English Lectures

English lectures at the INT

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Winter term 23/24

Number:372101310
Lecturers:Dr.-Ing. Markus Grözing
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Rademacher
Type:Lecture
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English
Content:The lecture Electronic Circuits repeats
the main principals of linear time-invariant (LTI) electrical circuits as well as
the very basics of analog transistors amplifiers and
digital logic and memory circuits.

Basic LTI circuit theory
- voltages and currents in the basic elements R,L,C
- Kirchhoff's laws
- phasor method
- nodal analysis
- transfer function
- two-port theory

Active circuits:
- Diode, MOSFET and BJT
- basic analog amplifier circuits
- CMOS logic circuits
- registers and memory cells
Link:C@MPUS
Number:372102510
Lecturers:Manfred Berroth
Manuel Wittlinger
Type:Lecture
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English/German
Content:The lecture Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits deals with analog and digital circuits for highest clock frequencies. The focus is on high-speed logic gates as well as A-D and D-A converters in integrated silicon bipolar technology.

1 Introduction
2 Bipolar Junction Transistor
2.1 Device Structure
2.2 Operating Regions, Characteristic Curves and DC Equivalent Circuits
2.2.1 Cut-off Region
2.2.2 Forward-active Region
2.2.3 Saturation Region
2.2.4 Reverse-active Region
2.2.5 Input and Output Characteristics
2.2.6 Direct Current Equivalent Circuits and Equations (Transport Model)
2.2.7 Gummel-Poon Plot
2.3 Second Order Effects
2.3.1 Base-width Modulation (Early Effect)
2.3.2 Breakdown Behaviour of the Bipolar Transistor
2.4 Dynamic Large Signal Behaviour of the Bipolar Transistor
2.4.1 Forward-active
2.4.2 Reverse-active
2.4.3 Charge-elements in the Dynamic Equivalent Circuit
2.5 Summary of the Transistor-equations (Transport Model)
2.5.1 NPN Transistor Equations
2.5.2 PNP Transistor Equations
2.6 Small Signal Behaviour of the Bipolar Transistor
2.7 Basic Circuits of the Bipolar Transistor
2.7.1 Common Emitter Configuration
2.7.2 Common Base Configuration
2.7.3 Common Collector Configuration, Emitter Follower
2.8 Example: Audio Frequency Amplifier in the Common Emitter Configuration
2.9 Example: Controlled Reference Oscillator (Colour Subcarrier Frequency)
2.10 Gummel-Poon Model
3 Basic Digital Circuits for High Frequency Operation
3.1 Saturated Bipolar Logic Circuits
3.1.1 Resistor-Transistor Logic (RTL)
3.1.2 Diode-Transistor Logic (DTL)
3.1.3 Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL)
3.2 Unsaturated Bipolar Logic Circuits
3.2.1 Schottky-TTL
3.2.2 Current Mode Logic (CML)
3.2.3 Emitter Coupled Logic (ECL)
3.2.4 Supply Voltage for ECL Circuits
4 Components for Digital Signal Processing
4.1 Track-and-Hold Circuit
4.1.1 Deduction of the Setup Time tS on the Basis of a Simple Equivalent Circuit
4.1.2 Relations between Sampling Frequency, Resolution and Time Constant τt0
4.1.3 Relations between Maximum Signal Frequency, Resolution and Aperture Jitter ΔtA
4.1.4 Effects of the Aperture Jitter on the SNR
4.1.5 Example Circuits
4.2 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
4.2.1 Flash Converter
4.2.2 Successive Approximation Converters
4.2.3 Delta Converter and Delta Sigma Converter
4.3 Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
4.4 Time-Interleaving
4.5 Current Sources
4.5.1 Wilson Current Source
4.6 Bandgap Reference Circuits
5 Selected Nonlinear Circuits
5.1 3R-Regeneration in Digital Systems
5.2 Phase-Locked Loop (PLL)
5.2.1 Linear PLL
5.2.2 Digital PLL
5.3 Multiplexer and Demultiplexer
5.4 Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)
5.5 Protective Structures for CMOS Input Pads
6 Other Field-Effect Transistors
6.1 Compound Semiconductors
6.2 MESFET Structure and Current Equations
6.3 MESFET Small Signal Equivalent Circuit
6.4 HFET (Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistor)
6.5 DCFL (Direct-Coupled FET Logic)
6.5.1 DCFL-Inverter
6.5.2 DCFL Logic Elements
7 Comparison between Bipolar- and CMOS-Technology
7.1 Digital Circuits
7.2 Analog Circuits
Link:C@MPUS
Number:372102520
Lecturers:Manfred Berroth
Manuel Wittlinger
Type:Exercise
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English/German
Content:In the exercises the knowledge from the lectures is used for calculations on practical examples. Dimensioning and analysis of several circuits is done.

Exercise 1 Simple Inverter with Bipolar Transistor
Exercise 2 Amplifier Circuit with Stabilized Operating Point
Exercise 3 Basic CML Circuit
Exercise 4 Modified ECL Circuit
Exercise 5 ECL Circuit
Exercise 6 Track-and-Hold Circuit with Switched Emitter Follower
Exercise 7 Analog-to-Digital Converter With Bipolar Differential Amplifier
Exercise 8 SAR Converter
Exercise 9 Digital-to-Analog Converter Circuit
Exercise 10 Constant Current Source and Digital-to-Analog Converter
Exercise 11 Bandgap Voltage Reference Circuit
Exercise 12 Wilson Current Mirror
Exercise 13 Phase-Locked Loop With Phase Detector
Link:C@MPUS
Number:372113510
Lecturers:Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Rademacher
Raik Elster
Type:Lecture
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English/German
Content:Fundamentals of optical communications: Plane waves, dispersion, attenuation, reflection • Optical fibers: Fiber modes, single and multi-mode fibers, multi-core fibers, fiber manufacturing, coupling • Light sources: Semiconductor lasers • Signal generation: directly modulated lasers, external modulators, IQ modulators • Optical receivers: Photo diodes, receivers for direct detection, coherent receivers • Optical amplification: EDFAs, noise • Optical transmission systems: noise analysis, bit-error rates, optical signal to noise ratio, nonlinear signal distortions, Digital signal processing, capacity limitations • Current research in optical fiber transmission: space-division multiplexing, integrated optics, and more!
Link:C@MPUS
Number:372113520
Lecturers:Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Rademacher
Raik Elster
Type:Exercise
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English/German
Link:C@MPUS

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Summer term 23

Lecturers:Manfred Berroth
Type:Lecture
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English
Content:TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Glossary of terms

2. VLSI DESIGN STYLES AND COST ESTIMATION
2.1 Design styles
2.2 Cost estimation

3. TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
3.1 Important manufacturing processes
.....3.1.1 Epitaxy
.....3.1.2 Photolithography and mask fabrication
.....3.1.3 Deposition of material
.....3.1.4 Etching process
.....3.1.5 Diffusion and implantation
3.2 N-well CMOS process
3.3 High-k metal gate
3.4 Design rules
.....3.4.1 Geometrical design rules
.....3.4.2 Electrical design rules
3.5 Parasitic elements
.....3.5.1 Parasitic resistance
.....3.5.2 Parasitic capacitance
.....3.5.3 Parasitic inductance
.....3.5.4 Parasitic conductance
3.6 Transmission lines
.....3.6.1 RC model
.....3.6.2 RLGC model
.....3.6.3 Transmission line designs
.........3.6.3.1 Microstrip
.........3.6.3.2 Coplanar

4. DESIGN TOOLS
4.1 Mask design
.....4.1.1 Floorplanning
.....4.1.2 Placement
.....4.1.3 Routing
4.2 Mask layout verification
.....4.2.1 Design rule check (DRC)
.....4.2.2 Layout parasitic extraction (LPE)
.....4.2.3 Electrical rule checker (ERC)
.....4.2.4 Layout versus schematic (LVS)
.....4.2.5 Automatic mask design generation
4.3 Circuit simulator: SPICE, Spectre, ADS
4.4 Timing simulation
4.5 Logic simulation

5. TESTING OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
5.1 Types of faults
5.2 Test vector generation
.....5.2.1 Comprehensive test
.....5.2.2 Five-valued logic
.....5.2.3 D-algorithm
.....5.2.4 Signal controllability and observability
5.3 Methods for increasing testability
.....5.3.1 Ad-hoc testing
.....5.3.2 Structured design for testing with scan paths
.....5.3.3 Built-in-self-test (BIST)

6. CLOCK DISTRIBUTION AND ASYNCHRONOUS NETWORKS
6.1 Synchronous clock systems
6.2 Asynchronous circuits
6.3 Synchronization

7. HIGHEST PERFORMANCE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
7.1 Alternative binary logic family
7.2 Comparison of dissipation loss of DCFL and CMOS logic circuits
7.3 Multilevel circuits
7.4 Efficiency comparison of circuit architectures
.....7.4.1 Efficiency of a simple arithmetic logic unit
.....7.4.2 Parallel partial arithmetic logic units
.....7.4.3 Parallel arithmetic logic units
.....7.4.4 Serial partial arithmetic logic units
.....7.4.5 Pipeline arithmetic logic units

8. DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY (STATISTICAL DESIGN)
8.1 Basic concepts and definitions
8.2 Layout rules for mismatch reduction
.....8.2.1 Identical structures
.....8.2.2 Identical temperatures
.....8.2.3 Same size and orientation
.....8.2.4 Minimum distance between identical devices
.....8.2.5 Common centroid layout
.....8.2.6 Same environment by using dummy devices
.....8.2.7 Avoidance of minimum device structures
Link:C@MPUS
Lecturers:Manfred Berroth
Sefa Özbek
Type:Exercise
Sh:2
Teaching Language:English
Content:This course provides fundamental and advanced examples for the physical design of integrated CMOS circuits. Carefully selected exercises aim to familiarise students with the theory and practice of application-specific IC design from schematic to layout to full physical verification for chip fabrication.

More information about the course topics can be found here:
https://campus.uni-stuttgart.de/cusonline/LV.edit?clvnr=223590.
Link:C@MPUS
 

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