Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CPE/EE427, CPE527
VLSI Design I
(Section 01, MW 3:55 – 5:15pm, EB219)
Fall 2008
Instructor Contact
Instructor: Joel Wilder
Email: joel dot wilder at us dot army dot mil
Office: EB219
Phone: (256) 876-5910
Office
Hours: MW 5:15 – 6:15pm
Lab
Instructor: Vignesh Subbian
Email: vs0002 at uah dot edu
Office: EB223
Office
Hours: W 2:30 – 3:30pm
Course Information
Goals:
This course
provides an introduction to digital integrated circuits.
A major course project allows students to apply
principles learned during the class/lab and provides hands-on design
experience.
Topics: CMOS devices and manufacturing
technology
CMOS inverters and gates
Propagation delay, noise margins, and
power dissipation
Sequential circuits, arithmetic,
interconnect, array structures and memories
Design methodologies
Textbook: Neil H. E. Weste, David Harris, CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and System Perspective,
Addison Wesley, 3rd edition, 2005, ISBN: 0-321-14901-7
References:
J. Rabaey, A. Chandarakasan, B. Nikolic, Digital Integrated Circuits: A
Design Perspective, Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, ISBN: 0-13-090996-3.
Book Web site: http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/IcBook/
Prerequisites: EE 202 Introduction to Digital Logic
Design, EE 315 Introduction to Electronic Analysis and Design
Syllabus: here
Grading Policy: Lab assignments – 15%
Homeworks
– 15%
Test
I – 20%
Test
II – 20%
Project
– 25%
Discretion
– 5%
Announcements
Remember to
communicate with your instructor!
General
announcement area for class communication.
Course Outline
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Class |
Date |
Lecture |
Additional
Notes |
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1 |
8/18/2008 |
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2 |
8/20/2008 |
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3 |
8/25/2008 |
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4 |
8/27/2008 |
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5 |
9/1/2008 |
None |
Labor
Day |
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6 |
9/3/2008 |
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7 |
9/8/2008 |
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8 |
9/10/2008 |
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9 |
9/15/2008 |
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10 |
9/17/2008 |
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11 |
9/22/2008 |
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12 |
9/24/2008 |
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13 |
9/29/2008 |
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14 |
10/1/2008 |
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15 |
10/6/2008 |
Review
for Test I |
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16 |
10/8/2008 |
None |
TEST I |
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17 |
10/13/2008 |
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18 |
10/15/2008 |
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19 |
10/20/2008 |
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20 |
10/22/2008 |
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21 |
10/27/2008 |
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22 |
10/29/2008 |
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23 |
11/3/2008 |
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24 |
11/5/2008 |
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25 |
11/10/2008 |
Project
work session |
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26 |
11/12/2008 |
Review
for Test II |
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27 |
11/17/2008 |
Project
demonstrations |
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28 |
11/19/2008 |
Project
presentations |
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29 |
11/24/2008 |
None |
TEST II |
Final Project due December 3, 3:00pm
Laboratory Assignments
The lab
assignments serve two purposes. First, they allow the students to apply
what is taught during lectures. Second, after completing all lab
assignments, the students will have the skills required to complete the main
purpose of the lab – the final project. During the first semester the
students will design and verify a VLSI circuit using the Cadence tools.
Lab
Session: Tuesday, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Any required
files that you might need for the labs are found here.
|
Lab Number |
Issued |
Due |
Assignment |
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1 |
8/25/2008 |
9/2/2008 |
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2 |
9/2/2008 |
9/16/2008 |
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3 |
9/16/2008 |
9/23/2008 |
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4 |
9/23/2008 |
10/7/2008 |
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5 |
10/7/2008 |
10/21/2008 |
(see
Vignesh) |
Homework Assignments
|
Homework
Number |
Issued |
Due |
Assignment |
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1 |
9/3/2008 |
9/15/2008 |
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2 |
9/18/2008 |
10/1/2008 |
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3 |
10/28/2008 |
11/5/2008 |
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4 |
11/5/2008 |
11/17/2008 |