ENCE 3500 VLSI Design
Tentative Syllabus
Autumn Quarter 1999
(The instructor reserves the right to adjust this syllabus when necessary.)
Title: VLSI Design --
ENCE 3500 -- Section 001
Text Book: Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Approach -- Weste
and Ehrgian -- Second Edition
Instructor: Christopher A.
Gantz
cgantz@du.edu or
cag@cs.du.edu
Class Timings: TTH 7:00 pm -- 8:30 pm
Room: Knudson Hall Rm. 103
Office: Knudson Hall (CMK), Rm. 307
Office Hours: W 5:30 pm -- 7:30 pm
Telephone: 303 871-2789
TA: TBA cgantz@du.edu
Class Mailing List: ENCE 3500 ence3500@cs.du.edu
Prerequisites:
- by course:
- ENCE 3220: Microprocessor Systems II
- by topic:
- Basic knowledge of transistors (MOSFET)
- Basic knowledge of ALU and different modules of a microprocessor
Course Description(High Level):
Design of Very Large Scale Integration integrated systems. Examination of
layout and simulation of digital VLSI circuits using a comprehensive set of
CAD tools in a laboratory setting. Studies layouts of CMOS combinational and
sequential circuits using automatic layout generators. Fundamental structures
of the layout of registers, adders, decoders, ROM, PLA's, counters, RAM, and
ALU. Application of statistics and probability to chip performance. CAD tools
allow logic verification and timing simulation of the circuits designed.
Course Goals:
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To introduce students to design of layouts of MOSFET transistors.
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To introduce layout of the different parts of the ALU.
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To introduce digital VLSI design and simulation.
Tentative Outline of
Detailed topics to be covered:
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Week #
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Class Meeting
Dates
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Topic(s)
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Topic Chapter
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Classes required
to cover
topic material |
| 1: |
Tues. 9/14/99 - Thu. 9/16/99 |
Introduction to CMOS Circuits
CMOS Logic, compound gates, behavioral and
structural representations
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Chapter 1 (Sections 1.0 - 1.5)
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(2 classes)
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| 2: |
Tues. 9/21/99 - Thu. 9/23/99 |
MOS Transistor Theory
nMOS transistor, body effect, MOS complementary
inverter, influence if Beta ratio, latch-up |
Chapter 2
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(2 classes)
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Other References:
Assignment/Grading Information:
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Homework Assignments: 25%
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In class Quizzes: 15%
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Laboratory Assignments: 15%
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MidTerm Exam: 20%
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Final Project: 25%
©1999 Christopher A. Gantz
University of Denver
Department of Engineering
Denver, CO 80208-2453
cgantz@du.edu