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1. 2019-01-16: Introduction to the course
2. 2019-01-21(pdf): Digital data transmission; Bit error rate and noise variance; Noise in electronic components
3. 2019-01-22(pdf): Resistor noise; Calculating noise in a circuit; Spectral density, autocorrelation, and variance; Noise in a first-order RC lowpass filter
4. 2019-01-23(pdf): MOS transistor noise; Output noise and input referred noise; Noise bandwidth
5. 2019-01-25(pdf): MOS transistor noise flicker noise; BJT noise; Sampled noise
6. 2019-01-28(pdf): Spectral density of sampled noise
7. 2019-01-29(pdf): Spectrum of a square wave with jitter
8. 2019-01-30(pdf): Relationship between spectrum of a periodic signal, jitter spectrum, and phase noise spectrum;
9. 2019-02-01(pdf): Jitter and phase noise; Discussion on random processes, noise, and jitter
10. 2019-02-04(pdf): Latch: Requirements and a generic model
11. 2019-02-05: Latch: Metastability, Limiting, offset (no recording due to power outage)
12. 2019-02-06(pdf): Latch as an LPTV system; Analyzing LPTV systems; Time-varying impulse response of a latch
13. 2019-02-11(pdf): Latch as an LPTV system; Analyzing LPTV systems; Time-varying impulse response of a latch; Computing the input referred noise of a latch
14. 2019-02-12(pdf): Realizing a latch using MOS transistors
15. 2019-02-13(pdf): Regenerative latch in CMOS; StrongArm latch
16. 2019-02-13: Assignment 1 discussion; Phase noise after frequency division(pdf)
17. 2019-02-25(pdf): StrongArm latch operation; Output latch
18. 2019-02-26(pdf): StrongArm latch dynamic offset; offset correction; Setup time and clock-to-Q delay
19. 2019-02-27(pdf): Latch aperture; Reducing metastability by cascading latches; Interleaved operation for greater settling time of the latch
20. 2019-02-27: Assignment 2, Quiz I discussions
21. 2019-02-28(pdf): Digital data transmission and need for clock recovery; Detecting the phase difference between periodic clock and random data
22. 2019-03-01(pdf): Phase detector for random data; Linear(Hogge) phase detector
23. 2019-03-01(pdf): Binary(bang-bang) phase detector
24. 2019-03-04(pdf): CDR with linear versus binary phase detector; Realizing variable delays-Voltage-controlled and current-starved inverter chains; Level converters
25. 2019-03-05(pdf): Clock and data recovery without a forwarded clock; Phase and frequency definitions; Voltage-controlled oscillator
26. 2019-03-07(pdf): Clock and data recovery without a forwarded clock; Phase model of a CDR
27. 2019-03-11(pdf): Phase model of a CDR; CDR specifications-JTOL, JTRAN, JGEN
28. 2019-03-12(pdf): Calculating JTOL and JTRAN
29. 2019-03-13(pdf): Calculating jitter generation; Jitter due to charge pump noise
30. 2019-03-14(pdf): Jitter due to loop filter and VCO noise; Phase noise of a VCO
31. 2019-03-15(pdf): Phase noise of a VCO
32. 2019-03-18(pdf): Phase noise of a VCO
33. 2019-03-21(pdf): Digital CDR
34. 2019-03-22(pdf): Digital CDR; Bang-bang jitter
35. 2019-03-25(pdf): Bang-bang jitter; Serializers and deserializers
36. 2019-03-26(pdf): Serializers and deserializers
37. 2019-03-29(pdf): Transmission channels; Frequency and time domain response
38. 2019-04-01(pdf): Discrete-time channel pulse response
39. 2019-04-02(pdf): Channel response; Eye diagram; Equalization
40. 2019-04-03(pdf): Continuous-time equalization at the receiver
41. 2019-04-03(pdf): Semi-digital equalization at the transmitter
42. 2019-04-04: Assignment 3, 4, 5, Quiz II discussions
43. 2019-04-05(pdf): Crosstalk and equalization; Decision feedback equalizer
44. 2019-04-08(pdf): Decision feedback equalizer
45. 2019-04-09(pdf): Equalization case studies; Need for adaptation
46. 2019-04-10(pdf): Adaptation; LMS coefficient update; Sign-sign LMS
47. 2019-04-22(pdf): DFE and LMS adaptation; DFE timing constraint; Speculative DFE architecture
48. 2019-04-23(pdf): Half rate DFE and CDR architectures
49. 2019-04-24(pdf): Eye diagrams with full and half rate DFE; CDR with speculative DFE; 10Gb/s transceiver case study