Nanoelectronics
Course No.: L.048.28015
Type: Project group
Credits: 9
Semester: WS & SS
Schedule and Location: t.b.a. in PANDA
Short description
Design of an analog integrated circuit component for fiber optical or radio frequency communication.
Content
The project Nanoelectronics focusses on the design of an analog integrated circuit component, that can be used in fiber optical or radio frequency communication. Thereby, we are targeting cutting edge performance by using the best SiGe or CMOS technology available to our university through the Europractice program. Within the project, microchips are designed in industry standards, using commercially available design software.
Possible topics include: On the transmitter side a DAC, Power Amplifier etc. and on the receiver side e.g. a TIA, LNA, SHA, THA, CTLE. Other important components of a communication system are a VCO, distributed amplifier etc.
Tasks
- Fully understand the functionality of the component to be designed
- Schematic design of an analog core component
- Characterization of all important performance metrics
- Layout and verification (DRC, LVS) of the core component
- Electromagnetic field simulation to evaluate the post-layout performance
Organization
The project is divided into 5 segments:
- Microseminar (independend selfstudy into a scientific topic + presentation)
- Circuit design and simulation
- Schematic Review Meeting (Presentation)
- Transfer of the schematic designs into layouts + post-layout simulation
- Final presentation + report
If enough students apply, the students start with solving their own individual tasks, followed by a combination of all individual designs to create a full system.
Requirements
Participation in one of the following lecture courses is considered mandatory for participation in this project:
- „Schaltungstechnik“ from „Bachelor Electrical Engineering“ program of Paderborn University.
or
- "Circuit and System Design“ from „Electrical Systems Engineering“ or “Computer Engineering” programs of Paderborn University.
or
- Other relevant and comparable circuit design oriented lecture courses from another university.
Additionally, a successfully finished microseminar is mandatory (the microseminar is taking place in the beginning of the project after registration in PAUL).
Teaching staff
M.Sc. Maxim Weizel, M.Sc. Babak Sadiye, M.Sc. Vijayalakshmi Shroff, M.Sc. Mohammed Iftekhar