CS 801D-VLSI Design |
Introduction to CMOS circuits: |
MOS Transistors, MOS transistor switches, CMOS Logic, The inverter, Combinational
Logic, NAND gate, NOT Gate, Compound Gates, Multiplexers, Memory-Latches and Registers.
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Processing Technology: |
Silicon Semiconductor Technology- An Overview, wafer processing, oxidation, epitaxy
deposition, Ion-implantation and diffusion, The Silicon Gate Process- Basic CMOS Technology, basic n-well CMOS
process, p-well CMOS process, Twin tub process, Silicon on insulator, CMOS process enhancement-Interconnect,
circuit elements, 3-D CMOS. Layout Design Rule: Layer Representations, CMOS n-well Rules, Design Rule of
background scribe line, Layer Assignment, SOI Rule |
Ethics of Profession: |
Engineering profession: Ethical issues in engineering practice. Conflicts between business demands and professional
ideals. Social and ethical Responsibilities of Technologists. Codes of professional ethics. Whistle blowing and beyond.
Case studies.
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Power Dissipation: |
Static dissipation, Dynamic dissipation, short-circuit dissipation, total power dissipation.
Programmable Logic, Programmable Logic structure, Programmable interconnect, and Reprogramable Gate Array:
Xilinx Programmable Gate Array, Design Methods: Behavioural Synthesis, RTL synthesis
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Placement: placement: |
Mincut based placement – Iterative improvement placement simulated annealing. Routing:
Segmented channel routing – maze routing – routability and routing resources – net delays.
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Verification and Testing: |
Verification Versus Testing, Verification: logic simulation design validation – timing
verification – Testing concepts: failures – mechanisms and faults – fault coverage – ATPG methods – types of tests –
FPGAs – programmability failures – design for testability.
Overview of VHDL
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Text Books: |
1.“Digital Integrated Circuit”, J.M.Rabaey, Chandrasan, Nicolic, Pearson
2. “CMOS Digital Integrated Circuit”, S.M.Kang & Y.Leblebici, TMH
3.”Modern VLSI Design” Wayne Wolf, Pearson
4.“Algorithm for VLSI Design & Automation”, N.Sherwani, Kluwer
5.”VHDL”, Bhaskar, PHI
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References: |
1. “ Digital Integrated Circuits” Demassa & Ciccone, Willey Pub.
2. “Modern VLSI Design: system on silicon” Wayne Wolf; Addison Wesley Longman Publisher
3. “Basic VLSI Design” Douglas A. Pucknell & Kamran Eshranghian; PHI
4. “CMOS Circuit Design, Layout & Simulation”, R.J.Baker, H.W.Lee, D.E. Boyee, PHI
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