Degree | Type | Year |
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Electronic Engineering for Telecommunication | OT | 4 |
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To face up this subject in the best conditions it is convenient to have a previous knowledge of circuit resolution, equivalent models of large and small signal and general knowledge of electronic, both analog and digital.
To have a general view of the microelectronic design problem.
To know the stages of the design of an integrated circuit, distinguishing those that correspond specifically to the designer and those that correspond to the technologist.
To know the strategies and design stages, together with the CAD tools used, as well as the different alternatives or design styles.
To understand the operation of general-purpose analog and digital circuits.
UNIT 1. Introduction to microelectronic design
1.1 Evolution of microelectronics
1.2 Basic concepts of microelectronic design
1.3 Design flow
UNIT 2. Fundamentals of the MOS transistor in microelectronic design
2.1 MOSFET Physical structure
2.2 MOSFET Model
2.3 CMOS design parameters
2.4 CMOS technological scaling
2.5 Design of passive elements: resistors, capacitors
UNIT 3: Analog microelectronic design
3.1 Active resistors
3.2 Current sources. Current mirrors.
3.3 Basic inverting amplifiers. Cascode configuration.
3.4 Differential stage.
3.5 The operational amplifier
UNIT 4. Digital microelectronic design
4.1 MOSFET model for digital design
4.2 The inverter: DC characteristic, commutation characteristic and layout
4.3 Full custom design of CMOS gates
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
problem solving sessions | 12 | 0.48 | 5, 6 |
theory classes | 24 | 0.96 | 2, 1, 5, 3 |
Type: Supervised | |||
lab sessions | 12 | 0.48 | 5, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study | 52 | 2.08 | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
problem resolution | 20 | 0.8 | 4, 5, 3, 6 |
Report on practical work (lab work) | 12 | 0.48 | 5, 6 |
Search of information | 12 | 0.48 | 5, 7, 6, 8 |
During the semester, theory lessons and exercises will be held in the classroom. Theory lessons will present the scientific-technical knowledge of the subject in a structured, clear and ordered manner. The students will learn the basics with instructions on how to complete and deepen these contents. During the exercises, in small groups, students will have to solve problems related to the subject exposed in the master classes, with the teacher's support. The objective is to complete and deepen the understanding of the contents of the subject.
A total of 4 sessions of laboratory sessions, of compulsory attendance will be planned. The objective of the lab sessions is to promote active student learning by working on the implementation and design of basic circuits, as well as developing critical reasoning and teamwork competencies.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Active participation during the lessons and activities | 10% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 5, 3, 6 |
Partial written exam | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 6, 8 |
Report on practical work (lab work) | 30% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 4 |
Specific written and/or oral presentation of a design work | 30% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 7, 6, 8 |
This subject/module does not include the single assessment system.
Continuous evaluation process:
The evaluation of the subject will be carried out continuously through four types of clearly differentiated activities:partial written exam, lab sessions, homework and active participation during the activities
There is no differentiated treatment for repeating students with regard to the partial exam, homework, or class participation.
1. Partial written exam
The grade corresponding to the partial written test has a weight of 30%, with a score above 4 required to average with the rest of the grades. This test can be retaken in the final recovery exam of the subject, requiring a 4 to average
2. Lab sessions:
The attendance to the lab sessions and the delivery of the corresponding reports are indispensable condition to pass the subject.
The mark corresponding to the laboratory sessions has a weight of 30% of the final grade, and a minimum score of 5 is required so that they can be considered for the evaluation of the subject.
A mark smaller than 5 in the lab sessions implies the student will fail the complete subject.
3. Work proposed by the teacher:
One written reports and / or oral presentation will be proposed by the teacher. The work must be done individually.
Students who have failed the works must submit to a final synthesis exam and take the exam of all the material not approved. A minimum final mark of 5 points will be required to average with the rest of the marks obtained by the student.
4. Active participation during the lessons and activities
Active participation in activities will be individually assessed
Recovery process: final exam
In order to be evaluated, the student must have a lab mark equal to or greater than 5, must have previously delivered the corresponding design activity and must have been evaluated with a grade higher than 2.5 out of 10.
Students can also attend to the final exam, even if they have passed, to improve the final qualification. In these cases the students renounce to the previous mark.
In the synthesis exam, the student may recover the partial written test, the project report, or both. A final minimum mark of 4 points will be required in the synthesis test to be computed with the rest of the marks.
In accordance with thecurrent academic regulations, irregularities committed by a student that can lead to a variation of the qualification will be evaluated with a zero (0). For example, plagiarizing or copying an evaluation activity, will imply a zeromark in the activity. Assessment activities qualified in this way will not be recoverable. If it is necessary to pass any of these assessment activities, the student will fail this subject, without opportunity to recover it in the same course
Review of Grades
The standard review of assessment activities will begin at least twenty-four hours after the grades have been made public, or on the same day if previously announced publicly.
Special qualifications
Only if the student does not present the lab report, homework assinments and do not attent the written exam, the note will be Non-Valuable.
Otherwise, the final qualification will be calculated based on the weight of each evaluation activity, considering that, if the student has not achieved the minimun score on each activities, the subject will be considered failed. In such cases, the grade will correspond to the weighted result od the activities, provided this result is below 5. if the weighted average is equal or higher than 5, the final grade will be recorded as 4.
For each subject , the number of Honors qualifications results from calculating the five percent or fraction of the students enrolled inall the teaching groups. Students will only be awarded if they have obtained a final mark equal to or greater than 9.00, and whenever the teacher considers it appropriate(depending on the student's excellence).
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any assignment that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in partial or total penalties on the activity’s grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.
Cadence ( IC package).
The virtual platform employed for communication with the student will be the virtual campus.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 321 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 321 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 320 | Spanish | first semester | morning-mixed |