These learning resources are to be kept for reference to describe class projects completed during my graduate classes in Analog and RF IC design while at the University.

Please note there may be still typos, omissions or unfortunately some old learning mistakes in some of these (I am in the process of fixing them). If you could kindly let me know (issues or e-mail) I could fix them when I have a bit of time.

Project 1: Simulation and Design of Continuous-time Integrators and Filters

  1. Opamp Active-RC Integrator Simulation

  2. Design: Differential 2nd Order Band-pass Gm-C Filter

Project 2: Design of a Low-noise Phase-locked Loop

  1. Preparatory Material

  2. Reference Oscillator Phase-noise Model

  3. Voltage-controlled Oscillator Phase-noise Model

  4. Third-order PLL Design

Project 3: Switched-capacitor Integrators and Filters

  1. Preparatory Material

  2. MOSFET Switch simulation and Modelling

  3. Switched-capacitor Simulation and Charge Injection

  4. Discrete-time Bandpass Filter Design

Project 4: CMOS Sample-and-hold Circuit Simulation and Design

  1. CMOS T/H and S/H Simulation

  2. 3dB Bandwitdh AC Response of S/H Circuit

  3. 4x Time-interleaved S/H ADC Front-end

Project 5: 6-bit Segmented Current-mode DAC Simulation and Design

  1. 6-bit Binary-weighted Current-mode DAC Design
    • INL and DNL
    • SDR and ENOB
  2. 6-bit Segmented Current-mode DAC Design
    • INL and DNL
    • SDR and ENOB

Project 6: 6-bit Segmented Current-mode DAC Simulation and Design

  1. Preparatory Material

  2. 8-bit ADC Simulation and Characterization
    • INL and DNL
    • SNDR and ENOB (vs. input amplitude)
    • SNDR and ENOB (vs. input frequency)
  3. 2x Time-interleaved 8-bit ADC simulation and Characterization
    • INL and DNL
    • SNDR and ENOB (vs. input frequency)



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