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] | CMOS Gates Exercise |
| 30 Oct 2023 | Declared Non-working Holiday | |||
| 5 | 6 Nov 2023 | Variability | [pre-recorded video]
[Security] |
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 |