Prerequisites

Knowledge of MOS transistor basics related to circuit design, small signal equivalent circuits, small and large signal analysis; Design of building blocks-opamps, bias generators, amplifier stages, basics of continuous-time and discrete-time signals

Course contents

This course deals with the system and transistor level design of Analog-to-Digital(A/D) and Digital-to-Analog(D/A) converters, two of the key blocks in present day mixed signal integrated circuits.

Workload(weightage)

• Assignments(30%): Biweekly assignments through the semester dealing with theory, design, and simulation of data converters. The assignments can be submitted individually or jointly. For joint submissions, the credit will be reduced. Copying will be severely penalized.
• Mid term exam(20%)
• Paper presentation(20%): You'll be required to read a paper from the Journal of Solid State Circuits or the International Solid State Circuits conference and deliver a 15 minute presentation to the class. These will be scheduled in the last 2-3 weeks of the semester.
• Final exam(30%)

Text book

The course doesn't follow a single textbook. See the references page for relevant books and papers.