Lecture
notes and videos for ECG 721 Memory Circuit Design, Fall 2018
December 5 – Lecture 27:
lec27_ecg721.pdf and lec27_ecg721_video – review for the final
November 19 – December 3:
– student presentations
November 14 – Lecture 21:
19.6 Some Examples, 19.6.1 A 2 GHz DLL, and 19.6.2 A 1 Gbit/s Clock–Recovery Circuit – ch19_19_6_video (42:29) and ch19_19_6_notes.pdf
November 12 – Veterans Day
November 7 – Lecture 20:
19.5 Delay–Locked Loops – ch19_19_5_video (49:27) and ch19_19_5_notes.pdf
November 5 – Lecture 19:
19.4 System Considerations and 19.4.1 Clock Recovery from NRZ Data – ch19_19_4_video (47:45) and ch19_19_4_notes.pdf
October 31 – Lecture 18:
19.3 The Loop Filter, 19.3.1 XOR DPLL, and 19.3.2 PFD DPLL – ch19_19_3_video (66:16) and ch19_19_3_notes.pdf
October 29 – Lecture 17:
19.2 The Voltage–Controlled Oscillator, 19.2.1 The Current–Starved VCO, 19.2.2 Source–Coupled VCOs, 19.3 The Loop Filter, and 19.3.1 XOR DPLL – ch19_19_2_video (63:52) and ch19_19_2_notes.pdf
October 24 – Lecture 16:
19.1 The Phase Detector, 19.1.1 The XOR Phase Detector, and 19.1.2 The Phase Frequency Detector – ch19_19_1_p1_video (64:47) and ch19_19_1_p1_notes.pdf
October 22 – midterm exam (open book, closed notes)
October 17 – Lecture 15:
lec15_ecg721.pdf and lec15_ecg721_video – review for the exam
October 15 – Lecture 14:
18.4 Charge Pumps (Voltage Generators), 18.4.1 Increasing the Output Voltage, and 18.4.2 Generating Higher Voltages: The Dickson Charge Pump – ch18_18_4_video (63:06) and ch18_18_4_notes.pdf
October 10 – Lecture 13:
18.2 Multivibrator Circuits, 18.2.1 The Monostable Multivibrator, and 18.2.2 The Astable Multivibrator, 18.3 Input Buffers, 18.3.1 Basic Circuits, 18.3.2 Differential Circuits, 18.3.3 DC Reference, and 18.3.4 Reducing Buffer Input Resistance – ch18_18_2_video (73:45) and ch18_18_2_notes.pdf
October 8 – Lecture 12:
18.1 The Schmitt Trigger, 18.1.1 Design of the Schmitt Trigger, and 18.1.2 Applications of the Schmitt Trigger – ch18_18_1_video (60:08) and ch18_18_1_notes.pdf
October 3 – Lecture 11:
17.3 Sensing in CMOS Imagers – ch17_17_3_video (62:57) and ch17_17_3_notes.pdf
October 1 – Lecture 10:
17.2 Sensing Resistive Memory – ch17_17_2_video (62:55) and ch17_17_2_notes.pdf
Setember 26 – Lecture 9:
17.1 Qualitative Discussion, 17.1.1 Examples of DSM, and 17.1.2 Using DSM for Sensing in Flash Memory – ch17_17_1_video (57:10) and ch17_17_1_notes.pdf
September 24 – Lecture 8:
lec8_ecg721.pdf and lec8_ecg721_video – review Ch. 16, answer questions
Setember 19 – Lecture 7:
16.3.part2 Memory Cells and 16.3.3 Floating Gate Memory – ch16_16_3_p2_video (62:08) and ch16_16_3_p2_notes.pdf
September 17 – Lecture 6:
16.3.part1 Memory Cells, 16.3.1 The SRAM Cell, and 16.3.2 Read–Only Memory (ROM) – ch16_16_3_p1_video (59:23) and ch16_16_3_p1_notes.pdf
September 12 – Lecture 5:
16.2 Peripheral Circuits, 16.2.1 Sense Amplifier Design, and 16.2.2 Row/Column Decoders – ch16_16_2_video (67:57) and ch16_16_2_notes.pdf
September 10 – Lecture 4:
16.1.part2 Array Architectures, 16.1.2 The Folded–Array, and 16.1.3 Chip Organization – ch16_16_1_p2_video (53:03) and ch16_16_1_p2_notes.pdf
September 5 – Lecture 3:
16.1.part1 Array Architectures and 16.1.1 Sensing Basics – ch16_16_1_p1_video (60:11) and ch16_16_1_p1_notes.pdf
Setember 3 – Labor Day recess
August 29 – Lecture 2:
lec2_ecg721.pdf and lec2_ecg721_video – continue reviewing CMOS digital circuit design
August 27 – Lecture 1:
lec1_ecg721.pdf and lec1_ecg721_video – course introduction, review CMOS digital circuit design