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 |
| 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 | video | |
| 6 | 13 Nov 2023 | Low power design techniques | Power 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