Course Description and Prerequisites
EE 562 covers the fundamentals of CMOS amplifier circuit design. From simple one-stage amplifiers, students learn the construction of multi-stage amplifiers and operational amplifiers (op-amps). Unlike prerequisite courses, the material stresses the use of MOSFET devices as active loads and for current biasing. The course focuses on the integration of P-type and N-type MOSFETs to build operational amplifiers, including current mirrors and differential amplifiers. The design of simple oscillators and digital logic circuits is also covered. Prerequisites: EE 461G and engineering standing. Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, students should demonstrate the ability to:
EE 562 covers the fundamentals of CMOS amplifier circuit design. From simple one-stage amplifiers, students learn the construction of multi-stage amplifiers and operational amplifiers (op-amps). Unlike prerequisite courses, the material stresses the use of MOSFET devices as active loads and for current biasing. The course focuses on the integration of P-type and N-type MOSFETs to build operational amplifiers, including current mirrors and differential amplifiers. The design of simple oscillators and digital logic circuits is also covered. Prerequisites: EE 461G and engineering standing. Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, students should demonstrate the ability to:
- Construct small-signal equivalent circuits for DC, mid-frequency AC, and high-frequency regimes, including internal capacitance effects.
- Use SPICE in the design and analysis of analog electronic circuits.
- Understand the role of analog circuits in amplification, oscillation, and logic operations.
- Understand how device physics issues — input/output voltage limitations, unit-gain frequency, gain-bandwidth product, slew rate, and internal capacitances — affect circuit performance.
- Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, D. A. Neaman, McGraw Hill, 2000/2003.
- Analog Integrated Circuit Design, D. A. Johns and K. Martin, Wiley, 1997 (optional).
- MOSFETs and CMOS circuits
- Linear amplifier circuits (AC and DC analysis)
- Common-source, common-gate, and common-drain amplifiers
- Active loads and current biasing circuits
- Current mirrors (Wilson, modified Wilson, cascode configurations)
- Differential amplifiers with active loads
- Multi-stage amplifiers and operational amplifiers
- Frequency response analysis
- Feedback amplifiers and feedback topologies
- Oscillators and CMOS logic circuits
- Three semester exams (15–20% each)
- Comprehensive final exam (30%)
- SPICE design problems and homework (10–25%)
| Semester | Materials |
|---|---|
| Fall 2002 | Syllabus, Exam I (4 versions, PDF) |
| Fall 2004 | Syllabus, Exam II, Exam III, and final exam (all with PDF + LaTeX source), six SPICE design problems, MATLAB assignment, circuit figures, course evaluation document |
| Shared Resources | Teaching statement (IEEE two-column format with LaTeX source) |
