This course is designed to discuss on fundamental principles for analysis and design of analog/digital circuits and the practical considerations in integrated circuit design. Students will learn how to design, analyze and evaluate amplifiers as an essential integrated circuit building block. Advanced amplifiers/analog circuit layout techniques with case studies will also be introduced. By providing hands-on practice with one real advanced VLSI CMOS process using industrial EDA tools, students can have a deep understanding on how to design practical integrated circuits and make real world engineering tradeoffs. This course will be assessed with assignments, presentations and projects.

CILO-1: Explain the essential knowledge in analog circuits design. CILO-2: Explain common analog circuit building blocks with practical considerations. CILO-3: Design and simulate analog circuits using industrial simulation tools with real world CMOS process.