Familiarization of simulation tools for VLSI design and different types of analyses with them – DC operating point analysis, DC sweep analysis, AC analysis, periodic steady state analysis, noise analysis, etc.
Design and simulation of analog integrated circuits: MOS characteristics, single stage and differential amplifiers, and operational amplifiers.
Design and simulation of digital integrated circuits: Inverter characteristics, combinational circuits, and sequential circuits.
Design and simulation of mixed-signal integrated circuits: comparators and data converters.
Reference Books
Behzad Razavi, "Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuit," Tata McGraw Hill
Jan M. Rabaey, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, and Borivoje Nikolic, "Digital Integrated Circuits," Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall
Behzad Razavi, "Principles of Data Conversion System Design," Wiley-IEEE Press
