ECS3363

Introduction to VLSI systems

L Kleeman

3 points
* 16 lectures and 9 laboratory hours
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: ECS3371

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the design, fabrication and simulation of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits, systems and architectures; changes in microelectronic device density, speed, power dissipation, fabrication processes and logic families; VLSI computer aided design (CAD) tools and hierarchical VLSI design practice.

Synopsis CMOS circuit design, fabrication, design rules, layout, circuit extraction and performance estimation. Data and control in systematic structures. CAD software, programmable logic arrays, CPU architecture and implementation, metastable behaviour, RAM and ROM implementations. A CMOS class design project will be set.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60%
* Laboratory work: 40%

Recommended texts

Mukherjee A Introduction to nMOS and CMOS VLSI design Prentice-Hall, 1986
Pucknell D A and Eshraghian K Basic VLSI design: Systems and circuits 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1988
Weste N and Eshraghian K Principles of CMOS VLSI design: A systems perspective 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1993