This is a course for first semester graduate students. It is intended as a partial refresher on basic concepts in analog and digital circuits, as well as introducing more advanced concepts required for subsequent courses such as Analog IC design. Topics covered include basics of op-amps, feedback, stability, noise, and timing analysis of digital systems.

• “A” slot (Mon 0800, Tue 1100, Wed 0900, Thu 1200), Room ESB 242.
• Quizzes and Final Exam as per dates announced by Academic Section.

• Analog Circuits
  • Ideal op-amp and basic amplifier configurations
  • Negative feedback and Loop gain computation
  • Transfer functions and Active filters
  • Stability, Compensation
  • Noise, Offsets and other non-idealities
• A/D and D/A conversion
  • Sampling, quantization effects, SNR
  • Non-linearities
  • Converter specifications, distortions
• Digital Systems
  • Number representations, digital overview
  • Timing analysis, critical paths
  • ASM charts, register transfer

The regular course schedule of 2 Quizzes and 1 Final exam will be followed, on the dates announced by the Institute. Tutorial assignments will be given on a regular basis, but will not contribute to the grade.