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The reading assignments are from chapters in the course textbook: Rabaey, Jan, Anantha Chandrakasan, and Bora Nikolic. Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0130909963.


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1Challenges in Digital IC Design

Course Overview
1
2CMOS Inverter I

MOS Device Model with Sub-micron Effects
VTC Parameters - DC Characteristics
3.1-3.3, 5.1-5.3
3CMOS Inverter II

CMOS Propagation Delay
Parasitic Capacitance Estimation
Layout of an Inverter
Supply and Threshold Voltage Scaling
SPICE Simulation Techniques
5.4.1, 5.4.2
Tutorial on Design Tools - Layout of a CMOS Gate, Extraction, SPICE, IRSIM
4CMOS Inverter III

Components of Energy and Power
Switching, Short-Circuit and Leakage Components
SPICE Simulation Techniques
5.5
5Combinational Logic I

Static CMOS Construction
Ratioed Logic
6.1, 6.2.1 (pp. 237-251), 6.2.2
6Combinational Logic II

Pass Transistor / Transmission Gate Logic
DCVSL
Introduction to Dynamic Logic
6.2.3
7Combinational Logic III

Dynamic Logic Design Considerations
Power Dissipation in CMOS
6.3
8Combinational Logic IV

Power Consumption in CMOS Logic (cont.)
Leakage Power Dissipation
Logical Effort Sizing - Performance Optimization of Digital Circuits
pp. 251-263, 6.4
9Arithmetic Structures / Bit Slice Design

Adders, Multipliers, Shifters
Design Methodology
Layout Techniques and Mapping

Project Schedule and Guidelines
11.1-11.6, 8
10Evening Session on Exploring Project Ideas

Finish Arithmetic Structures and Project Ideas
11Guest Lecture by Prof. Tayo Akinwande

Integrated CMOS Processing
2
12Sequential Circuits I

Classification / Parameters
Static Latches and Register
7.1, 7.2
13Sequential Circuits II

Race Condition
Dynamic Latches and Registers
Two Phase vs. Single Phase
7.3
Quiz #1

Covers Inverter, Combinational Logic
14Sequential Circuits: III

Pulse Based Registers
Latch vs. Register Systems
Metastability
7.4-7.8, 10.3.4, 10.5.1
15Interconnect

Capacitance Estimation
Buffer Chains
Low Swing Drivers
Power Distribution
4.1-4.3, 4.4.1-4.4.4, 9
16Interconnect (cont.)

Issues in Timing - Impact of Clock Skew and Jitter
9, 10.1, 10.2
17Clock Distribution

Origins of Clock Skew / Jitter and Impact on Performance
Clock Distribution Techniques
Self-timed Circuits
10.3.1-10.3.3, 10.4
18Memory I: ROM / EPROM / PLA Design

Organization / Architecture
Cell Design
Sense-amplifiers
PLA folding techniques
Self-timing
12
19Memory II: SRAM Design

Cell Design
Differential Sense Amplifiers
Self-timing
20Memory III

DRAM Design
Single Ended Sense Amplifier
CMOS Scaling
Quiz #2

Covers Arithmetic Structures, Inter-connect, Sequential Circuits and Memory
21Advanced Voltage Scaling Techniques

DC-DC Converter Design
Performance Feedback
Dynamic Voltage / Frequency Scaling
11.7
22Power Reduction Through Switching Activity Reduction

Testing in VLSI

Defects, Fault Models, Path Sensitization
Scan, Built-in-self Test, IDDQ
Insert H
23Presentation of Final Projects
24Presentation of Final Projects (cont.)

 








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