation, RTS noise in Flash memory

November 26 – presentation, origins of shot and thermal noise in MOSFETs

November 21 – presentation, noise in CMOS imagers

November 14 – read section 22.1.5 and then watch:

Noise in Differential Amplifiers – ch22_noise_video (16:28), ch22_noise_notes.pdf, and ch22_noise.zip

November 12 – Veteran's day, no lecture

November 7 – read sections in Ch. 21 covering the noise performance of the common–source, cascode, and SF amplifiers and then watch:

Noise in Amplifiers – ch21_noise_video (35:30), ch21_noise_notes.pdf, and ch21_noise.zip

November 5 – read sections 20.2.3 and 20.2.4, and then watch:

20.2.part2 Cascoding the Current Mirror – 20.2.3 Wide–Swing, Short–Channel Design and 20.2.4 Regulated Drain Current Mirror – ch20_20_2_p2_video (29:00), ch20_20_2_p2_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_2_p2.zip

Noise in Current Mirrors – ch20_noise_video (26:37), ch20_noise_notes.pdf, and ch20_noise.zip

October 31 – read sections 20.2.1 and 20.2.2, and then watch:

20.2.part1 Cascoding the Current Mirror – 20.2.1 The Simple Cascode and 20.2.2 Low–Voltage (Wide–Swing) Cascode – ch20_20_2_p1_video (36:05), ch20_20_2_p1_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_2_p1.zip

October 29 – discuss exam and current mirrors, cover noise in current mirrors

October 24 – read sections 20.1.4, 20.1.5, 20.1.6, and then watch:

20.1.part3 Current Mirrors – 20.1.3 Biasing the Current Mirror (the Beta–Multiplier Reference, BMR) and 20.1.4 Short–Channel Design – ch20_20_1_p3_video (42:31), ch20_20_1_p3_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_1_p3.zip

20.1.part4 Current Mirrors – 20.1.5 Temperature Behavior and 20.1.6 Biasing in the Subthreshold Region – ch20_20_1_p4_video (38:35), ch20_20_1_p4_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_1_p4.zip

October 22 – midterm exam, open book, closed notes

October 17 – review for the exam

October 15 – read sections 20.1.1, 20.1.2, 20.1.3, and then watch:

20.1.part1 Current Mirrors – 20.1.1 Long–Channel Design and 20.1.2 Matching Currents in the Mirror – ch20_20_1_p1_video (45:28), ch20_20_1_p1_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_1_p1.zip

20.1.part2 Current Mirrors – 20.1.2 Matching Currents in the Mirror and 20.1.3 Biasing the Current Mirror – ch20_20_1_p2_video (50:01), ch20_20_1_p2_notes.pdf, and ch20_20_1_p2.zip

October 10 – work example problems

October 8 – work example problems

October 3 – read sections 8.3.1, 8.3.2, and then watch:

8.3.part1 Discussion – 8.3.1 Correlation – ch8_8_3_p1_video (24:29) and ch8_8_3_p1_notes.pdf

8.3.part2 Discussion – 8.3.2 Noise and Feedback and 8.3.3 Some Final Notes Concerning Notation – ch8_8_3_p2_video (27:04) and ch8_8_3_p2_notes.pdf

October 1 – work example problems

September 26 – read sections 8.2.6, 9.3, and then watch:

8.2.part6 Circuit Noise – 8.2.5 Flicker Noise and 8.2.6 Other Noise Sources – ch8_8_2_p6_video (24:52), ch8_8_2_p6_notes.pdf, and ch8_8_2_p6.zip

9.3 MOSFET Noise Modeling – ch9_9_3_video (16:06), ch9_9_3_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_3.zip

September 24 – read sections 8.2.5, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, and then watch:

8.2.part5 Circuit Noise – 8.2.5 Flicker Noise – ch8_8_2_p5_video (31:09), ch8_8_2_p5_notes.pdf, and ch8_8_2_p5.zip

9.2 Short–Channel MOSFETs – 9.2.1 General Design (A Starting Point) and 9.2.2 Specific Design (A Discussion) – ch9_9_2_p1_video (33:57), ch9_9_2_p1_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_2_p1.zip

September 19 – read sections 8.2.4, 9.1.3 and then watch:

8.2.part4 Circuit Noise – 8.2.4 Shot Noise – ch8_8_2_p4_video (33:38), ch8_8_2_p4_notes.pdf, and ch8_8_2_p4.zip

9.1.part5 Long–Channel MOSFETs – 9.1.3 Temperature Effects – ch9_9_1_p5_video (36:35), ch9_9_1_p5_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_1_p5.zip

September 17 – read sections 8.2.3 and then watch:

8.2.part3 Circuit Noise – 8.2.3 Signal–to–Noise Ratio – ch8_8_2_p3_video (46:38) and ch8_8_2_p3_notes.pdf

9.1.part4 Long–Channel MOSFETs – gmb, fT, and ro – ch9_9_1_p4_video (40:13), ch9_9_1_p4_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_1_p4.zip

September 12 – read section 8.2.2 and then watch:

8.2.part2 Circuit Noise – 8.2.2 Thermal Noise – ch8_8_2_p2_video (37:43), ch8_8_2_p2_notes.pdf and ch8_8_2_p2.zip

9.1.part3 Long–Channel MOSFETs – Example 9.5 – ch9_9_1_p3_video (43:30), ch9_9_1_p3_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_1_p3.zip

September 10 – read sections 8.2/8.2.1, 9.1.2, and then watch:

8.2.part1 Circuit Noise – 8.2.1 Calculating and Modeling Circuit Noise – ch8_8_2_p1_video (32:17) and ch8_8_2_p1_notes.pdf

9.1.part2 Long–Channel MOSFETs – 9.1.2 Small–Signal Models – ch9_9_1_p2_video (41:15), ch9_9_1_p2_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_1_p2.zip

September 5 – read sections 8.1/8.1.1/8.1.2, 9.1/9.1.1 and then watch:

8.1 Signals – 8.1.1 Power and Energy and 8.1.2 Power Spectral Density – ch8_8_1_video (39:00) and ch8_8_1_notes.pdf

9.1.part1 Long–Channel MOSFETs – 9.1.1 The Square–Law Equations – ch9_9_1_p1_video (34:40), ch9_9_1_p1_notes.pdf, and ch9_9_1_p1.zip

August 29 – read section 1.3 and then watch:

1.3.part1 An Introduction to SPICE – ch1_1_3_p1_video (37:44) and ch1_1_3_p1.zip

1.3.part2 An Introduction to SPICE – ch1_1_3_p2_video (30:11) and ch1_1_3_p2.zip

If further LTspice help is needed watch videos here.

Also watch the first RC circuit video located here.

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