Digital IC Design (September 2023)

• Digital Integrated Circuits
• First Semester AY 2023-2024
  • Synchronous classes will be held Mondays 6-9 PM from 25 Sep 2023 - 18 Dec 2023
  • Refer to the UP Diliman Academic Calendar for relevant dates and holidays.
• Course Credit: 4 units (3 units lecture, 1 unit lab)

Catalog Description

Fundamentals of MOSFETS. Technology and modelling. Scaling and limits of scaling. Design for deep-submicron CMOS – high speed. Design techniques for low power. Arithmetic circuits. Driving interconnect, high-speed signalling. Timing. Memory design. Design for testability.

Prerequisite: CoE 141 or equiv

Course Outline

Module	Date	Topic	Resources	Activity
1	25 Sep 2023	Introduction	[video]	Activity 1
2	02 Oct 2023	MOS Transistor and Technology Scaling	[video]	Installing the Tools
3	09 Oct 2023	CMOS Inverter and Delay models	[Inverter]	Activity 3
	12-18 Oct 2023	Reading Break
4	23 Oct 2023	CMOS Gates and Logical Effort	[CMOS Gates] [Logical Effort]	CMOS Gates Exercise
	30 Oct 2023	Declared Non-working Holiday
5	6 Nov 2023	Variability	[pre-recorded video]	Lab Exercise on Variability
6	13 Nov 2023	Low power design techniques	video	Activity 5
7	20 Nov 2023	Timing	video	Activity 8
8	27 Nov 2023	Memory Design	video	Lab Exercise on Memory
9	4 Dec 2023	Subthreshold Memory	video	Activity 9
10	11 Dec 2023	Design for Testability	video	Activity 11
11	18 Dec 2023	Security and Other Topics	video	Activity 12
	8 Jan 2024	Finals