TSTE08 - Analog and discrete-time integrated circuits

Laboratories and projects

The course includes a mandatory project part. (Essentially the written examination of the laboratory part). The project consists of designing an operational transconductance amplifier in the Cadence design flow and then use it in a switched-capacitor accumulator and a switched-capacitor filter. You should be able to characterize the effects of your non-ideal amplifier in a slightly larger system and understand the limitations to the system.

Notice that

• The laboratory work is done in groups of three students.
• The first three sessions are not obligatory attendance
• Prepare yourselves before you go to the lab and some of the exercises in the Exercise manual should be solved prior to the laboratory work.

Examination

The quality of your written report/project is graded with respect to:

• Results, do you meet the specification, if not why? Can the specification be met, for example.
• Report, is it well written, good language, etc.
• Quality, have you examined “everything”?
• Motivation, how well have you motivated your design?

The project will be graded Pass or Fail.