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EE140/240A — Linear/Analog Integrated Circuits

Week Topic HW / Exams
1 Introduction, 2-port parameters, MOSFET as a 2-port device HW1
2 Derivation of the common source amplifier, notion of feedback; Derivation of controlled sources using feedback – VCVS HW2
3 Derivation of controlled sources using feedback – VCCS, CCVS, CCCS; Stable biasing using feedback HW3
4 Current mirrors, cascoded current mirrors HW4
5 Introduction to frequency response Midterm 1
6 Miller effect, Frequency response of single-stage amplifiers HW5
7 Active loads, Derivation of the inverter, Derivation of the differential pair HW6
8 Half-circuit analysis, Large-signal behavior of the differential pair, Differential pair with current-mirror load (5-transistor op-amp), swing limits HW7
9 Feedback and stability Midterm 2
10 2-stage op-amps, dominant pole compensation HW8
11 Telescopic op-amps, folded telescopic op-amps, Slewing in op-amps HW9
12 Output stages, Feedback analysis using 2-ports
13 2-port feedback analysis: Loop gain and return ratio HW10
14 Constant gm current references, Bandgap references Final