Advanced Analogue Circuits

About the course

The course Advanced Analogue Circuits deals with various current developments in the fields of CMOS circuit design. It is intended to specifically address topics not covered in semiconductor electronics and analogue circuits course. These include Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue converters, advanced opamps and Neural network circuits. The course AAC is divided into two parts: Laboratory internship with accompanying preparations or exercises and lecture with accompanying seminars or Exercises. The content of the lecture AAC is not fixed but changes with each new lecture series. Each student will work under the guidance of a supervisor and will present a lecture of 30 minutes at the end of the course.

Curriculum

1.    Development of a complete analogue-system using state of the art software.
2.    Depending on the interest of the students, a topic from the current developments in the field of CMOS circuit design will be selected.
      a.    CMOS sensing
      b.    neuromorphic circuits
      c.    Data converters.
3.    Advance use of Cadence software.
      a.    Design
      b.    Simulate
      c.    Layout
      d.    Test the circuit in a industrially relevant design environment.
4.    Preparation and execution of a lecture following the coursework.
5.    Advanced understanding of analogue CMOS design.
The course will provide them with experience of professional teamwork, knowledge transfer, impact, presentation skills as well as problem solving. Knowledge and competences will enable students to gain advanced positions in the industry as well as research institutio.

Credit hours

60 h of teaching lecture. Self-study includes 75 h, Laboratory work / preparation with 45 hr examination preparation. The assessment will be through a written examination at the end of the semester.