EE 814 - VLSI Circuit Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course presents the structure and properties of MOS transistors, and VLSI circuit design techniques for both digital and analog circuits. Digital circuits designed include the use of logic gates, tri-state devices and multiplexers. Analog circuit designs include amplifier stages and the consideration of noise. The course includes the use of computer-based circuit analysis tools for the simulation of circuit behavior. (prereq: courses in circuit analysis and electronics)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Use the equations of conduction to describe VLSI circuit performance parameters including power consumption, rise time, fall time, threshold voltage, and noise margins
Describe VLSI implementation styles including static CMOS, dynamic CMOS, and domino logic
Describe how static and dynamic RAM are implemented as VLSI circuits
Describe classic algorithms in logic reduction, placement, and routing
Use the SPICE input language to describe and simulate VLSI circuits
Use transistor layout software to design transistor level circuits

Prerequisites by Topic

Combinational and sequential logic
C programming

Course Topics

Transistor equations of conduction
CMOS implementation styles (static CMOS, dynamic CMOS, domino logic)
CMOS logic gate design
Static and dynamic RAM circuits
Performance analysis of CMOS circuits including power, rise time, fall time, threshold voltage, and noise margins
Graph theoretic algorithms in partitioning and routing

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