EELE 5131: Microelectronics - Winter 2019
Announcements
- Project Statement has
been updated on Tue, March 19th.
- Solutions to midterm
problems.
- Python script for fast calculation of forward and reverse ACM
function: acm_functions.py.
- Solutions to Qualifying Exam.
- Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
- Qualifying exam is scheduled for the lab time on Thursday,
January 17 at 10:00 am. There will be 4 problems: 2 about basic
circuit theory (including AC analysis) and 2 about
transistors. Students can choose solving either BJT problems or
MOSFET problems. No credit given for mixed problem attempts.
- Due to campus closure, lecture for January 7 has been cancelled.
- Lecture place and Time: AT 1006, Mondays and Wednesdays from
10:00 am to 11:30 am.
- Laboratory place and time: AT 4019, Thursdays 10:00 am to 11:30
am.
Reference Books
- M. C. Schneider and C. Gallup-Montoro, ``CMOS Analog Design Using
All-Region MOSFET Modelling,'' Cambridge University Press, 2010
- P. R. Gray, P. J. Hurst, S. H. Lewis and R. G. Meyer, ``Analysis
and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits,'' Fifth Edition, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., 2009 (fourth edition also useful)
- Ken Martin, ``Digital Integrated Circuit Design,'' Oxford
University Press, 2000 (for digital blocks only)
Useful Links
- For steps to set up you remote desktop connection to run
Cadence, use the following VNC setup
guide.
- Alternative not using a VNC connection (slower than
VNC) Cygwin/X
User's Guide: guide to set up a X-server on your MS Windows
machine (to run Cadence). Important: make sure that you select
openssh and xorg-x11-fonts-* (dpi100, dpi75, misc, Type1)
packages for installation. To log into the cmc server use "-Y"
option instead of "-X".
- Canadian Microelectronis Corporation