| Weeks |
Dates |
Lectures |
Notes |
Homework |
| Week 1 | Jan 13 |
Circuit basics review, superposition, SPICE video, notes |
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| Jan 15 |
ADC resolution, the R-2R DAC video, notes |
Quiz 1 on circuit basics | HW1, due Tuesday 1/21 11:59 pm One SINGLE pdf file submitted to Canvas |
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| Jan 17 |
Semiconductor Basics, the N-Well resistors video, notes |
Quiz 2 on R-2R DAC | ||
| Week 2 | Jan 20 |
N-Well resistors and C5 layers video, notes |
HW2, due Monday 1/27 11:59 pm One SINGLE pdf file submitted to Canvas |
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| Jan 22 |
C5 layer examples, MOSFETs video, notes |
Quiz 3 on C5 layers | ||
| Jan 24 |
MOSFETs, diodes video, notes |
Quiz 4 on MOSFETs | ||
| Week 3 | Jan 27 |
NMOS and PMOS pass gates, the transmission gate, and the square law equation video, notes |
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| Jan 29 |
The inverter and the switching point video, notes |
Quiz 5 on passing gates/transmission gates, the inverter and the switching point | ||
| Jan 31 | Diode and diode clamping circuit, ESD protection, Static Logic Gates, AOI Logic, Stick diagrams video, notes |
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| Week 4 | Feb 3 |
Stick diagrams video, notes |
Quiz 6 on AOI Logic and schematics | HW3, due Wednesday 2/12 at 11:59 pm One single PDF submitted to Canvas |
| Feb 5 |
More on stick diagrams video, notes |
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| Feb 7 |
More on Stick diragrams notes |
Quiz 7 on stick diagrams | ||
| Week 5 | Feb 10 | Circuit design for full adders, half adders notes |
Quiz 8 on stick diagrams | |
| Feb 12 | SAR ADC sequencer and shifter video, notes |
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| Feb 14 |
Midterm Review (no in person lecture) video, notes |
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| Week 6 | Feb 17 |
FLC Spring Mini Break |
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| Feb 19 |
Midterm Exam |
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| Feb 21 |
Midterm review More on SAR Algorithm and Circuits video, notes |
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| Week 7 | Feb 24 |
SR DFF, MS DFF, and TI set/reset DFF video, notes |
Midterm grades due Quiz 9 on the SAR algorithm |
HW4, due Wednesday 3/5 One single PDF submitted to Canvas |
| Feb 26 |
More on DFFs video, notes |
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| Feb 28 |
DFF the IC version, voltage doublers video, notes |
Quiz 10 on DFFs | ||
| Week 8 | Mar 3 |
Voltage Multipliers and Charge Pumps video, notes |
HW5, due Friday 3/28 One single PDF submitted to Canvas |
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| Mar 5 |
The sample and hold circuit, more on charge pumps video, notes |
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| Mar 7 |
Bootstrapped Circuits Sample, Track, and Hold video, notes |
Quiz 11 on voltage doublers/multipliers |
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| Week 9 | Mar 10 |
SAR ADC timing video, notes |
The SAR ADC Course Project | |
| Mar 12 | ADC/DAC quantization errors, DNL, INL video, notes |
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| Mar 14 | Snow, class canceled |
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| Week 10 | Mar 17 |
Spring Break |
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| Mar 19 |
Spring Break | |||
| Mar 21 |
Spring Break | |||
| Week 11 | Mar 24 |
More on ADC's DNLs and INLs video, notes |
Quiz 12 on charge pumps and |
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| Mar 26 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment Bring your Laptop, meet in SFH760 |
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| Mar 28 |
class canceled, work on your assignments | |||
| Week 12 | Mar 31 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | ||
| Apr 2 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | |||
| Apr 4 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | |||
| Week 13 | Apr 7 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | ||
| Apr 9 |
Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | |||
| Apr 11 | Cadence Virtuoso Design Environment | |||
| Week 14 | Apr 14 | Plase come to the classroom for an important lecture Digital Design Models RTL - GDS Flow notes video available in Dropbox |
Course Project (updated) | HW6 Due Wednesday 4/23 11:59 pm |
| Apr 16 |
Class canceled |
Please work on your assignments. I'll have to travel to North Dakota State University of a DOT grant meeting. | ||
| Apr 18 |
Class canceled Snow in Denver, my flight is delayed, can't guarantee office hours this afternoon |
Please work on your assignments. I'll have to travel to North Dakota State University of a DOT grant meeting. | ||
| Week 15 | Apr 21 |
Final Exam review lecture video, notes |
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| Apr 23 |
No lecture. I'll be in the SFH760 lab to help with your assignments | |||
| Thursday | Apr 24 | Final exam during the lab time | ||
| Apr 25 |
Wire bonding experience (5 bonus points) |
From 8 - 11 am |