CMOS circuit design booknotes (PDFs)

Patterning, Layout, Resistance Calculations, N-Well/Substrate Diode, RC Delay, Twin Wells

Bonding pads, Metal & Via characteristics, Crosstalk, Ground Bounce, Layout Examples

Layout, Wire Connections, ESD Protection

Resistors, Capacitors, MOSFETs, Layout Examples

Capacitance, Threshold Voltage, I/V characteristics, Spice Modeling, Short-Channel Factors

Unit Processes, Process Integration, Backend

Signals, Circuit Noise, Discussion

Long-Channel MOSFETs, Short-Channel MOSFETs, Noise Modeling

Model, Pass Gates, Measurements

DC Behavior, Switching Behavior, Layout, Large-Load Sizing, Other Configurations

DC Behavior, Layout, Switching Behavior, Complex Gates

Transmission Gates, Applications, Latches & FlipFlops, Examples

Fundamentals, Clocked Logic

Chip Layout, Steps

Arrays, Peripheries, Bitcells

Intro, Resistive Memory, CMOS Imagers

Schmitt Triggers, Multivibrators, Input Buffers, Charge Pumps

Phase Detector, Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO), Loop Filter, System Factors, Delay-Locked Loops, Examples

Intro, Cascoding, Biasing

Gate-Drain-Connected Loads, Current Source Loads, Push-Pull Amps

Source-Coupled Pair, Source Cross-Coupled Pair, Cascode Loads, Wide-Swing Diff Amps

MOSFET-Resistor Refs, Parasitic Diode-Based Refs

2-Stage OAs, OA with Output Buffer, Operational Transconductance Amp (OTA), Gain Enhancement, Examples

MOSFET switches, Fully-Differential Ckts, Switched-Capacitor Ckts, Examples

Biasing for Power & Speed, Concepts, Basic Design, Design using Switched-Capacitor CMFB

Comparators, Adaptive Biasing, Analog Multipliers

Analog vs Discrete Time Signals, Analog-to-Digital Conversion, Sample & Hold (S/H), Digital-to-Analog (DAC) Specs, Analog-to-Digital (ADC) Specs, Mixed-Signal Layout Issues

DAC Architectures, ADC Architectures

R-2R DAC Topologies, OAs in Data Converters, Implementing ADCs

Feedback Equation, Negative Feedback Properties, Recognizing Feedback Topologies, Voltage Amp, Transimpedance Amp, Transconductance Amp, Current Amp, Stability, Examples