Digital VLSI: Transistors to Gates

5 credits

Breadth-first introduction to digital VLSI design. Integrated CMOS logic design. CMOS logic delay and power analysis. Introduction to IC- mask-layout, gate-sizing, VLSI building blocks (adders, multipliers, counters, shifters etc.), design for testability, and memory. Projects involve some layout design, and mostly transistor and gate-level schematic design. Course equivalent to: B EE 475. Prerequisite: E E 215; and either E E 271 or CSE 369; recommended: basic circuit theory and basic digital design experience. Offered: AWSp.