1.1 MOFET Structure

1.2 MOS I/V Characteristics

1.2.1 Threshold Voltage

1.2.2 Derivation of I/V Characteristics

1.2.3 MOS Transconductance

1.3 Second-Order Effects

1.4 MOS Device Models

1.4.1 MOS Device Capacitances

1.4.2 MOS Small-Signal Model

1.4.3 NMOS Versus PMOS Devices

1.4.4 Long-Channel Versus Short-Channel Devices

2 Single-Stage Amplifiers

2.1 Applications

2.2 Common-Source Stage

2.2.1 Common-Source Stage with Resistive Load

2.2.2 CS Stage with Diode-Connected & Current-Source Load

2.2.3 CS Stage with Active Load

2.2.4 CS Stage with Triode Load

2.2.5 CS Stage with Source Degeneration

2.3 Source Follower

2.4 Common-Gate Stage

2.5 Cascode Stage

3 Differential Amplifiers

3.1 Single-Ended and Differential Operation

3.2 Basic Differential Pair

3.3 Common-Mode Response

3.4 Differential Pair with MOS Loads & Gilbert Cell

4 Current Mirrors and Biasing Techniques

4.1 Basic Current Mirrors  

4.2 Cascode Current Mirrors  

4.3 Active Current Mirrors - Large-Signal / Small-Signal Analysis

4.4 Biasing Techniques

4.4.1 CS Biasing & CG Biasing

4.4.2 Source Follower Biasing

4.4.3 Differential Pair Biasing

5 Frequency Response

5.1 RC Filters – Basics, Frequency Response and Bandwidth

5.2 Gain and Bandwidth, Gain and Phase Margin, why do we want good stability

5.3 Amplifiers in Series (Cascade Amp), Freq Response 

6 Operational Amplifiers

6.1 General Considerations

6.1.1 Performance Parameters  

6.2 One-Stage Op Amps  

6.2.1 Basic Topologies

6.2.2 Design Procedure & Linear Scaling  

6.2.3 Folded-Cascode Op Amps & Design Procedure

6.3 Two-Stage Op Amps  

6.3.1 Design Procedure

6.4 Gain Boosting  

6.4.1 Basic Idea  

6.4.2 Circuit Implementation & Frequency Response  

6.5 Output Swing Calculations & Common-Mode Feedback  

6.6 Input Range Limitations & Slew Rate

6.7 Designing OpAmp- 1st Stage, 2nd stage, 2nd stage adding Miller Compensation

7 Reference Generator and Bandgap Reference circuit

7.1 Current Generator circuit, Independent Current Generator circuit

7.2. Bandgap Reference Circuit: Requirement of Voltage Reference, Voltage

  Temperature Dependency, Diode as Voltage Reference, PTAT and CTAT Circuit,  

  PTAT Voltage Reference, PTAT with Current Mirror, Reference Voltage

  Generation, Adding PTAT and CTAT, Vref Circuit, Voltage Reference α calculation

8 Analog Comparator

8.1 What is Analog Comparator? Application Areas

8.2 Specifications of Comparator

8.3 Parameters of Comparator

8.4 Two stage OpAmp as Comparator

8.5 Opamp as Comparator

8.6 Comparator with Inverter Output

8.7 Advanced features of comparator-Offset and offset cancellation, Offset

  cancellation Scheme, Comparator with Hysteresis, Latched comparator or  

  comparator with Latch

9 Ring Oscillator

9.1 Oscillator Basics

9.2 3 Stage Oscillator – Ring Oscillator

9.3 Ring Oscillator Using Digital Inverters

9.4 Propagation delay of Inverter

9.5 Limitations of Inverter based Ring Oscillator

9.6 Differential Delay cell-based RO

9.7 Designing differential delay cell

10 IPs using Analog Building Blocks

10.1 Phase Locked Loop: What is PLL? Block Diagram, PLL as Frequency Multiplier,

  Building Blocks of PLL, PFD + CP, Parameters of PLL

10.2 Digital to Analog Converter: What is a DAC? Binary Weighted Resistor, R-2R  

  Ladder, Advanced DAC: Current Steering DAC

10.3 LDOs