BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI K. K.

BIRLA GOA CAMPUS

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
SECOND SEMESTER 2013-2014
Course Handout (Part II)
January 13, 2014
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time-table), this portion gives further specific
details regarding the course.
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor-in-charge
Team of Instructors

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EEE F244/INSTR F244

Microelectronic Circuits
PRAVIN MANE (pravinmane@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in)
Gavax Joshi, Atul kumar

Scope and Objective of the Course:

The objective of this course is to develop an ability to analyze and design integrated electronic circuits. The course
aims at thorough understanding of electronic circuits & building blocks necessary for effective realizations of integrated
circuits. The course also includes the usage of Cadence as a circuit design aid.

Text Books:
1. Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C Smith, Microelectronic Circuits , Oxford University Press, Fifth Edition.
2. Behzad Razavi, Fundamentals of Microelectronics, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., 2009

Prime Reference Book:

1. Behzad Razavi,Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits , TATA McGRAW Hill, 2001.

Other Reference Books:

1. Richard C. Jaeger, Microelectronic Circuit Design , Tata McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., International Edition.
2. R.Jacob Baker, Harry W.Li, David Boyce, CMOS circuit Design Layout and simulation, IEEE Press series on
Microelectronic Systems, PHI.

Course Plan:

Sr.
Topic
No.
1.
Introduction to Amplifiers
2.
Models of MOSFET, physics
of MOSFET
3.
Integrated circuit MOSFET
Amplifier circuits, and Frequency response
4.
Integrated circuit BJT Amplifiers,frequency response and
BJT models
5.
Differential amplifiers
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.

Passive and active current

mirrors
Feedback
Operational Amplifiers

Stability & frequency compensation in OP AMP, Noise

Illustrative examples of integrated electronic systemsan
overview

Learning Objective
Characteristic of Amplifiers
MOS device physics

No.of
Lectures
2
2

Ref. From the Text Book

(Article)
Text chapter-1,1.4,1.5,1.6
Text ch-1, 4/ Prime Ref -chapter
2
Prime Ref ch. 3, ch. 7 / Text Ch
55.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, Ch. 6

IC MOSFET Amplifier design

Discrete and IC BJT Amplifier Design

Text Ch 55.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9,

Ch. 6/ Prime Ref ch-3

Design of differential amplifiers

Design of IC bias circuits

Prime Ref -Ch. 4/ Text Ch.7

Prime Ref Ch. 5/ Text Ch.6

Study of feedback
Design and characterization
of an integrated circuit OPAMP
Techniques for stability of
opamp in feedback mode
Building of electronic systems

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6

Prime Ref ch-8/Text Ch.8

Prime Ref ch-9 /Text Ch.9

Prime Ref ch.-10, 7/Text ch-8

To be announanced

Evaluation Scheme:

EC No.

Components

Duration

Marks

Test-I

1 Hour

40

Test-II

1 Hour

40

Assignments/Surprise Quiz/Online Test

Comprehensive Examination
Total

3 Hours

Date & Time

02.03.2014
10.30-11.30 AM
05.04.2014
10.30-11.30 AM

Remarks
Closed Book
Closed Book

40

Spread Across Semester

Open Book

80

12.05.2014 (AN)

Closed Book

200

Assignment/s:

Cadence based circuit design and analysis assignments

Chamber Consultation Hour:

To be announced in the class.

Make-up Policy:

Make up for any component will be given only in genuine cases. In all cases prior intimation must be given to IC.

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Notices:

All notices related to the course will be put on moodle page of course. Also students are requested to check their mails
on institute Email ID regularly.

Instruction Incharge
EEE F244/INSTR F244