The students know which kind of analog circuits for which application scenarios exist.
They are familiar with the fundamental circuit concepts and their advantages and disadvantages.
They know datasheet parameters, and they can align them with their own performance criteria.
The students are able to develop their own circuits in order to deepen their understanding about key parameters.
They are able to evaluate circuit concepts in advance with regards to their suitability and to optimize them, using tools for analog circuit development and simulation.
The students are able to apply their knowledge about control systems in order to implement stable, analog circuits.

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The module covers the following topics/contents:

• Types of ASICS and their application scenarios
• Functional principles of ASICS and their circuit concepts:

• ADC, DAC
• OPAMP circuits and stability
• Constant currents
• Supply- and reference voltages
• Opto-couplers and galvanic isolators
• Sinusoidal and arbitrary waveform generation
• Analog delay generation concepts
• AC/DC and DC/AC conversion

• Simulation of circuit concepts
• Understanding of datasheets and assessment of performance parameters
• Development, simulation and optimization of analog circuits
• Stability of controlled analog circuits.

The following literature is recommended as an example:

• F. Maloberti, Data Converters, Springer, 2007
• P. Horowitz, W. Hill, The Art of Electronics, 3rd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2015
• R. Jaeger, T. Blalock, ISE Microelectronic Circuit Design, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2022

Lecture and exercises

Integrated module examination
Immanent examination character: Participation, presence, protocol, final exam