EC7115Syllabus

EC 7115 MICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

MODULE- I

MOS Transistor Theory: NMOS enhancement transistor, PMOS enhancement transistor,

Threshold voltage, Body effect, MOS device design equations, Channel length modulation,

Second order effects and velocity saturation, Subthreshold region.

Text Book:

1. “Analogue Integrated Circuits Design”, Johns. D. and Martin. K, John Wiley & Sons,

1997. Ch- 1

MODULE- II

MOS Analogue Circuit Design: Basic current mirror bipolar and CMOS, Cascode current

mirror, Wilson’s current mirror, MOS gain stages, Cascode gain stages, MOS differential pair

and gain stages, Bipolar gain stages.

Text Book:

1. “Analogue Integrated Circuits Design”, Johns. D. and Martin.K, John Wiley & Sons,

1997. Ch- 3

MODULE- III

CMOS Digital Logic Design: CMOS logic gate design, Typical CMOS NAND & NOR delays,

CMOS complementary logic, Bi CMOS logic, Pseudo nMOS logic, Dynamic CMOS logic, C2MOS

logic, PTL, Transmission gates, CMOS domino logic, Zipper CMOS, CVSL, SFPL.

Text Book:

1. “Principles of CMOS VLSI Design– A System Perspective”, Weste Nell HE & Eshraghian

K, Pearson Education, 1993. Ch- 5 (5.3.1-5.3.2; 5.4.1-5.4.11)

MODULE- IV

Noise in Microelectronics: Statistical characteristics of noise, Noise spectrum, Amplitude

distribution, Time and frequency domain analysis, Noise models for circuit elements– resistors

diode, BJT, MOS, Op amps.

Text Book:

1. “Analogue Integrated Circuits Design”, Johns. D. and Martin. K, John Wiley & Sons,

1997. Ch- 4

MODULE- V

Crystal Growth and Processing: Electronic grade silicon, Czochralski crystal growing, Silicon

shaping, Etching, polishing, Chemical cleaning, Gettering treatment, Thermal stress factors.

Text Book:

1. “VLSI Technology”, Sze S.M., McGraw Hill I.E., 1988. Ch- 1

MODULE- VI

Integrated Circuit Technology: Basic process in IC fabrication, Solid state diffusion,

Electrical properties of diffused layers, Photolithography, Epitaxial growth, Ion implantation,

Local oxidation, Polisilicon deposition, Metallisation.

Text Book:

1. “Analogue Integrated Circuits Design”, Johns. D. and Martin K, John Wiley & Sons,

1997. Ch- 1

MODULE- VII

Introduction to Different IC Technologies: Monolithic IC, Hybrid IC, Thin film IC, Bipolar

and CMOS IC fabrication and active and passive components in IC.

Text Book:

1. “VLSI Technology”, Sze S.M., McGraw Hill I.E., 1988. Ch- 11 (11.1-11.6)