Title :
Integrating digital, analog, and mixed-signal design in an undergraduate ECE curriculum
Author :
Nestor, John A. ; Rich, David A.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the integration of analog, digital, and mixed-signal IC design in the undergraduate ECE curriculum at Lafayette College. This integration is being accomplished by adding IC design coverage to the required electronics sequence and including analog and mixed-signal coverage in a what was previously an "all-digital" VLSI Design elective. As a result, all ECE students at Lafayette receive some basic instruction on IC design, including layout. Students who take advanced courses receive more coverage of analog and mixed-signal design.
Keywords :
VLSI; electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit layout; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; ECE students; IC design; IC layout; Lafayette college; VLSI design; analog signal design; digital signal design; electronics and communication engineering; integrated circuits; mixed signal design; undergraduate ECE curriculum; very large scale integration; Analog integrated circuits; CMOS logic circuits; Educational institutions; Integrated circuit layout; MOSFETs; Operational amplifiers; Solid state circuit design; Solid state circuits; Space technology; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Systems Education, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1973-3
DOI :
10.1109/MSE.2003.1205268
