Mixed-Signal IC Design ECEN 5837 -- Spring 2010 Prof. Regan A. Zane Class: Mon, Wed, Fri, 1:00pm - 1:50pm, ECEE 1B28

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Jan 11 Course introduction Lecture slides	Jan 13 Intro to IC layout, AMS fabrication process Lecture slides	Jan 15 continue layout
Jan 18: NO CLASS: UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY	Jan 20 software tools and tutorials Software site	Jan 22 Device and amplifier review, fully-diff amps Differential amplifier notes
Jan 25 fully-diff amps	Jan 27 tutorial & layout discussion	Jan 29 Comparators Comparator notes
Feb 1 Comparators with hysteresis HW#1: Buffer Due	Feb 3 office hours	Feb 5 Assignment discussion
Feb 8 Latching comparators and S/H HW#2: Clock generator due	Feb 10 office hours	Feb 12 Assignment discussion
Feb 15 DAC intro DAC notes DAC/ADC INL, DNL defs HW#4: Latched comparator due	Feb 17 Continue DAC	Feb 19 Assignment discussion
Feb 22 no lecture HW#5: I-steering DAC due	Feb 24 no lecture	Feb 24 Assignment discussion Possible additional circuit topics Switched-capacitor notes
Mar 1 ADC ADC notes HW#6: Charge scaling DAC due	Mar 3 Project discussion	Mar 5 Office hours
Mar 8 Group discussions in ECOT 352 HW#7: SAR ADC due	Mar 10 Office hours	Mar 12 Office hours
Mar 15 Group discussions in ECOT 352	Mar 17 Office hours	Mar 19 Project proposal review in ECEE 1B28
Mar 22: NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK	Mar 24: NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK	Mar 26: NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK
Mar 29 no class	Mar 31 Group discussions in ECOT 352	Apr 2 Office hours
Apr 5 Group discussions in ECOT 352	Apr 7 Office hours	Apr 9 Office hours
Apr 12 Office hours	Apr 14 Intermediate review in ECEE 1B28	Apr 16 Office hours
Apr 19 Group discussions in ECOT 352	Apr 21 Office hours	Apr 23 Office hours
Apr 26 Group discussions in ECOT 352	Apr 28 Office hours	Apr 30 Final project review in ECEE 1B28