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Text Books

• F. Maloberti,  Data Converters (eBook is FREE and available @ NYCU Library)

• R. J. Baker, CMOS Mixed-Signal Circuits Design, 2nd Ed. (在工五館影印室)

• R. J. Baker, CMOS circuit design, layout and simulation, ch 28- 30 .

• Razavi, Ch13, switched-capacitor circuits

Tentative schedule and lecture notes (Lecture link)

1.  Introduction & ADC overview

2. Sampling & quantization  (Reference: Baker Ch1~2 and any DSP book)    2.1 switched-cap circuit brief

3.  Data converter specifications:   dynamic specifications;  static specifications

Reference:  Data conversion handbook, published by Analog Devices Inc (free download).

                          Ch3, ADC architectures.

4. 1  Integrated Resistor and Capacitor ;   4.2  Digital-to-analog converters (DACs): capacitor, resistor

5.  SAR ADC.  Tutorial by Pieter Harpe.  5.2 4-b example.

6.0  review of step response  (Section 7.5 of Gray & Meyer) 6.1 Introduction to Opamp.   6.2 Switched-capacitor circuits

7.   Comparator 

8.  Flash ADC

9. Noise-Shaping ADCs

10.1  interpolation & two-step ADC;   9.2  Multi-stage & pipelined ADC   9.3 pipeline ADC

10.2 switched-capacitor circuits in pipelined ADCs

Project Presentation

1. Using Toolbox and system-level design

2. Cadence schematics simulation