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ET8011 2025-2026
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.. image:: ../img/colorCode.svg
    :alt: 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

.. image:: ../../img/colorCode.svg
    :alt: color coded resistors

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Educational method
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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.

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Detailed course information
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.. admonition:: First meeting

    - Date: Monday May 18 2026
    - Time: 10:00
    - Place: EWI 36.HB.19.090
    
Design exercises for ET8011 2025-2026
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- `ADC residue amplifier <ADCamp.html>`_
- `Low-distortion headphone driver <headphoneDriver.html>`_
- `Hearing-loop receive coil amplier <hearingLoopAmp.html>`_
- `Active E-field probe: 9 kHz-30 MHz <eprobe.html>`_
- `Wideband LNA (mixer driver): 1 MHz - 250 MHz <LNA.html>`_

Meetings
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#. Introduction to the masterclass
#. Discussion on specifications and amplifier concepts
#. Selection of amplifier concept, design of feeback network(s) and biasing concept
#. Controller noise design considerations and input stage requirements
#. Controller drive capability design considerations and output stage requirements
#. Number of stages, design of bandwidth and frequency compensation
#. Biasing design considerations
#. Putting it all together
#. Design verification, adjustments and remarks

Tools
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#. Upgrade SLiCAP to `Version 4 </slicap/html/index.html>`_ (requires python 3.12+):

   .. code::
    
      >>> pip install slicap --upgrade
        
#. LTspice or NGspice
#. CMOS 18 libraries from earlier courses