3. Lab Experiments Manual

This section of the manual focuses on lab experiments for senior undergraduates and first year graduate students in an analog electronic circuits class learning the fundamentals of analog transistor-level design including OTA design.

Preparation

• Students are encouraged to review [Tsi02] for good circuit prototyping and measurement practices.

Experiments

NOTE: The experiments described here do not require using the on-chip switch matrix and only use external wiring. This simplifies the logistics of running the labs.

• 3.1. Labs
  • 3.1.1. Lab 1: Basic Measurements
  • 3.1.2. Lab 2: Current Mirrors
  • 3.1.3. Lab 3: Differential Pair DC Response
  • 3.1.4. Lab 4: Differential Pair AC Response
  • 3.1.5. Lab 5: One-stage OTA and Common-Source Amplifier
  • 3.1.6. Lab 6: Frequency Compensation of a Two-Stage OTA
• 3.2. Solutions

References

[Tsi02]

Yannis Tsividis. A First Lab in Circuits and Electronics. J. Wiley, 2002. ISBN 0-471-38695-2.