Course detail

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of modern methods for analysis and design of discrete and integrated electronic circuits.

Principles of classical circuit simulation, modeling with VHDL-AMS, approximate symbolic analysis, analysis of transmission-line circuits, signal integrity, analysis of switched circuits. Optimization. Basics of analog integrated circuit design in CMOS technology.

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Computer modeling of electronic circuits: Spice-class simulators, steady-state calculation, approximate symbolic analysis, system modeling with VHDL-AMS, transmission-line circuits, signal integrity analysis in discrete and integrated applications, simulation of switched circuits.
Analog integrated circuit design: CMOS technology, practical exercise– design of transconductance operating amplifier, analysis of special problems (ESD protection, latch-up, EMC of integrated circuits).
Circuit optimization: formulation of objective function, local and global methods, multicriterial problems.

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Project and final discussion.

1. Computer modeling of electronic circuits - 6 seminars (Dr. Zdeněk Kolka, Dr. Lubomír Brančík)
2. Analog integrated circuit design - 4 seminars (Dr. Pavel Horský, AMI Semiconductor)
3. Circuit optimization - 3 seminars (Prof. Zbyněk Raida)

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CHENG, C .K., LILLIS, J., LIN, S., CHANG, N.: Interconnect Analysis and Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons, New York 2000.
LAKER, K.R., SANSEN, W. M. C.: Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems. McGraw-Hill, 1994.
GILL, P. E., MURRAY, W., WRIGHT, M. H.: Practical optimization. London: Academic Press. 1981