Modeling and implementation of analog and mixed analog/digital circuits and systems on chip

5.00 credits

30.0 h + 22.5 h

Teacher(s)

Bol David;

Language

English

Prerequisites

LELEC 1530, LELEC2531 and LELEC2532.
LELEC2650 strongly recommended

Main themes

Over the last decades, integrated circuits have evolved from chips with a single function to complex systems on a single silicon chip. Such modern systems-on-chip (SoCs) features digital signal processors, microcontrollers, analog and RF circuits to provide the necessary interfaces to the physical world made of sensor signals, audio/video interfaces, electronic signals or wireless communications. These analog/mixed-signal (AMS) systems require the co-integration, co-design and co-verification of analog and digital circuits on the same CMOS technology platform. In this course, we will study the implementation of mixed analog/digital circuits with the help of behavioral modeling, as an essential tool within the design flow of AMS systems.
This course concludes the ELEC formation in electronic circuits and systems.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	a. Contribution of the activity to the learning outcomes of the program AA1 Knowledge base : electronic concepts (AA1.1), simulation and CAD tools (AA1.2) AA2 Engineering skills : analysis and modeling of an electronic system, AA3 R&D skills : find appropriate references on the existing solutions in the field of the course's project (AA3.1) AA4 Project management AA5 Communication skills : analysis and writing of a technical datasheet (AA5.3-5.5). b. Learning outcomes After this course, the electrical engineers in circuit and systems should be able to: critically compare analog and digital circuit solutions within a given applicative system context with respect to signal quality, power consumption, cost and flexibility, analyze the sources and propagation of analog non-idealities into a mixed-signal chain, generate appropriate abstractions for analog building blocks and model their behavior at high level in Verilog-AMS language, setup an appropriate methodology for designing, simulating and verifying a mixed-signal system from specification phase to block partitioning to physical implementation, co-simulate and co-verify analog blocks with a digital circuit in Verilog to mitigate the limitations of analog blocks and to extract specifications for the mixed-signal circuit implementation, analyze industrial-level datasheets of an electronic system in the context of a design project , analyze scientific-level papers in the field of electronic circuit and systems.

Content

Analog/mixed-signal (AMS) system design methodologies.
Behavorial analog modeling.
Analog non idealities and auto-compensation.
Digital assistance of analog circuits.
Modeling and implementation of phase-locked loops.
Modeling and implementation of systems based on sigma-delta modulation (if time allows).

Teaching methods

The course is composed of the following activities:

lectures on the key AMS concepts,
assignment in groups for active learning with in-class kick-off and debriefing sessions.

Evaluation methods

In this course, the students are evaluated through:

a continuous certificative project group evaluation, which includes reports weigthing 40% of the final grade altogether, to be delivered during and at the end of the semester, respectively;
an individual oral exam, weighting 60% of the final grade, taken during the exam session.

The grade of the continuous evaluation is individualized as a function of the implication of the student in the group during the semester (presence at the compulsory activities, active participation to the work, ...).

Online resources

https://moodle.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=659

Bibliography

Chapitres de certains livres de référence.

Teaching materials

Transparents des cours, chapitres de certains livres de référence, disponibles en ligne

Faculty or entity

ELEC

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Master [120] in Electrical Engineering

ELEC2M

Master [120] in Electro-mechanical Engineering

ELME2M