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The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L), recitation (R), and quiz (Q) sessions.


Ses #TopicsKey Dates
Fundamentals
R1Basic MOSFET Description

Video: Silicon Run I (The 200 mm Era)
L1Overview of 6.012
R2WebLab Tutorial

Review of Electrostatics
Homework 1 out
L2Introduction to Semiconductors: Electrons and Holes, Donors and Acceptors
R3Examples of Carrier Statistics
L3Carrier Transport: Drift and Diffusion
R4Examples of Drift (Integrated Resistor, Resistor Design), DiffusionHomework 1 due

Homework 2 out
MOSFET
L4Electrostatics in Semiconductors

The "60 mV Rule"
R5Examples of QN Situation in Thermal Equilibrium
L5p-n Junction Electrostatics in Thermal Equilibrium
R6Examples of Electrostatics of p-n Junction in Thermal EquilibriumHomework 2 due

Homework 3 out
L6p-n Junction Electrostatics under Bias, Depletion Capacitance
R7Examples of p-n Junction under Bias, Depletion Capacitance
L7MOS Electrostatics at 0 V
R8Examples of Electrostatics of MOS at 0 VHomework 3 due

Homework 4 out
L8MOS Electrostatics under Bias, MOS Capacitance
R9Examples of MOS under Bias, C-V Characteristics
L9MOSFET: I-V Characteristics (Qualitative, Linear)
R10Examples of MOSFET: I-V CharacteristicsHomework 4 due
L10MOSFET: I-V Characteristics (Saturation, Back Bias)
Q1Quiz 1 (Covering Lectures 1-9)
R11More Examples of MOSFET: I-V CharacteristicsHomework 5 out
L11MOSFET Equivalent Circuit Models
R12Examples of MOSFET Equivalent Circuit Models including SPICE Model
Digital Circuits
L12Logic Concepts

Inverter Characteristics

NMOS Inverter
R13Inverter ExamplesHomework 5 due

Homework 6 out
L13CMOS Inverter

Transfer Characteristics
R14More Inverter Examples
L14CMOS Inverter (cont.)

Delay

CMOS Scaling, VLSI
R15Dynamic Power of CMOS InverterHomework 6 due

Homework 7 out
Bipolar Transistor
L15p-n Junction Diode I-V Characteristics
R16Examples of p-n Junction Diode I-V Characteristics
L16p-n Junction Equivalent Circuit Models, Charge Storage, Diffusion Capacitance
R17Examples of p-n Diode Equivalent Circuit ModelsHomework 7 due

Homework 8 out
L17BJT Electrostatics, Forward Active Regime
R18Examples of BJT in Forward Active Regime
L18Other Regimes of Operation of BJT

Equivalent Circuit Models
Homework 8 due
Analog Circuits
L19Single-stage Amplifiers

Common-source Amplifier Stage
Homework 9 out
Q2Quiz 2
L20Other MOSFET Amplifier Stages
R19BJT Single-stage AmplifiersDesign project out
L21Multistage Amplifiers
R20Examples of Multistage Amplifiers

Cascode Amplifier
L22Current Sources and Sinks
R21Cascode Current SourceHomework 9 due
L23Frequency Response of Common-source Amplifier
R22Discussion on Design ProjectHomework 10 out (optional)
L24Miller Effect, Open-circuit Time Constant Technique
R23Examples of Open-circuit Time Constant Technique (Common-emitter Stage)
L25Frequency Response of other Amplifier Stages
R24Frequency Response of Cascode StageDesign project due
L266.012 Wrap-up: Key Conclusions
R256.012 Wrap-up
Final Exam

 








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