Digital IC Design (August 2024)

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  • First Semester AY 2024-2025
  • 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]

[Security]

6 13 Nov 2023 Low power design techniques [Power video]

[Energy video]

Lab Exercise on Variability
7 20 Nov 2023 Timing [video] Activity 7
27 Nov 2023 Declared Holiday
8 4 Dec 2023 Memory Design [video] Lab Exercise on Memory
9 11 Dec 2023 Subthreshold Memory
10 18 Dec 2023 One-on-one project discussions
8 Jan 2024 Finals

References

  • review of semiconductor fundamentals [EEE 41]
  • review of transistors and transistor circuits [EEE 51]
  • Boom References
    • J. Rabaey. 2009. Low Power Design Essentials. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
    • J. Rabaey, Chandrakasan, A,, Nikolic, B. 2004. Digital integrated circuits- A design perspective. Prentice Hall.
    • A. Chandrakasan, W. Bowhill, and F. Fox. 2000. Design of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits. Wiley-IEEE Press
  • Other References