Lecture notes and videos for EE 420 Engineering Electronics II and ECG 620 Analog IC Design, Spring 2019
May 13 – final exam (comprehensive), 6 to 8 PM, open book and closed notes (practice_final)
May 8 – lec26_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec26_ee420_ecg620_video – review for the final exam
May 6 – lec25_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec25_ee420_ecg620_video – answer project questions
May 1 – lec24_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec24_ee420_ecg620_video – folded cascode with output buffer
April 29 – lec23_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec23_ee420_ecg620_video – discuss projects, the folded cascode OTA
April 24 – lec22_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec22_ee420_ecg620_video – more two stage op–amp design (q19)
April 22 – lec21_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec21_ee420_ecg620_video – the two–stage op–amp, discuss course projects (q18)April 17 – lec20_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec20_ee420_ecg620_video – voltage references using the vertical parasitic pnp (q17)
April 15 – lec19_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec19_ee420_ecg620_video – start voltage references (q16)
April 10 - no lecture
April 8 – lec18_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec18_ee420_ecg620_video – cascode amplifiers, finish pole splitting (q15)
April 3 – lec17_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec17_ee420_ecg620_video – behavior of diff–amps, discuss projects, more pole splitting (q14)
April 1 – lec16_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec16_ee420_ecg620_video – Miller's theorem, start pole splitting frequency response (q13)
March 27 – lec15_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec15_ee420_ecg620_video – common–drain (CD) and common–gate (CG) amplifiers, current source loads
March 25 – lec14_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec14_ee420_ecg620_video – common–source (CS) amplifiers with current source loads
March 18 and 20 – Spring break from instruction
March 13 – Midterm, open book and closed notes (practice_midterm)
March 11 – lec13_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec13_ee420_ecg620_video – review for the midterm exam (q12)
March 6 – lec12_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec12_ee420_ecg620_video – common–source (CS) amplifiers with gate–drain connected load (q11)
March 4 – lec11_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec11_ee420_ecg620_video – regulated drain current mirrors, biasing circuits (q10)
February 27 – lec10_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec10_ee420_ecg620_video – more current mirrors (q9)
February 25 – lec9_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec9_ee420_ecg620_video – cascoding the current mirror (q8)
February 20 – lec8_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec8_ee420_ecg620_video – supply independent biasing, the beta–multiplier reference (BMR) (q7)
February 18 – no lecture, Presidents' day
February 13 – lec7_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec7_ee420_ecg620_video – the basic current mirror, matching in the current mirror (q6)
February 11 – lec6_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec6_ee420_ecg620_video – device sizing for analog design, temperature effects (q5)
February 6 – lec5_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec5_ee420_ecg620_video – finish example 9.5 and associated discussions (q4)
February 4 – lec4_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec4_ee420_ecg620_video – start example 9.5, illustrate various analysis techniques and associated simulations (q3)January 30 – lec3_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec3_ee420_ecg620_video – small–signal model examples, output resistance, transconductance (q2)
January 28 – lec2_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec2_ee420_ecg620_video – more MOSFET operation, small-signal models (q1)
January 23 – lec1_ee420_ecg620.pdf and lec1_ee420_ecg620_video – course introduction, (read Ch. 9) models for analog design, square-law equations