Teaching MOS integrated circuit amplifier design to undergraduates

Author

Comer, David J. ; Comer, Donald T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA

Volume

44

Issue

3

fYear

2001

fDate

8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

238

Abstract

The enhancement-mode MOSFET is the primary active device used in present-day digital and mixed-signal integrated circuit processes. Thus, it is important to introduce this device and associated circuit design methods early in the electronics curriculum. This article discusses four integrated circuit MOSFET amplifier configurations; the current source/active load stage, the source follower, the cascode connection, and the differential stage with a current mirror load. These stages serve as building blocks for more complex MOSFET amplifiers and allow the introduction of MOSFET integrated circuit design principles

Keywords

MOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; teaching; MOS integrated circuit amplifier design; cascode connection; circuit design methods; current mirror load; current source/active load stage; differential stage; digital integrated circuit processes; electronics curriculum; enhancement-mode MOSFET; integrated circuit MOSFET amplifier; mixed-signal integrated circuit processes; source follower; teaching; undergraduates; Bipolar integrated circuits; CMOS process; Capacitors; Circuit synthesis; Education; Electronic circuits; Fabrication; MOS integrated circuits; MOSFET circuits; Resistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.940993

Filename

940993