MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6.301/6.321 Solid State Circuits

Fall Term, 2021
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Staff:

Prof. Negar Reiskarimian, negarr@mit.edu

Teaching Assistant: Samuel Chinnery, chinnery@mit.edu

Lectures: Tue.-Thu. 1-2:30pm, Rm. 4-149

Office Hours:

Prof.: Tuesdays 3-4pm starting from second week of classes

(Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/98966945308)

TA: TBD

Class Information:

Course Website: https://canvas.mit.edu/courses/11165

Textbook:

Gray, Hurst, Lewis, & Meyer, “Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits”, 5th ed., Wiley
2009.

Course Format:

• There will be 9 problem sets and they will count for 20% of the final grade. Problem sets
release and due dates are marked on the tentative calendar in the next page.
• There will be a mini-project that focuses on designing a particular circuit for given metrics,
and simulating its performance and building it in the lab. The mini-project will count for
10% of the final grade.
• Final project: There will be a final design project which will account for 20% of the final
grade. The final project will include an application-based design problem to be verified in
the lab.
• The midterm and the final exam will count for 20% and 30% of the final grade.

Please refer to the class schedule on the next page to see more details.
 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
6.301/6.321 SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS, Fall 2021

Session
No. Date Topics Assignments Due date
1 9/9/20 Th Introduction, BJT physics and basics Problem Set 1
2 9/14/20 Tu MOS physics and basics
3 9/16/20 Th Single transistor amplifiers (BJT) Problem Set 2 PS1
4 9/21/20 Tu Single transistor amplifiers (MOS)
5 9/23/20 Th Multi-transistor stages (cascode, etc) Problem Set 3 PS2
6 9/28/20 Tu Other multi-transistor stages
7 9/30/20 Th Differential amplifiers Problem Set 4 PS3
8 10/5/20 Tu Continue to differential amplifiers
9 10/7/20 Th Biasing techniques Problem Set 5 PS4
10 10/12/20 Tu Current sources and current mirrors
11 10/14/20 Th Op-amps part 1 Problem Set 6 PS 5
12 10/19/20 Tu Op-amps part 2
13 10/21/20 Th Design example and midterm preparation Mini-project PS 6
10/26/20 Tu Midterm
14 10/28/20 Th Open circuits time constants, Miller effect
15 11/2/20 Tu Short circuit time constants
16 11/4/20 Th Frequency response of amplifiers 1 Problem Set 7
17 11/9/20 Tu Frequency response of amplifiers 2 Final project MP
11/11/20 Th Veterans Day - Holiday
18 11/16/20 Tu Feedback loop dynamics Problem Set 8 PS 7
Stability of feedback systems, frequency
19 11/18/20 Th compensation
20 11/23/20 Tu Pole splitting frequency compensation PS 8
11/25/20 Th Thanksgiving - Holiday
21 11/30/20 Tu Commercial op-amp example Problem Set 9
Advanced techniques: comparators, offset
22 12/2/20 Th cancellation, etc
Advanced techniques: analog to digital and
23 11/7/20 Tu digital to analog converters PS9
Advanced techniques: Intro to radio
24 12/9/20 Th frequency circuits
Final Project
Final Exam (between 12/13 and 12/17)
TBD checkoff