Module Code - Title:

EE4317 - ACTIVE CIRCUITS 4

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

2

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

6

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

EE4316

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

This module introduces students to integrated circuit design, to the limitations that apply to chip-level components, and to IC design methods.

Syllabus:

IC technologies and components: Processing methods. Semiconductor Junctions. Passive (R and C) components and their limitations. Integration of BJTs, JFETs and MOSFETs. Device characteristics. Analogue bipolar design methods: mirrors, high-gain stages, output buffers. Analogue CMOS design methods: mirrors, high-gain stages, output buffers. Digital logic families, an overview. Analogue building blocks: overview of op-amps, comparators and PLLs.CMOS and BiMOS technologies. Review of some analogue ICs, bipolar and MOS.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

analyse, describe and appraise various Integrated Circuit (IC) components and technologies inspect and analyse different Bipolar and MOS digital logic families and design circuits to solve problems for each of these families analyse, design and explain various generic building blocks used in ICÆs including current sources, current mirrors, gain stages, intermediate stages and output buffers analyse the origins and responses of high frequency effects in bipolar and MOS transistors and their significance in amplifier circuits given high-frequency specifications, design generic bipolar and MOS amplifiers

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

None

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

design, simulate, build and test a multi-stage amplifier from discrete components

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

The module will be delivered through a combination of Lectures, interactive problem classes and hands on laboratory sessions. Assessment will be by coursework, class test and end of semester exam.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

None

Prime Texts:

Gray P.R. and Meyer R.G. (2001) Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits , Wiley

Sedra A.S. and Smith K.C. (2003) Microelectronic Circuits , Oxford Univ Press (4th Ed.)

Other Relevant Texts:

Herniter M.E. (1998) Schematic Capture Using PSpice , Pearson Ed

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Module Leader:

Elfed.Lewis@ul.ie