ECE137B : 2008

DO NOT GO TO THE SCHEDULED LAB HOURS during the first week of classes. The laboratory/design content of the class is run on an independent basis. Design projects are assigned and a due date is given. Students work in the lab constructing and testing their designs, working in the lab at whatever time they find most suitable to work

 

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Evening review sessions on Tuesday nights:

Tuesday 4/16- Phelps xxxx  ---confirmed

Tuesday 4/22- Phelps 1425  ---confirmed.

Tuesday 5/6- LSB 1001 -confirmed

Tuesday 5/20- Life Sciences Building 1001 -confirmed  6-8PM

Tuesday 6/3- Life Sciences Building 1001 --confirmed   6-8PM

 

Administrative.. 3

Additional Lectures / Exam Reviews / Lab Reviews. 3

TA Hours. 3

TA hours and Lab Access during Lab Periods. 3

Exams. 4

HW Assignments. 4

Picking Up Your Graded Assignments. 5

Homework solutions: 5

Lab Assignments. 5

Check off dates. 5

Weekly Reading.. 6

Lecture Notes. 6

Resources. 7

Exam Solutions and Old Exams. 7

Transistor Datasheets. 7

small-signal bipolar transistors: 7

medium-power bipolar transistors. 8

medium-power MOSFETs. 8

High-power MOSFETs. 8

High Speed Analog Comparators. 8

CMOS D-type flip flops. 8

CMOS XOR gate. 8

Fiber Optic Components. 8

 


Administrative

Syllabus: 137b_outline.pdf   or Syllabus_ece137B.htm

Lectures:  9-10 AM MWF, Phelps 3515.

Rodwell Office Hours:  Mondays, Fridays 10-11 AM, Wednesdays 1-2 PM

 

Additional Lectures / Exam Reviews / Lab Reviews

To cover dates I must travel, some additional lectures may be arranged. Exam and Lab reviews may also be arranged.

 

TA Hours

(these HRS will be replaced during weeks labs are due by TA time in labs)

TA

Email

office hours

Location

Hollar, Kurtis

kurtishollar@umail.ucsb.edu

Tues 9-10AM

TA trailer (Phelps 1435)

Hsieh, Yun-Hao

lain11644@umail.ucsb.edu

Mon 11AM-noon

TA trailer (Phelps 1435)

Krishna Vinay

krishnavinay@umail.ucsb.edu

Wed 10AM

TA trailer (Phelps 1435)

Please note that these office hours will be replaced (will not be held ) during weeks when the TAs are holding advising office hours in the lab.

 

 

TA hours and Lab Access during Lab Periods


Checkoffs will be in the lab, and will be by appointment . A signup sheet for lab checkoffs will be distributed in lecture. Please see the TAs if you must change your appointment time.   During the checkoff periods, the TAs are not available to provide you with Guidance,  and the lab is will be closed except to those checking off.

 

 

Wed May 28, 5-8 PM, Kurtis

Thurs May 29, 5-8 PM, Eric

Friday May 30, 5-8 PM, Vinay

 

 

Wed June 4, 5-10 PM:  (advising) Eric, Vinay

Thursday June 5, 5-10 PM : (Checkoffs and advising) Vinay, Kurtis

Friday June 6, 5-10 PM: Checkoffs: Eric, Vinay

 

 

 

 

 

Exams

Mid term exam, Wednesday May 14

Final Exam:   Wednesday, June 11, 8–11 am

 

HW Assignments

Missing parameters in assignments:

Often a problem statement will omit to give certain parameter values.

In those cases, use default values, as below

 

lambda (MOSFETS)

0 in DC calculations

1/(10 V) in AC calculations

Va, Early voltage (BJTs)

infinity

beta (current gain)

infinity

Vce(sat) (BJTs)

0.5 V

Vbe(on)  (BJTs)

0.7 V

Ise of BJTs in current mirrors

matched if not specified otherwise

vsatCoxWg and Vth of MOSFETs in current mirrors

matched if not specified otherwise

First Problem Set: ece137b_ps1_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday April 9, 5 PM in HW box.

Second Problem Set: ece137b_ps2_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday April 16, 5 PM in HW box

Third problem set: ece137b_ps3_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday April 23, 5 PM in HW box

Fourth problem set ece137b_ps4_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday April 30, 5 PM in HW box

Fifth Problem set: ece137b_ps5_2008.pdf
Due  Wednesday May 21, 5 PM in HW box

Sixth Problem set:   ece137b_ps6_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday May 28, 5 PM in HW box

Seventh Problem set: ece137b_ps7_2008.pdf
Due Wednesday June 4, 5 PM in HW box

 

Picking Up Your Graded Assignments

Graded HW and Lab projects are obtained from the TAs. Please see them during either office hours or during their lab hours.

Homework solutions:

These will be posted here http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~lain11644/137b_hw.html

Lab Assignments

Please read the syllabus for procedures. Work in groups of 2

No credit will be given for larger groups.

Guidelines on writing lab reports: writing_lab_reports.pdf

Guidelines on building and testing projects: lab_hints.pdf

More hints regarding the fiber optic project: hints_lab2.pdf

The lab assigments a *major* single project, extended over the full quarter.
You have a choice: do one of the two projects below

First choice of lab project: ece137b_lab_project_2008_1.pdf

Second choice of lab project: ece137b_lab_project_2008_2.pdf

Third choice of lab project: ece137b_lab_project_2008_3.pdf

 

Matlab simlulation files for the digital power amplifiers:

 

shorter_pwm_plus_feedback.m fast running less accurate pulse width simulation

longer_pwm_plus_feedback.m  slow running more accurate pulse width simulation

power_ds.m   this is the delta-sigma simulation file.

raised_cos_baseband_filter2.m  this is is a sub-file needed for all simulations

hann.m this is is a sub-file needed for all simulations

summary_PWM.pdf  this is a set of images from the PWM simulations.

Check off dates

 

We do not need a preminary report for check off  #1

First check off date: Thursday April 24 and Friday April 25.

 

Second preliminary report: May 2, 5 PM in HW box

Second check off date: Thursday May 8 and Friday May 9.

 

Third preliminary report: Friday May 30, 5 PM in HW box

Third check off date: Thursday June 5 and dFriday June 6

Reports due Monday June 9, 8 AM in HW box

 

Lab is CLOSED on checkoff days except 60 minutes prior to your check off time.
So, you should plan on having your project fully complete before these dates..

Weekly Reading

The main text for the class is the online lecture notes- these are available via the links below. You will also need to have a quality analog IC design text. If you don't have one, recommended texts would include Grey and Meyer: Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, Any edition or Microelectronic Circuit Design, 2nd edition or 3rd edition, R.C. Jaeger and T.N. Blalock, or Fundamentals of Microelectronics, Behzad Razavi

 

These can be purchased online from many vendors. Older editions have the advantage that used copies can be obtained at a lower price. Any of these books would be just fine.

 

It is advisable to read and study indicated sections of the text in detail.

 

Week 1:  Rodwell notes through set 2
J&B: Review (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10) , Read 4.6, 4.7.

Review (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11,  5.12, 5.13)

Read 10.7, 14.6.

 

Week 2: Rodwell notes through set 4
J&B: 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7

 

Week 3: Rodwell notes through set 6
J&B: 17.8, 17.9,

 

Week 4: Rodwell Notes through set  9
 J&B: 17.10

 

Week 5: Rodwell Notes through set 12
J&B: 18.1, 18.2, 18.3

 

Week 6:  Rodwell Notes through set  14
J&B: 18.10, 18.11

 

Week 7: Rodwell Notes through set  16

J&B: 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8

 

Weeks 8, 9, 10:  review !

 

Lecture Notes

ece137b_notes_set_1.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_2.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_3.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_4.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_5.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_6.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_7.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_8.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_9.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_10.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_11.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_12.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_13.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_14.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_15.pdf

ece137b_notes_set_16.pdf

Resources

 

Semi-log paper for making Bode plots: Semilog_paper.pdf

 

Transistor amplifier crib sheet amplifiers.pdf

 

High Frequency Crib sheet HF crib sheet.pdf

 

Crib sheet Combining the 2 above: MBHFCribSheet.pdf

 

General resources: amplifier_gallery.pdf  opamp_comments.pdf   more_opamp_hints.pdf

Good general reference on op-amps.http://www.national.com/an/AN/AN-A.pdf

Exam Solutions and Old Exams

Example Mid-Terms:  137BMidTerm1992.pdf 137BMidTerm1995.pdf  137BMidterm1996.pdf   137BMidTerm1998.pdf  mt_02_solution1.pdf  mt_02_solution2.pdf  mt_02_solution3.pdf  ece137bMT2003a.pdf ece137bMT2003b.pdf ece137b_MT_2004a.pdf ece137b_MT2004b.pdf

137BMT2006a.pdf 137BMT2006b.pdf 137BMT2007a.pdf 137BMT2007b.pdf

 

Mid term solution: 

 

Example Final exams:   final_96.pdf  final97.pdf  final98.pdf

ece137bfinal2001.pdf  final_2002_A.pdf   final_2002_B.pdf  final_2002_C.pdf final03a.pdf ece137bfinal_04b.pdf ece137a_final_2006a.pdf ece137a_final_2006b.pdf ece137b_final_solution_2006a.pdf ece137bfinal_solution_2006b.pdf ece137b_final_2007a.pdf ece137b_final_2007b.pdf

 

Final exam solutions:

Transistor Datasheets

small-signal bipolar transistors:

2n3904.pdf    2n3906.pdf

the data sheets give a spice Model with
tau_f and Ccb and Cje specified.

use the formulas

Ccb(Vcb)=Cjc / (1+Vcb/Vjc)^MJC

Cje(Vbe)=Cje/(1+Vbe/Vje)^MJE

medium-power bipolar transistors

mje371rev3.pdf  mje521rev2.pdf

The datasheets for the power transistors are missing the ft and Ccb specifications.  These are:

ft = 3.0 MHz (IC = 250mA, VCE = 10 V) for both NPN and PNP

Cob = 100 pF (IE = 0, VCB = 10 V) for both NPN and PNP

medium-power MOSFETs

VN0104.pdf  VP0104.pdf

While these are high-current devices, they can also be used as small-signal devices with bias currents in the range of 1-100 mA. At these lower currents, the data sheet does not provide adquate Gm & Gds data, and a curve-tracer must again be used. 

High-power MOSFETs

IRFU014_N-ch.pdf  IRFU9014_P-ch.pdf

These would serve well as a complementary power output stage at audio frequencies.

High Speed Analog Comparators

AD790.pdf   Analog Devices: Precision, expensive.

LM160.pdf   National Semiconductor (LM360/LM160): Cheaper, Probably good enough.

CMOS D-type flip flops

cd4013.pdf  This part is sufficiently fast for the power delta-sigma adc

MM74HC74A.pdf This is a faster device for use in the fiber optic project 

CMOS XOR gate

MM74HC86.pdf  This is a faster device for use in the fiber optic project

Fiber Optic Components

LED: IFE98.pdf

PIN Photodiode:  IFD91.pdf

 

Medium-Speed Op-Amps

LF351.pdf  LF353.pdf

These are Bi-FET op amps with ~4MHz unity-gain bandwidth and ~13 V/us slew rate.