Class Microelectronics

With this course, students are expected to acquire advanced knowledge of analog and digital integrated electronic circuits, from their operation and functional description, to semiconductor manufacturing masks.

1. BIPOLAR LOGIC - Basic inverter BJT, RTL, DTL, TTL; ECL, PECL and LVPECL circuits.
2. MOS LOGIC - CMOS logic and logic gates. Variants. Transmission Gates. Programmable arrays.
3. CMOS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY - Masks, design rules. Parameters and performance.
4. VLSI CIRCUIT DESIGN - Dynamic logic structures. Macroblocks: adders, multipliers, memory arrays and programmable logic.
5. ANALOG FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS - Amplifiers, Oscillators, Comparators, Schmitt triggers, VCO, Mixers, PLLs.
6. DIGITAL-ANALOG AND DIGITAL-DIGITAL CONVERTERS (D / A, A / D) - Analog signal conditioning. S&H circuits. Evaluation parameters of converters. A / D and D / A converter architectures.
7. STATIC POWER CONVERTERS. - AC / DC and DC / DC converters. Electronic control and control circuits.

In order to support the teaching-learning process, in theoretical classes, numerous references are made to use cases in an industrial context, in order to fully illustrate cases of use of the theoretical subject.

In laboratory classes, simulation and support tools for the design of electronic circuits are used, later illustrated with the help of finished examples of application in an industrial environment.

The consultation of several relevant sites is also promoted, as well as the promotion of study visits within the scope of the curricular unit.

• Macedo, Filipe - Apontamentos teóricos das aulas de Microelectrónica
• Sedra, Adel S., Smith, K. C. - Microelectronic Circuits. Sixth Edition. Oxford University Press, 2009