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2016　Mixed Signal Circuits

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instructor(s)
Matsuzawa Akira 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon7-8(S224)  Wed1-2(S224)  
Group
-
Course number
EEE.C411
Credits
2
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2016/4/27
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course provides knowledge of principles and designing for the mixed analog and digital integrated circuits such as analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters, delta-sigma modulators, and phase locked loops.
The course aims to promote students' understanding of the operating principles and acquiring the basic knowledge to design the mixed signal integrated circuits as an advanced electrical circuits.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the operating principles and performance specification of analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters, delta-sigma modulators, and phase locked loops; and
2) Design the basic analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters, delta-sigma modulators, and phase locked loops.

Keywords

Analog to digital converters, Digital to analog converters, Delta-sigma modulators, and Phase locked loops.

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students must read the designated parts of the lecture note uploaded in OCW-I, before coming to the class. Students must submit the assignment reports.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction of Mixed Signal Systems and LSIs Can explain the role of mixed signal integrated circuits in modern electrical equipment.
Class 2 Basics of Discrete-Time Signal and Systems Can explain the basic principle of sampling theory and caused phenomena.
Class 3 Basics of Digital to Analog Converters Can explain the basic architecture and operating principle of digital to analog converters.
Class 4 Design of Digital to Analog Converters Can design digital to analog converters.
Class 5 Basics of Analog to Digital Conversion Can explain principle of analog to digital conversion and performance specifications.
Class 6 Basics of Analog to Digital Converters Can explain the architecture and the operating principle of analog to digital converters.
Class 7 Successive Approximation Analog to Digital Converters Can explain the architecture and the operating principle of the successive approximation analog to digital converters.
Class 8 Basics of Feedback Systems Can explain the operating principle and design points of feedback systems.
Class 9 Building Blocks of Analog to Digital Converters Can explain the elemental circuits used in analog to digital converters, such as comparators, sample & hold circuits, and operational amplifiers.
Class 10 Design of Pipelined Analog to Digital Converters I Can explain the operating principle of pipelined analog to digital converters.
Class 11 Design of Pipelined Analog to Digital Converters II Can design the basic pipelined analog to digital converters.
Class 12 Basics of Delta-Sigma Modulators Can explain the operating principle of the delta-sigma modulators.
Class 13 Design of Delta-Sigma Analog to Digital Converters Can design the basic delta-sigma analog to digital converters.
Class 14 Basics of Phase Locked Loop Systems Can explain the architecture and the basic operating principle of the phase locked loops.
Class 15 Design of Phase Locked Loop Systems Can design the basic phase locked loops.

Textbook(s)

No textbook.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials can be found on OCW-i.
Reference books are;
Akira Matsuzawa, “Applied electrical circuits” IEE (in Japanese)
Franco Molobeti, “Data Converters” Springer
Behzad Razavi, “RF Microelectronics” Prentice Hall

Assessment criteria and methods

Student’s course scores are conducted based on the due reports (30%) and final examination (70%).

Related courses

  • None

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisite.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

E-mail: matsuzawa.a.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Contact by e-mail advance to schedule an appointment and come to professor’s office (S3-312).

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