Unit 1
Overview of MOFSET basics – Second order effects – Measurement of parameters for a given technology with a simulation tool – Passive and active current mirrors – Single stage amplifier – Differential voltage and current amplifiers – Noise performance of elementary transistor stages – Systematic design of operational amplifiers.
Unit 2
Mixed Signal Circuits: Non-linear analog circuits – Open loop comparators – static and dynamic comparators, effect of positive feedback and stability issues – Switched capacitor circuits. Nonlinearity and Mismatch – capacitor nonlinearity, effect of feedback on nonlinearity, linearization techniques – offset cancellation techniques – reduction of noise by offset cancellation.