Proposal for Independent Study
Instructed by Professor Jeffrey S. Walling
Joma Pormentilla (RUID: 116004512), ECE Class of 2012
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Independent Study for Voltage Regulator IC
Objective:
To research the system design of several forms of the voltage regulator IC, and to gain a thorough understanding of the effective uses of the operational amplifier when implemented in this system.
Importance of This Study:
As a senior in the Electrical Engineering Program, it is important to have a solid understanding of the performance metrics of an integrated circuit. Selecting and/or designing an operational amplifier with the correct specification for a particular circuit is an essential skill for circuit designers.
Voltage regulators are designed to maintain a constant voltage level, and depending on the design requirements, may be used to regulate one or more DC voltage supplies. They are ubiquitous in various consumer electronics (e.g., mobile radios, televisions, etc.). To be able to study this material with Professor Walling will allow myself (as well as the other students who are involved with this Independent Study) an opportunity to gain such valuable knowledge.
Additional Information:
For this independent study, I will be working under the guidance of Professor Walling. I am responsible for researching an efficient voltage regulator integrated circuit that will be able to support the implementation of an op amp. I will also be responsible for designing the desired specifications of the op amp itself. The schematics for the complete circuit will then be simulated and verified in the Cadence® software suite.
There will also be a group effort from the ECE undergraduate students that are involved with this study. These students include Jae Pak, Devanshu Derashri, and Juan Castro. For the independent study itself, we each have our own individual IC to design. As a group, we will discuss the concepts and the study material for our projects, but all design work will be done individually.