Day1: Introduction
- Signal modeling and characterisation, selected topics;
- System modeling and characterisation, selected topics;
- Noise in electronic systems, physical mechanisms and modeling;
- Network theory, selected topics;
- Exercises.
Day 2: Application, modeling and characterisation of amplifiers
- Introduction to amplification and amplifiers;
- Modeling and characterisation of ideal behavior;
- Modeling and characterisation of non-ideal behavior;
- Exercises.
Day 3: Application, modeling and characterisation of operational amplifiers
- Types of operational amplifiers;
- Modeling of specific behavioral aspects:
- Noise behavior
- Statistical modeling of offset and bias quantities
- Modeling of the small-signal dynamic behavior
- Modeling of PSRR and CMRR - Use of macro models.
Day 4: Design of amplifier configurations
- Techniques for the synthesis of negative-feedback amplifiers:
- Sensing and comparison techniques
- The nullor as ideal controller
- Balancing and port isolation techniques - Negative feedback implementation techniques:
- Direct and indirect feedback
- Nonenergic, passive and active feedback
Day 5: Negative feedback modelling
- Black’s feedback model;
- Asymptotic-gain model;
- Deriving controller requirements from amplifier requirements:
- Design considerations regarding noise behavior
- Design considerations regarding accuracy and linearity
- Design considerations regarding low-frequency and high-frequency cut-off
Day 6: Frequency compensation techniques
- Compensation strategies;
- High-frequency compensation techniques and their interaction with other performance aspects;
- Low-frequency compensation techniques and their interaction with other performance aspects.
Day 7: Other design considerations
- Temperature stability;
- Linearity, slew-rate, overdrive recovery, latch-up and phase-reversal;
- Implementation aspects (availability of components, component models, and design and analysis tools).
Day 8: Guidance of assignments intended for
Day 9: Presentation of the results of the final assignment by the participants and group discussion
