M.Tech. VLSI Design & CAD:Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Master
In Patiala
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Patiala
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
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Course programme
First Semester I
Physics of Semiconductor Devices
IC Fabrication Technology
Digital VLSI Design
CAD Systems Environment
Research Methodology
Second Semester
Analog IC Design
Hardware Description Languages
Embedded Systems
Third Semester
Seminar
Thesis starts
Fourth Semester
Thesis
Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Introduction: Device Models, IC Process for Mixed Signal, Concepts of MOS Theory.
Introduction: Device Models, IC Process for Mixed Signal, Concepts of MOS Theory.
Comparators: Circuit Modeling, Auto Zeroing Comparators, Differential Comparators, Regenerative Comparators, Fully Differential Comparators, Latched Comparator.
Data Converters: Requirements, Static and Dynamic Performance, SNR and BER, DNL, INL.
High Speed A/D Converter Architectures: Flash, Folding, Interpolating, Piplelined.
High Speed D/A Converter Architectures: Nyquist-Rate D/A Converters, Thermometer Coded D/A Converters, Binary Weighted D/A Converters.
Sigma-Delta Data Converter Architectures: Programmable Capacitor Arrays (PCA), Switched Capacitor converters, Noise Spectrum, Sigma-Delta Modulation Method, Sigma-Delta A/D and D/A Converters, Non Idealities.
Key Analog Circuit Design: Analog VLSI building blocks, Operational Amplifiers for converters, advanced op-amp design techniques, Voltage Comparators, Sample-and-Hold Circuits.
Implementation & Design of High Performance A/D and D/A Converters: System Design, Digital Compensation, Noise, and Mismatch, Layout & Simulation Technologies for Data Converters.
Design Challenges: Low Voltage Design, Ultra-High Speed Design, High Accuracy Design.
Advanced Topics: Multipliers, Oscillators, Mixers, Passive Filter Design, Active filter design, Switched Capacitor Filters, Frequency Scaling, Phase-Locked Loops, Device Modeling for AMS IC Design, Concept of AMS Modeling and Simulation.
M.Tech. VLSI Design & CAD:Mixed Signal Circuit Design