Digital IC Design (August 2024)

• First Semester AY 2024-2025
  • Synchronous classes will be held Tuesdays 6-9 PM
  • 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	3 Sep 2024	Introduction	video	Activity 1
2	10 Sep 2024	MOS Transistor and Technology Scaling	video	Installing the Tools
3	17 Sep 2024	CMOS Inverter and Delay models	Inverter	Activity 3
4	24 Sep 2024	CMOS Gates and Logical Effort	CMOS Gates Logical Effort	CMOS Gates Exercise
5	6 Nov 2023	Variability	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]

• Book 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
  • M. Alioto (ed), Enabling the Internet of Things: From Integrated Circuits to Integrated Systems, Springer 2017.
  • Neil Weste and David Harris. 2010. CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective (4th. ed.). Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA.

• Other References