LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

Department: ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION Regular Course

Course Title: Linear Integrated Circuits Course Code: 17EC42

L-T-P:4-0-0 Credits: 04

Total Contact Hours: 52Hours Duration of SEE: 3 Hours

SEE Marks: 100 CIE Marks: 50

Pre-requisites:

• Basic electronics
• Analog electronic circuits
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, Students will be able to

1. Define and describe various parameters of op – amp, its characteristics and

specifications

2. Discuss the effects of Input and output voltage ranges upon Op-Amp circuits

3. Sketch and analyze op- amp circuits to determine input impedances, output impedances
and other performance parameters

4. Describe and sketch the various switching circuits of Op-Amp and 555 timer and
analyze its operations

5. Differentiate between various types of DACs and ADCs and evaluate the performance
of each with neat circuit diagrams and assuming suitable inputs.

COURSE OUTCOME TO PROGRAMME OUTCOME MAPPING:-

PO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
CO1 * * *
CO2 * * *
CO3 * * * *
CO4 * * * *
CO5 * * * *

Teaching Methodology:

• Blackboard teaching
• Power Point presentations (if needed)
• Regular review of students by asking questions based on topics covered in the class
 • Regular updating of the op –amp related activities in the world.
Assessment Methods

• Two Surprise Tests, 10 Marks each. Average of two tests will be taken.
• Three internals, 30 Marks each will be conducted and the Average of best of two will
be taken.
• Course Project( Mini project)
• Final examination, of 100 Marks will be conducted and will be evaluated for 50 Marks.
UNIT-I

Introduction to operational amplifiers: Operational amplifier description, Basic

operational amplifier circuit, OPAMP 741 IC (excluding IC amp circuit), Voltage follower
circuit, Non-inverting amplifier, Inverting amplifier.

Operational Amplifier parameters: Input and Output voltage, Common mode and supply
rejection ratio, Offset voltages and currents, Input and output impedances, Slew rate and
frequency limitations.

OPAMP as DCAmplifiers: Basing OPAMP, Direct coupled voltage follower, Direct

coupled non inverting amplifier, Direct coupled inverting amplifier, Summing amplifier,
Difference amplifier.

Text1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

Text1: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Text 1: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 3.5 11Hrs

UNIT-II

OPAMP as AC Amplifier: Capacitor coupled voltage follower, Capacitor coupled non

inverting amplifier, Capacitor coupled inverting amplifier, setting the upper cut off frequency,
Capacitor coupled difference amplifier, Use of single polarity supply.

OPAMP’s frequency response and compensation: OPAMP circuit stability, Frequency and
phase response, Frequency compensating methods

Text 1:4.1,4.3,4.5,4.6,4.7,4.8

Text 1: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 10Hrs

UNIT- III

Miscellaneous OPAMP linear applications: Voltage sources, Current sources and current
sinks, Current amplifiers, Instrumentation amplifier.
Signal Processing Circuits: Precision have wave rectifiers, Precision full wave rectifiers,
Limiting circuits, Clamping circuits, Peak detectors, Sample and hold circuits

Text 1:6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.8

Text 1: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 10 Hrs

UNIT-IV

Differentiating and Integrating Circuits: Differentiating circuit, Differentiator Design,

Integrating circuit, Integrator Design,

OPAMP nonlinear circuits: OPAMP in switching circuits, crossing detectors inverting

Schmitt trigger circuit, Non-inverting Schmitt circuits, Astablemultivibrator, and Mono stable
multivibrator.

Signal Generator: Triangular / Rectangular wave generator, Waveform Generator Design,

Phase Shift Oscillator, Wein Bridge Oscillator

Text1: 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 10 Hrs

Text 1: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5

UNIT-V

Active Filters: All Pass shifting Circuits, First order Low Pass active filter, First order high
pass filter, Band pass filters, Band Stop filter

DC Voltage Regulators: Voltage Regulator Basics, voltage follower regulator

555 Timer: Description of functional diagram, Monostable operation, Astable operation,

Schmitt trigger

Phase Locked Loop: Basic Principles, Phase detector / comparator, Voltage Controlled
Oscillator (VCO)

D-A and A-D Converters: Basic DAC techniques, weighted Resistor DAC, R-2R Ladder
DAC, A-D Converters, Direct Type ADCs: Parallel Comparator (flash) A/D Converter,
Successive Approximation Converter

Text 1:11.1, 11.2, 11.4, 11.8, 11.10

Text 2:8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.2,9.3,9.4

Text 2: 10.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.3,10.3.1, 10.3.4 11Hrs

Text Books:

1. David A. Bell,” Operational Amplifiers and Linear IC's", PHI, 2nd edition, 2004.
2. D. Roy Choudhury and Shail B. Jain "Linear Integrated Circuits", New Age
International, 2nd edition, 2006.

References:

1. Allen Holberg : Analog and Mixed mode VLSI”

2. Robert. F. Coughlin and Fred.F.Driscoll,” Operational amplifiers amd Linear
Integrated Circuits”, Pearson, 2006.
3.Ramakant A. Gayakwad, "Op - Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits", PHI, 4th
edition,1999.