Analog Integrated-Circuit Design

Design of analog circuits using CMOS and bipolar technology.

Interface IC Design for MEMS and Sensors

Design of low-noise interface circuits for sensors and micromechanical devices (MEMS). Design of integrated microsystems.

Power IC Design

Analysis and design of switched-inductor dc-dc supplies with CMOS and BiCMOS integrated circuits (ICs).

Silicon-Based Heterostructure Devices and Circuits

Theory and design of novel silicon-germanium microelectronic devices and circuits. Materials, device physics, fabrication, measurement, circuit design, and system applications.

Analog Integrated System Design

Design of analog systems using CMOS and bipolar technology. A higher level
of design for analog and digital systems is presented.

Neuromorphic Analog VLSI Circuits

Large-scale analog computation for sensory and motor processing. Analog
building blocks are presented, leading to VLSI systems inspired by
neurobiological architectures and computational paradigms.

RF-Microwave Measurement Laboratory

RF/microwave measurement theory and techniques. Use of state-of-the-art
equipment operating into the GHz range.

Wireless IC Design

Wireless system specifications are translated to architectures and building
blocks compatible with silicon technology. The course focuses on the
analysis and design of these blocks.

Digital MOS Integrated Circuits

Detailed analysis of the operaration and design of high performance MOS
digital integrated circuits. Emphasis is on current design techniques
with examples from the literature.