Updated: 12/14/06. This tentative course schedule is subject to change. Plan to check the announcement page and this page for updates frequently. You will receive the username/password to access the class notes in the class or by email. 

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Aug 28: Lecture 1 Introduction	Aug 30: Lecture 2 Effects of op-amp imperfections in application circuits: DC and low frequency, open-loop gain, input and output resistance, output voltage limits. Introduction to negative and positive feedback circuits. Lecture 2 notes Textbook references for this part (lectures 2, 3, 4, 5):  [Gray] Sections 6.1, 6.2 [Sedra] Chapter 2	Sep 1: Lecture 3 Effects of op-amp imperfections in application circuits: Voltage offset and drift, input current bias and offset Lecture 3 notes HW#1 assigned HW#1 solutions
Sep 4: No classes Labor Day Holiday	Sep 6 : Lecture 4 Effects of op-amp imperfections in application circuits: Tolerances and temperature drift in a precision current reference circuit example	Sep 8 : Lecture 5 Effects of op-amp imperfections in application circuits: CMRR, PSRR, common-mode input voltage range Lecture 5 notes
Sep 11: Lecture 6 Lecture 6 notes: Input common-mode voltage range Introduction to two-stage CMOS op-amp HW#1 due HW#2 assigned HW#2 solutions Inside a simple CMOS op-amp: transistor-level view Textbook references:  [Sedra, section 9.1] [Gray, section 6.3] [Allen, sections 6.1-6.4] [Johns, section 5.1] Supplementary notes: Two-stage op-amp design notes Review background materials: CMOS technology, device large-signal equations and operating regions Textbook references: [Sedra, Chapter 4] [Gray, Chapter 2] [Allen, Chapters 2, 3] [Johns, sections 1.1-1.3] Supplementary notes: Device characteristics, DC solution, small-signal models and small-signal analysis (updated 9-03-05) CMOS device physics review Notes on device operating modes (regions)	Sep 13: Lecture 7 Quiz 1 DC biasing solution in the CMOS two-stage op-amp Review of CMOS technology, device large-signal equations and operating modes Lecture 7 notes	Sep 15: Lecture 8 DC biasing solution in the CMOS op-amp, large signal op-amp characteristics Lecture 8 notes
Sep 18: Lecture 9 Review of channel-length modulation effect Finish DC biasing solution in the CMOS op-amp	Sep 20: Lecture 10 Review of device small-signal models, calculation of the op-amp low-frequency open-loop gain small-signal notes, part 1 small-signal notes, part 2 Basic gain stage notes Diff pair, CMRR Diff pair intro notes Single stage diff pair notes	Sep 22: Lecture 11 Small-signal analysis examples: Problem A26-mos Problem A15; solution HW#2 due HW#3 assigned HW#3 solutions
Sep 25: Lecture 12 Calculation of two-stage op-amp imperfections: small-signal gain, CMRR of the basic differential amplifier	Sep 27: Lecture 13   Common-mode rejection ratio improvements: cascode current source	Sep 29: Lecture 14 CMRR of the diff amplifier with active load Input common-mode voltage range, output voltage swing Input offset voltage HW#3 due HW#4 assigned HW#4 solutions
Oct 2: Lecture 15 Quiz #2 Finish input offset voltage analysis Reference circuits: Introduction & increasing Rout Biasing notes, part 1	Oct 4: Lecture 16     Reference circuits: high swing cascode i-mirror, current references Biasing notes, part 2 power supply and temp sensitivity, temp coef Biasing notes, part 3	Oct 6: Lecture 17 Voltage and current references V_t current reference, vdd sensitivity and temp coef Biasing notes, part 4 base-emitter & thermal volt current references, intro bandgap voltage and current references Biasing notes, part 5 HW#4 due HW#5 assigned HW#5 solutions
Oct 9: Lecture 18 Vdd sensitivity and temperature coefficient of current reference sources	Oct 11:  Bandgap references Sample midterm exam. It is suggested that you first try to work on the sample exam before checking the solutions. HW#5 due Special session: review for the midterm exam 1	Oct 13: Lecture 19 Midterm exam 1 Midterm exam 1 solutions (use the standard class notes password )
Oct 16: Lecture 20 Finish bandgap references More detailed device model: body effect	Oct 18: Lecture 21 Body effect: common-drain example	Oct 20: Lecture 22 Device capacitances and introduction to frequency responses BW intro notes ZVTC notes HW#6 assigned HW#6 solutions
Oct 23: Lecture 23 ZVTC method and examples, BW estimation, BW improvement methods	Oct 25: Lecture 24 ZVTC method and examples, BW estimation, BW improvement methods	Oct 27: Lecture 25 ZVTC method and examples, BW estimation, BW improvement methods: cascode amplifier HW#6 due HW#7 assigned HW#7 solutions
Oct 30: Lecture 26 ZVTC method and examples, BW estimation, BW improvement methods: handling large capacitive loads: Source follower (common-drain) buffer	Nov 1: Lecture 27 N-extra-element theorem (N-EET): a simple method for solving complex transfer functions N-EET notes by Erickson (in these notes, b's are the coefficients in the denominator, a's are the coefficients in the numerator) N-EET Notes: common-source example (in these notes, b's are the coefficients in the numerator, a's are the coefficients in the denominator; we follow this notation in the class) Simple N-EET application example	Nov 3 : Lecture 28 N-EET applications examples: Common-source amplifier Source-follower HW#7 due HW#8 assigned HW#8 solutions
Nov 6: Lecture 29 N-EET applications examples: source follower	Nov 8: Lecture 30 Quiz #3 Finish frequency response analysis of source followers	Nov 10: Lecture 31 Quiz #3 solutions Solved sample Midterm Exam 2 Feedback and loop-gain analysis, loop-gain, op-amp compensation, GBW and Slew-Rate Feedback intro notes Additional feedback notes #1 Additional feedback notes #2 HW#8 due HW#9 assigned HW#9 solutions
Nov 13: Lecture 32 Feedback and loop-gain analysis, loop-gain, op-amp compensation, GBW and Slew-Rate	Nov 15: Lecture 33 Midterm exam review HW#9 due	Nov 17:  Mid-term exam #2 HW#10 assigned HW#10 solution
Nov 20: No classes Fall Break	Nov 22: No classes Fall Break	Nov 24: No classes Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 27: Lecture 34 Loop-gain and stability test	Nov 29: Lecture 35 Phase magin	Dec 1: Lecture 36 Op-amp compensation HW#10 due HW#11 assigned HW#11 solutions
Dec 4: Lecture 37 Op-amp compensation	Dec 6: Lecture 38 Op-amp design: notes 1, notes 2	Dec 8: Lecture 39 FCQ Review of hw solutions and photodiode amplifier example HW#11 due HW#12 assigned HW#12 solutions
Dec 11: Lecture 40 Output stages Output stage notes Intro to cascode design Cascode lecture notes Cascode & other circuits: slides High slew rate (Class A/B) input & output stages Class A/B input notes Rail-to-rail input stages, very low Rout w/ feedback (from cascode slides)	Dec 13: Lecture 41 Review for final exam	Dec 15: Lecture 42 Review and conclusions HW#12 due

The final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 20. 1:30pm-4:00pm in the class.