CG: IC Design I

This lecture covers the organization of the course, review of BJT and MOS transistors, MOS large and small-signal models, single-stage amplifiers, cascode, differential pairs, practical exercises on Cadence, current mirrors, and Q&A sessions. It also discusses the common-source, source-follower, and source-drain configurations, as well as the large signal analysis and impedance transformation by MOSFETs. The lecture concludes with examples on calculating voltage gain and output resistance of a common-gate stage, and introduces the cascode stage, highlighting its benefits in circuit design.