| Contents and Learning Objectives: |
Δ is the session’s duration in minutes.
| 1 |
Lecture № 1 |
90 |
Hands-On-Training № 1 |
90 |
Lecture № 2 |
90 |
Hands-On-Training № 2 |
90 |
| 2 |
Lecture № 3 |
135 |
Exercises’ Session № 1 |
45 |
Lecture № 4 |
135 |
Exercises’ Session № 2 |
45 |
| 3 |
Lecture № 5 |
90 |
Hands-On-Training № 3 |
90 |
Lecture № 6 |
90 |
Hands-On-Training № 4 |
90 |
| 4 |
Lecture № 7 |
135 |
Exercises’ Session № 3 |
45 |
Lecture № 4 |
135 |
Exercises’ Session № 2 |
45 |
| 5 |
Written Exam |
60 |
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Lecture № 1: Introduction to Semiconductor-Physics
Topics:
- Band-structure of monocristalline semiconductors
- The electrochemical potential (Fermi-level)
- Mobile charges (electrons and holes) and their densities
- Generation, recombination
- charge-conservation
- Diffusion and drift
- Poisson’s equation
Duration: 90 min
Lecture № 2: Manufacturing of integrated Circuits
Topics:
- Manufacturing of ingots and wafers
- Structured doping by diffusion or ion-implantation
- Layer-deposition
- by physical vapour-deposition,
- by chemical vapour-deposition,
- by sputtering
- Photolithographic structuring of layers
- Dicing
- Wire- and ball-bonding
- Lead-frame-, chip-size and multi-chip-module-packages
Duration: 90 min
Lecture № 3: Physics and Models of integrated Devices
Topics:
- Polysilicon-resistor
- Metal-capacitors with dedicated dielectric layers
- Comb-metal-capacitors
- Coil-inductors and transformers
- Junction-diodes
- Structure of the bipolar junction-transistor
- Short-base-effect of the bipolar-junction-transistor
- Electric model of the bipolar-junction-transistor
Duration: 135 min
Lecture № 4: Physics and Models of the MOSFET
Topics:
- MOS-structure
- Accumulation, weak and strong inversion
- Charge and current in the channel for weak, moderate and strong inversion
- Capacitances in weak, moderate and strong inversion
- EKV-model for large signals
- EKV-model for small signals
- EKV-model in VerilogA and Modelica
Duration: 135 min
Lecture № 5: Basic matched MOSFET-Circuits
Topics:
- Current-mirrors
- Differential pairs
- PTAT-loop
- Translinear circuits
Duration: 90 min
Lecture № 6: MOSFET-Amplifiers and Voltage-Regulators
Topics:
- Common-source-, -gate- and -drain-configurations
- Examples of transconductance-amplifiers
- Cascoding
- Examples of operational amplifiers
Duration: 90 min
Lecture № 7: MOSFET-Regulators, -Voltage- and -Frequency-References, Switching
Topics:
- Example of a low-drop-out-regulator
- Example of a source-follower-regulator
- Examples of continuous-time-bandgap-voltage-references
- Examples of relaxation-oscillators
- Examples of quartz-oscillators
- MOSFETs as switches
Duration: 135 min
Lecture № 8: Switched-Capacitor-Circuits
Topics:
- Example of a switched-capacitor-amplifier with
- Operation
- Limitations (gain, bandwidth, charge-injection)
- Spectrum of sampled signal
- Noise
- Example of switched-capacitor-comparator
- Example of switched-capacitor-filters
- Example of reference with switched offset-compensation
- Example of switched-capacitor-reference
Duration: 135 min
Exercise-Session № 1: Exercises on integrated Devices
Topics:
- Exercises on passive integrated devices
- Exercises on integrated diodes
- Exercises on integrated bipolar junction-transistors
Duration: 45 min
Exercise-Session № 2: Exercises on integrated MOSFETs
Topics:
- Exercises on MOSFETs’ operating-point and small-signal-parameters
- Exercises on MOSFETs’ matching
- Exercises on MOSFETs’ noise
Duration: 45 min
Exercise-Session № 3: Exercises on integrated Continuous-Time-Circuits
Topics:
- Exercises on MOSFET-amplifiers (gain, bandwidth, noise)
- Exercises on voltage-references (temperature-drift, noise)
- Exercises on relaxation-oscillators (oscillation-frequency, frequency-error)
Duration: 45 min
Exercise-Session № 4: Exercises on integrated Sampled-Time-Circuits
Topics:
- Exercises on switched-capacitor-filters (transfer-function, noise)
- Exercises on switched voltage-references (mismatch-compensation, noise, disturbance-rejection)
Duration: 45 min
Hands-On-Training № 1: CAD-Basics and Schematic-Entry
Topics:
- Putting CAD-system into operation
- Schematic-entry
Duration: 90 min
Hands-On-Training № 2: Layout-Rules, -Entry and -Tests
Topics:
- Device-matching-rules
- Layout-entry
- DRC
- LVS
Duration: 90 min
Hands-On-Training № 3: Basic Verification
Topics:
- Schematic-verification by simulation over operating-conditions and process-corners of
- operating-point,
- AC-behaviour and noise,
- transient behaviour
Duration: 90 min
Hands-On-Training № 4: Advanced Verification
Topics:
- Post-layout-verification consisting of
- extraction of layout-parasitics and
- simulation of operating-point, AC-behaviour, noise and transient behaviour of circuit including layout-parasitics
- Advanced verification by
- Monte-Carlo-simulation over device-mismatch and parameter-tolerances,
- simulation of periodic steady-state and
- simulation of transient noise
Duration: 90 min |