ENGINEERING SCIENCES 154: Electronic Devices and Circuits

Spring 2016: MW 1–2:30pm in MD G125

This course covers the analysis and design of analog integrated circuits using semiconductor devices. Topics include:

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Analyze linear circuits via their operation in time and frequency
  2. Design electronic circuits using operational amplifiers and linear elements
  3. Apply understanding of basic semiconductor physics to the operation of semiconductor devices including PN junctions, BJTs and MOSFETs
  4. Design and analyze analog integrated circuits using semiconductor devices
  5. Simulate analog circuits relying on device models and circuit simulators
  6. Analyze and tune amplifier circuit designs to meet performance gain, bandwidth specifications
  7. Explore and understand tradeoffs across multiple amplifier topologies
  8. Design and analyze an operational amplifier in a modern CMOS process technology

Collaboration Statement:

Discussion and the exchange of ideas are essential to doing academic work. For assignments in this course, you are encouraged to consult with your classmates as you work on problem sets. However, after discussions with peers, make sure that you can work through the problem yourself and ensure that any answers you submit for evaluation are the result of your own efforts. List the names of students with whom you have collaborated on problem sets.

Instructor

Professor Gu-Yeon Wei
Maxwell Dworkin 333
guyeon@eecs.harvard.edu
Office hours: Tues 2:30–4pm, Wed 10–11:30am, and by appointment

Teaching Fellows

Simon Chaput
Maxwell Dworkin 311
schaput@fas.harvard.edu
Office hours: Mon 2:30–4:00pm, Tues 11:30–1:00PM, and by appointment

Chengye Liu
Maxwell Dworkin B129
chengyeliu@g.harvard.edu
Office hours: Tues 7:30–9pm, Fri 1–2:30pm, and by appointment

Textbook

Microelectronic Circuits, 7th ed., by Sedra and Smith www.sedrasmith.org

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of electronic circuits (ES50), differential equations and Fourier series (AM21b), electricity and magnetism (Physics 15b or 11b)

Assignments

Weekly handwritten problem sets and periodic CAD-based design and simulation assignments

Final Project

There will be an operational amplifier design project toward the end of the semester. A write-up of the project will be due at the end of reading period.

Exams

There will be two exams: a take-home mid-term and a comprehensive final exam.

Grading

Approximate breakdown of percentages used to calculate final grades:

Mid-term exam15%
Problem sets and labs30%
Final exam25%
Final project20%

Lecture topics

Lecture #TopicReading
1 Course intro S&S Ch 1
2 Basic circuit analysis S&S Ch 1 (Nilsson Ch 1–4)
3 RL, RC, and RLC circuits S&S Ch 1 (Nilsson Ch 6–9)
4 Laplace transforms and frequency response S&S Ch 1 (Nilsson Ch 12–13)
5 Ideal operational amplifiers and op-amp circuits S&S Ch 2 (Nilsson Ch 12, 14–15)
6 More op-amp circuits and non-idealities S&S Ch 2
7 Introduction to semiconductors S&S Ch 3
8 PN junctions and diode circuits S&S Ch 3–4
9 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) S&S Ch 6
10 Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) S&S Ch 5
12 MOSFET amplifiers S&S Ch 7
13 Integrated Circuit (IC) amplifier building blocks S&S Ch 8
14 Differential amplifier S&S Ch 9
15 Frequency response analysis of MOSFET circuits and amplifiers S&S Ch 10
16 Feedback and stability S&S Ch 11
17 Advanced amplifier topologies S&S Ch 12–13