ELEC 5705
Advanced Topics in VLSI
Recent and advanced topics in the design of very large scale integrated circuits, with emphasis on mixed analog/digital circuits for telecommunications applications. Topic varies from year to year according to departmental research interests. Students may be expected to contribute lectures or seminars on selected topics.
2022
Topics
- Fundamental concepts of ADCs and DACs
- Nyquist rate data converters
- Nyquist rate data converters (cont.)
- Oversampled data converters
- Design Example of ADCs
- Components of ADCs: Sample and hold
- Digital to Analog Converter (DAC): Mid term
- Design study of 50+ GS/s 7-bit DACs
- Recent trends in data converters: time/phase
- Characterization of ADCs and DACs
- Time interleaved ADCs
- Calibration of ADCs and DACs
- Project Presentation
Readings
- Principles of Data Conversion System Design by Behzad Razavi ISBN: 978-0-780-31093-3 December 1994
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- ELEC 5705 -Fall 2022 ↗2022