INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN

ECE 541

Analysis, design and applications of modern analog circuits using integrated bipolar and field-effect transistor technologies. Develop a working knowledge of the basic circuits used in modern analog integrated circuits and techniques for analysis and design.

ECE 445

Physics and properties of semiconductors, p-n junctions, metal-semiconductor contacts, homojunction and heterojunction bipolar transistor and physics, metal-oxide-semiconductor and heterostructure field-effect transistor and physics, thin-film resistors, memory devices, quantum devices.

ECE 549

Monolithic integrated circuit fabrication; mask making, photolithography, oxidation, diffusion, junction evaluation, metallization, packaging, and testing.

ECE 342

A second course in modeling and application of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. Advanced transistor amplifier analysis, including feedback effects. Design for power amplifiers, op-amps, analog filters, oscillators, A/D and D/A converters, and power converters. Introduction to transistor level design of CMOS digital circuits.

COMPSCI/ECE 755

Overview of MOS devices and circuits; introduction to integrated circuit fabrication; topological design of data flow and control; interactive graphics layout; circuit simulation; system timing; organizational and architectural considerations; alternative implementation approaches; design project.E C E 555or equivalent experience is strongly recommended.