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Course: 2025/2026

Design of power management systems for integrated circuits
(20099)
Master in Microelectronic Design Engineering (Plan: 546 - Estudio: 410)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: FERNANDEZ HERRERO, CRISTINA

Department assigned to the subject: Electronic Technology Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
No requirements other than those for admission to the master's degree.
Objectives
The overall objective of the course is to provide the student with the knowledge of power electronics necessary to design the circuits that supply the required energy to an integrated circuit. Knowledge: K4. To know the manufacturing process and packaging of integrated circuits, their layout, the effects on the circuits due to the physical implementation and their simulation. K5. To understand the operation of the building blocks of analogue integrated circuits, such as operational amplifiers, transconductors, regulators, oscillators, voltage references, MOS switches, analogue multipliers and interface circuits between continuous and sampled systems. Skills: S4. To assess compliance with the requirements of a design or an integrated circuit. Competences: C3. Communicate concepts, developments and results, related to Microelectronics Engineering activities, adapted to the profile of the audience.
Learning Outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1. Introduction to power management in integrated circuits a. Architectures and circuits for power management in integrated circuits b. External power management architectures and circuits 2. Switched topologies for power conversion 3. Switched-capacity power converters 4. Linear regulators 5. Energy harvesting
Learning activities and methodology
- Theoretical class - Practical work in a computer classroom - Final exam - Individual student work - Group work
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Basic Bibliography
  • Inna P. Vaisband, Renatas Jakushokas, Mikhail Popovich, Andrey V. Mezhiba. On-Chip Power Delivery and Management. Springer. 2016
  • John G. Kassakian, David J. Perreault, George C. Verghese, Martin F. Schlecht. Principles of Power Electronics. Cambridge University Press. 2023
  • Robert W. Erickson, Dragan Maksimovic. Fundamentals of Power Electronics. SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING. 2020

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.