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Design Techniques of High-Performance Data Converters

X237 (1 semester unit in Electrical Engineering)

An elective in the Certificate Program in Integrated Circuit Design and Techniques

Completely updated to reflect the extraordinary advances in data converters, this course sets the professional online learning standard in the IC design sphere. It is intended for practitioners who have experience in analog design and are interested in upgrading their skills in data converters. Topics include high-speed Nyquist-rate converters, oversampling, delta-sigma modulators and design examples through Simulink and HSPICE. Project options include 0.8 GS/s analog-to-digital converters (ADC) for 10 Gb/s Ethernet applications and delta-sigma ADC for TV, software radio and high-quality digital audio applications.

This course has restricted enrollment. Call (510) 642-4153 or (510) 642-4151 for more information.

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