Analogue VLSI 4 (U03475)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-ELAV

The aim of this module is to give students more hands-on experience of analogue design. It is a half-way house between discrete component design and fully custom integrated circuit design. Working with real hardware, the only way to learn about real analogue problems, will not be easy, and the practical work is likely to be very testing. However, exposure to the real problems that will be presented by using the custom chip designed specifically for this course will take the students? understanding of analogue work to a new level.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Electronic Engineering 3 (U00439) Microelectronics 3 (U00443)

? Co-requisites : Large Scale Integrated Circuits 4 (U00351) Circuits Engineering 4 (U00378)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Electronics, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	10:00	10:50			Classroom 1, Sanderson Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	KB
Laboratory	Friday	10:00	13:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding of the basic analogue building blocks.
Ability to perform detailed experiments and characterisation work on analogue circuits.
Ability to design and simulate operational amplifiers with a moderate performance.

Assessment Information

This module will be assessed by a written exam in May (34%), by continuous assessment of practical lab work (33%) and by a mini project/assignment (33%). The practical lab work will be assessed throughout the year, and the mini project/assignment will be submitted towards the end of second semester.