| Weeks |
Dates |
Lectures |
Notes |
Homework |
| Week 1 | Aug 28 |
Introduction to the Semiconductor Industry Ecosystem |
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| Aug 30 |
The DACs video, notes |
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| Sep 1 |
The R-2R Digital to Analog Converter DNL/INL of DACs video, notes |
Quiz 1 |
HW1 Due Friday 9/8 |
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| Week 2 | Sep 4 |
ADC Basics, the Comparator and the SAR Algorithm video, notes |
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| Sep 6 |
ADC DNL and INL video, notes |
Quiz 2 | HW2 Due Wednesday 9/13 |
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| Sep 8 |
The SAR Logic video, notes |
Quiz 3 |
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| Week 3 | Sep 11 |
More about the SAR Logic video, notes |
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| Sep 13 |
More on the N-Well video, notes |
Quiz 4 |
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| Sep 15 | Semiconductor Basics |
Quiz 5 |
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| Week 4 | Sep 18 |
Semiconductor Basics |
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| Sep 20 |
MOSFETs/C5 Layers video, notes |
Quiz 6 |
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| Sep 22 |
C5 Layers video, notes |
DNL/INL spreadsheet calculator |
HW3 Due Friday 9/29 |
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| Week 5 | Sep 25 | C5 Layers video, notes |
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| Sep 27 | The Layout View; Stick Diagram Introduction video, notes |
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| Sep 29 |
The Inverter video, notes |
Quiz 7 |
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| Week 6 | Oct 2 |
Review Quiz 7 and HW3, Inverter Switching Point video, notes |
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| Oct 4 |
The Inverter Switching Point Intro to Stick Diagrams video, notes |
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| Oct 6 |
FLC Mini Break |
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| Week 7 | Oct 9 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams video, notes |
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| Oct 11 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams video, notes |
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| Oct 13 |
AOI Logic/Stick Diagrams video, notes |
Quiz 8 |
HW4 Due Friday 10/20 |
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| Week 8 | Oct 16 |
The Full Adder video, notes |
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| Oct 18 |
Adders/Subtractors/High Speed Full Adder video, notes |
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| Oct 20 |
Midterm Exam | |||
| Week 9 | Oct 23 |
Midterm and HW4 review video, notes |
Midterm grade due |
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| Oct 25 | Conference Trip (Class Canceled) |
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| Oct 27 | Carry Lookahead Adder and DFF video, notes |
HW5 Due Friday 11/3 |
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| Week 10 | Oct 30 |
More on DFF video, notes |
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| Nov 1 |
More on DFF video, notes |
DFF TI set/reset DFF TI DFF IC |
HW6: Analyse the three DFFs on the left column, build them in LTSPICE to verify the logic Due Wed 11/8 |
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| Nov 3 |
More on DFFs (CMOS version) video, notes |
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| Week 11 | Nov 6 |
Charge Pumps video, notes |
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| Nov 8 |
Sample and Hold Circuit/Comparator The Course Project (SAR ADC Design) video |
Course Project |
Project part 1: Sequencer/Code Register simulation is due 11/17 Project part 2: Sample and hold, comparator is due 11/29 Project part 3: Simulation for the entire curicuit is due 12/4 Layout is not required anymore. |
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| Nov 10 |
More on the Course Project video |
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| Week 12 | Nov 13 |
More on sample and hold and the quiz video, notes |
Quiz 9 on DFF analysis | |
| Nov 15 |
More on the course project video |
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| Nov 17 |
Models for Digital Design video, notes |
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| Week 13 | Nov 20 |
Fall Break |
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| Nov 22 |
Fall Break | |||
| Nov 24 | Fall Break | |||
| Week 14 | Nov 27 | Models for Digital Design and The Ring Oscillator notes |
HW7 Due Monday 12/4 |
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| Nov 29 |
Clocked Ciruits video, notes |
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| Dec 1 |
More on the course project, and memory circuits video, notes |
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| Week 15 | Dec 4 |
No Lecture Work on HW7, HW8, Course Project, and Cadence Labs |
HW8 Please finish the teaching evaluation survey by 12/8. Please send me the snapshot of the complete notice to receive the credit for this assignment |
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| Dec 6 |
No Lecture Work on HW7, HW8, Course Project, and Cadence Labs |
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| Dec 8 |
No Lecture Work on HW7, HW8, Course Project, and Cadence Labs |
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| Week 16 |
Dec 14 |
Final Exam 7:30 - 9:30 am |
