Syllabus Application
EE 440
Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
EE 440 -
Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
08:40-10:30
Mon
FENS-L067
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
11:40-12:30
Wed
FENS-L065
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites
EE 302 and EE 303
Corequisites
EE 440L
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ömer Ceylan
- Email: ceylanomer@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
This course starts with the building blocks of mixed-signal integrated circuits, mostly data converters and frequency synthesizers: comparators, sampling circuits, amplifiers voltage controlled oscillators, charge pumps, phase-frequency detectors, etc. Then, it continues with an detailed overview of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Students will learn about several ADC architectures and basic PLL architecture and design an ADC as a course project.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | To be able to understand the specifications of commonly used mixed-signal integrated circuit building blocks: comparators, sampling circuits, amplifiers, control logics, voltage-controlled oscillators, charge pumps, phase-frequency detectors |
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| 2. | To be able to evaluate the power, speed, noise, and area trade-off for individual blocks and overall system of ADCs and frequency synthesizers. |
| 3. | To be able to combine individual blocks to design a more complex system such as ADC, and to be able to understand how parameters of a building block affect the others and overall system performance. |
| 4. | To be able to design custom and automated digital circuits to control ADC operations. |
| 5. | To have knowledge on different ADC architectures: Single and Multislope ADC, SAR ADC, Flash ADC, Pipeline ADC, Sigma Delta ADC. |
| 6. | To have knowledge on basic PLL architecture. |
| 7. | To design, simulate and verify the individual blocks and overall system of ADCs by using Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools. |
| 8. | To learn the possible use of ADCs in different applications. |
Course Objective
Students who take this course will use their knowledge gained in Analog and Digital Integrated Circuits, and will advance their knowledge on these topics, will learn to design more complex topologies of these blocks, and combine them to design mixed signal integrated circuits such as ADCs and PLLs.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
Course Materials
Resources:
Phillip E. Allen & Douglas R. Holberg: CMOS Analog Circuit Design
Franco Maloberti: Data Converters
Behzad Razavi: Design of CMOS Phase-Locked Loops
Franco Maloberti: Data Converters
Behzad Razavi: Design of CMOS Phase-Locked Loops