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Fall 2011 Laboratory Assignments and Schedule

Laboratory Guidelines are available here in PDF format. A Laboratory Schedule is available here in PDF format.

Please note the following requirements: Attendance at each lab session is mandatory. You are required to attend the lab session for which you are registered. All Prelabs are due by noon on the date indicated below. All Lab Reports are due at the beginning of your assigned lab period during the weeks indicated below.

Week of	Laboratory Assignments	Due Dates
Aug. 22	Lab 0, Week 1: Introduction to Cadence	No Prelab
Aug. 29	Lab 0, Week 2: Introduction to Laboratory Measurements	Report due Sep. 6-9, at beginning of your lab period
Sept. 6	Lab 1, Week 1: Diodes - Component Simulation. The five diode models are given here. (Note: Monday lab postponed to Friday due to Labor Day.)	Prelab due Sept. 6 at noon for all lab sections
Sept. 12	Lab 1, Week 2: Diodes - Use in circuits	Report due Sept. 19-21, at beginning of your lab period
Sept. 19	Lab 2, Week 1: MOSFETs - Simulation	Prelab due Sept. 19 at noon for all lab sections
Sept. 26	No Labs - Midterm Exam 1 on Wed., Sept. 28, 5:00-7:00 pm
Oct. 3	Lab 2, Week 2: MOSFETs - Measurements	Report due Oct. 10-12, at beginning of your lab period
Oct. 10	Lab 3, Week 1: Layout - Design Rules and Connectivity Verification	Prelab due Oct. 10 at noon for all lab sections
Oct. 17	Lab 3, Week 2: Layout - Parasitics and Extraction	Report due Oct. 24-26 at beginning of your lab period
Oct. 24	Lab 4, Week 1: Amplifiers - Single stage (CS, CD, and CG)	Prelab due Oct. 24 at noon for all lab sections
Oct. 31	Lab 4, Week 2: Amplifiers - Cascode	Report due Nov. 14-16 at beginning of your lab period
Nov. 7	No Labs - Midterm Exam 2 on Wed., Nov. 9, 5:00-7:00 pm
Nov. 14	Lab 5, Week 1: Current Mirrors - Basic	Prelab due Nov. 14 at noon for all lab sections
Nov. 21	No Labs - Fall Break (Thanksgiving)
Nov. 28	Lab 5, Week 2: Current Mirrors - Advanced Designs
Dec. 5	No Labs: Study for Final Exams	Report due Dec. 5-7 at beginning of your lab period