VLSI Design

Dan Nicula, Professor

Overview | Contents | Prerequisites | Lab and Project | Bibliography | Links

Overview:

This is a fundamental course for a future M.Sc. in Electronics. It presents how to design and implement an electronic system started from an architectural view and ended to the layout or a programmble device.

Contents:

• Preliminaries (3 hours)
  • Structure of digital systems
  • Types of ASICs
• CMOS circuits (6 hours)
  • History
  • MOS Transistors
  • MOS Transistor Switches
  • Y Diagram
  • Study case: D Flip-Flop Design (romanian)
  • Main Features of CMOS Technology

• MOS Transistor Theory (9 hours)
  • Introduction
  • nMOS Transistor
  • MOS Device Design Equations
  • CMOS Inverter
  • CMOS Transmission Gate
  • Three-State Inverter
  • Bipolar Devices
  • Metal-Silicon Interface

• CMOS Technology (6 hours) (romanian)
  • Silicon Semiconductor Technology
  • CMOS Technology
  • CMOS Process Enhancements
  • Layout Design Rules
  • Latchup Effect
  • Phisical Design of a Logic Gate
  • I/O Structures

• CMOS Design Methods (6 hours)
  • Structured Design
  • Design Options (romanian)
  • Design Management
  • Product Data Sheet

• CMOS Testing (3 hours)
  • The Need for Testing
  • Manufacturing Test Principles

Prerequisites:

• Electronic Devices and Circuits
• Digital Integrated Circuits
• Analogue Integrated Circuits
• HDLs and Application of Digital Systems

Bibliography:

Dan Nicula VLSI Design course handouts, 2009.
Weste N., Eshragian K. Principles of CMOS VLSI Design - A System Perspective. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
W. Wolf Modern VLSI Design - Systems on Silicon. Prentice Hall, 1998.
S. Kang, Y. Leblebici CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits: Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill, 1996.
C. Mead, L. Conway Introduction to VLSI Systems. Addison-Wesley, 1980.
Hintea S. Tehnici de proiectare a circuitelor digitale VLSI. Casa Cartii de Stiinta, Cluj-Napoca, 1998.
Stefan G. Circuit Complexity, Recursion, Grammars and Information. Multiple Morphism. Transilvania University, Brasov, 1997.
Sofron E., Naicu S. Proiectare si modelare pentru VLSI. Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 1999.
G. Toacse, D. Nicula Electronica digitala. Dispozitive, Circuite, Proiectare (I), Verilog HDL (II) (Digital Electronics. Devices, Circuits, Design (I), Verilog HDL (II)) Editura Tehnica, Bucharest, 2005.
Smith M. Application-Specific Integrated Circuits, Addison-Wesley, 1997

Links:

• Alliance VLSI CAD System (version 3.2) (download vega).
• Alliance VLSI CAD System.
• Links to VLSI related WWW Servers.
• Subiecte de examen 2003-2008.