Lecture 1: 10-11-2020¶

Introduction EE4109-2020-2021

MSc course EE4109 ‘Structured Electronic Design’ 2020-2021

A stepwise approach to the transistor-level design of application-specific amplifiers.

Presentation

The presentation “Structured electronic design EE4109 2020-2021” shows:

1. The course objectives
2. The teaching method
3. The means and the tools

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EE4109 2020 1_1a Course information

Prerequisite knowledge EE4109-2020-2021

This course requires BSc level electrical engineering including the basic course “Structured Electronic Design” EE3C11.

Studends who did not follow the regular BSc program at the Delft University of Technology department EEMC are strongly recommended to study the homologation program

1. Physical operating mechanisms and modeling of electronic devices
   • L, C, R, transformer, diode, BJT, JFET, MOST
2. Systems, signals and information
   • Deterministic modeling of signals: Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform
   • Statistical modeling of signals: mean value, mean square value, correlation, power spectral density
   • Shannon: channel capacity
   • System properties and analysis techniques: linear, nonlinear, stationary, time-invariant, instantaneous, dynamic, stable, unstable
3. Network theory
   • V-I relations, power dissipation and energy storage of basic network elements: C, L, R, independent sources, controlled sources, transformer, gyrator, nullor
   • Network theorems and analysis techniques: KVL, KCL, Thevenin, Norton, voltage shift, current redirection, substitution, superposition, reciprocity
   • Graph theory: Nodes, branches, loops, cut sets, trees, node-branch incidence matrix
   • Two-ports: representation methods (particularly the T1 matrix representation), unilateral, nonenergic
   • Estimation of poles and zeros in networks without feedback
4. Structured electronic design EE3C11: see homologation program

Course program EE4109-2020-2021

MSc course EE4109 ‘Structured Electronic Design’ 2020-2021

A stepwise approach to the transistor-level design of application-specific amplifiers.

Presentation

The presentation “Course program EE4109 2020-2021” gives a brief overview of this course.

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EE4109 2020 1_1b Course information

Application description of the active antenna

The design theory presented in this course will be applied to the design of an active antenna in CMOS18 technology.

Presentation

The “application description of the active antenna” is the starting point of the structured design process that we will execute in this course.

Literature

Design of an active antenna

Lumped-element model of a dipole antenna

On-semi notes on ESD

Modeling of transmission lines: Telegrapher’s equations

Principle of amplification

Presentation

The presentation “Principle of amplification” shows the way in which a basic amplifier stage can be constructed with a “transresistance” device.

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EE4109 2020 1_2 Principle of amplification

Study

Chapter 3

Principle of amplification and biasing

Poll

There will be a poll “Principle of amplification and biasing”.

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EE4109 2020 1_3 Poll Principle of amplification and biasing

Implementation of biasing

Presentation

The presentation “Biasing implementation” elucidates methods to implement the biasing of a single-device amplifier stage.

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EE4109 2020 1_4 Biasing implementation

Study

Chapter 3, 9.4