Syllabus Application
EE 303
Analog Integrated Circuits
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Fall 2026-2027
Course
EE 303 -
Analog Integrated Circuits
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
13:40-14:30
Mon
FENS-L062
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
14:40-16:30
Thu
FENS-L062
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites
EL 202 or EE 202
Corequisites
EE 303R
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Yaşar Gürbüz
- Email: yasar@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
DC, Small-signal and high-frequency design and analysis of CMOS amplifier topologies, including cascode and differential amplifiers; bias circuits; output circuits; active loads; stability and feedback; Noise; multi-stage amplifiers; application examples of CMOS analog integrated circuits: comparators, active filters, signal wave-form generators, etc.; design and verify CMOS analog circuits by using computer aided tools / Cadence.
Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Understanding the differences and challenges, with respect to different applications and implementation methods of electronic circuits: discrete versus integrated circuits (digital-, analog-, mixed-signal, RF). |
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| 2. | Designing basic CMOS analog integrated circuit components (transistors, active and passive components) and building blocks (current mirrors, constant current / voltage sources). |
| 3. | Designing amplifiers in different types using integrated circuit approach: Single and multi-stage amplifiers, differential, cascode, folded-cascode. |
| 4. | Understanding different types of noises in electronic circuits (thermal, flicker, shot-noise, environmental noise, etc.) and analyzing integrated circuits with respect to their noise performance. |
| 5. | Understanding and implementing the stability concepts in integrated circuits (amplifiers) |
| 6. | Understanding, analyzing and implementing integrated circuits (amplifiers), with respect to performance specifications, such as noise, frequency response, feedback, stability, compensation and phase margin, PSRR, CMRR, power consumption, gain, input/output impedance and signal ranges/limits, slew-rate. |
| 7. | Basic use of analog integrated circuit in more complex/system applications, such as ADC and DAC. |
| 8. | Designing, simulating and optimizing analog integrated circuits with the aid of Cadence tools (Schematics and Layout, LVS, DRC, parasitic extraction). |
Course Objective
1) To understand the concept of analog integrated circuits
2) To analyze basic CMOS basic analog circuit building blocks (through lectures, homework and recitations)
3) To design these analog circuit building blocks (through lectures, homework and recitations.).
4) To design, simulate and optimize analog circuits with the aid of Cadence tools (through recit).
5) To practice layout techniques and more complex analog circuits in Cadence design environment (through recit).
6) To understand applications of analog integrated circuits.
2) To analyze basic CMOS basic analog circuit building blocks (through lectures, homework and recitations)
3) To design these analog circuit building blocks (through lectures, homework and recitations.).
4) To design, simulate and optimize analog circuits with the aid of Cadence tools (through recit).
5) To practice layout techniques and more complex analog circuits in Cadence design environment (through recit).
6) To understand applications of analog integrated circuits.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
Course Materials
Resources:
Primary Required Textbook:
● Behzad Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. (ISBN-10: 0072524936, ISBN-13: 978-0072524932). Available via Homer Books.
Reference Books:
● Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2014.
● Phillip E. Allen and Douglas R. Holberg, CMOS Analog Circuit Design, 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012.
● P. R. Gray, P. J. Hurst, S. H. Lewis, and R. G. Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
● Tony Chan Carusone, David A. Johns, and Kenneth W. Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
● Alan Hastings, The Art of Analog Layout, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
● Behzad Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. (ISBN-10: 0072524936, ISBN-13: 978-0072524932). Available via Homer Books.
Reference Books:
● Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2014.
● Phillip E. Allen and Douglas R. Holberg, CMOS Analog Circuit Design, 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012.
● P. R. Gray, P. J. Hurst, S. H. Lewis, and R. G. Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
● Tony Chan Carusone, David A. Johns, and Kenneth W. Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
● Alan Hastings, The Art of Analog Layout, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
Technology Requirements:
Laboratory & CAD (Cadence) Infrastructure
Recitations and CAD (Cadence) labs are conducted on Fridays in Room FENS L065. Students are required to bring portable computers with networking capabilities.
CAD & EDA Workflow (IHP 0.13µm CMOS Kit):
● Configuring x2go remote desktop clients to connect to SUNET Linux workstations.
● Workspace initialization and IHP13S process design kit integration.
● Schematic capture and symbol generation in Cadence Virtuoso.
● DC, AC, transient, and noise simulations with Cadence Spectre.
● Physical IC layout, Design Rule Checking (DRC), Layout-Versus-Schematic (LVS) verification, and parasitic extraction.
Recitations and CAD (Cadence) labs are conducted on Fridays in Room FENS L065. Students are required to bring portable computers with networking capabilities.
CAD & EDA Workflow (IHP 0.13µm CMOS Kit):
● Configuring x2go remote desktop clients to connect to SUNET Linux workstations.
● Workspace initialization and IHP13S process design kit integration.
● Schematic capture and symbol generation in Cadence Virtuoso.
● DC, AC, transient, and noise simulations with Cadence Spectre.
● Physical IC layout, Design Rule Checking (DRC), Layout-Versus-Schematic (LVS) verification, and parasitic extraction.