ET8011 2024-2025#

color coded resistors

Welcome to the course web site of the Masterclass Structured Electronics Design.

The course and this web site are developed and maintained by the instructors Chris Verhoeven and Anton Montagne

color coded resistors

Educational method#

The Masterclass Structured Electronics Design is an analog IC circuit design class where students work together on design projects. During weekly meetings, they discuss their achievements with other student teams and the staff. There are no lectures.

This course is a continuation of course EE4109. Only students who have obtained an 8+ for EE4109 can enroll.

At the end of this class, the participants can participate in and contribute to complex analog design discussions.

Detailed course information#

First meeting

  • Date: Tuesday May 20 2025

  • Time: 9:00

  • Place: EWI 36.HB.19.090

Design exercises for ET8011 2024-2025#

Meetings#

  1. Introduction to the masterclass

  2. Discussion on specifications and amplifier concepts

  3. Selection of amplifier concept, design of feeback network(s) and biasing concept

  4. Controller noise design considerations and input stage design

  5. Controller drive capability design considerations and output stage design

  6. Number of stages, design of bandwidth

  7. Biasing design considerations

  8. Putting it all together and frequency compensation

  9. Design verification, adjustments and remarks

Tools#

  1. Upgrade SLiCAP to the latest version (requires python 3.12+):

    >>> pip install slicap --upgrade
    
  2. LTspice

  3. CMOS 18 libraries from earlier courses.