ECE 7500
Introduction to VLSI Design
is an introduction to ASICs and ASIC design methodology and includes basic concepts of digital logic design tools and ASIC technology libraries; partitioning for logic synthesis and VHDL coding; constraining designs, synthesizing, simulation and optimization; design for testability; layout and post-layout optimization and SDF generation; and static timing analysis.
Prerequisites & course information
CR: the former Computer Science 4725 EQ: the former ENGI 8863 LH: nine 3-hour sessions per semester OR: eight 1-hour tutorial sessions per semester PR: ECE 5500 or the former ENGI 5865
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027