06-12-2022: Design of accuracy, bandwidth and weak nonlinearity

Lecture: EE4109-7

Location: Pi

Time: 15:45 - 17:30

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Chapter 10 and Chapter 11,of Structured Electronics Design The following topics from the Homologation course:

1. Feedback modeling

2. Controller requirements and amplifier performance

Chapters to study

Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 of Structured Electronics Design

Part 1

1. Design strategy accurate, wide-band, and low-distortion negative feedback amplifiers

2. CS stage dynamic behavior

   • Intro CS stage

   • The Intrinsic CS stage

   • Source-load transfer of the CS stage

3. Balanced stages dynamic behavior

4. Local feedback stages dynamic behavior

   • Intro feedback stages

   • CD stage

   • SLiCAP analysis and design of the dynamic performance of a CD stage with/without isolated bulk: Chapter13.zip.

   • CG stage

   • Other feedback stages

5. CS stage weak nonlinearity

Part 2

1. The cascode stage

   1. Maximization of stage’s contribution to LP product

   2. Maximization of stage’s contribution to DC loop gain

   3. Minimization of the stage’s contribution to the differential-error to gain ratio

2. Design strategy multiple stage controller

   1. Minimization of the number of controller stages

   2. Interconnection of stages

   3. Controller design

Downloads

Controller design poster

Homework

Design of the signal path of the active antenna’s controller.

1. Set-up the requirements for the mid-band value of the loop gain, and the loop gain-poles product of the active antenna

2. Design a valid signal path