Title :
Mixed-signal design in the microelectronics curriculum
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boise State Univ., ID, USA
fDate :
30 June-2 July 2003
Abstract :
This paper discusses educating electrical engineering students so they can do mixed-signal design (MSD). It also discusses why MSD is important and how it fits into a contemporary electrical engineering curriculum. The paper concludes with a practical example of MSD (the design of a memory sensing circuit) that shows the benefits over traditional analog techniques.
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; electrical engineering education; integrated circuit design; integrated memory circuits; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; analog techniques; electrical engineering curriculum; memory sensing circuit; microelectronics curriculum; mixed-signal design; Analog circuits; Circuit synthesis; Digital circuits; Digital filters; Digital signal processing; Digital signal processing chips; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Microelectronics; Signal design;
Conference_Titel :
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 2003. Proceedings of the 15th Biennial
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7972-1
DOI :
10.1109/UGIM.2003.1225698
