EEE413 INTRODUCTION TO VLSI DESIGN

Course Code:3560413
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):4 (3.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:5.0
Department:Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. ALİ MUHTAROĞLU
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

With the relentless drive to reduce cost, size, and power consumption while at the same time achieving performance goals, chip design issues (a.k.a. Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit Design concerns) are at the center of electronics industry. CMOS digital circuit design, simulation, and layout flow will be introduced in this course, and applied in assignments using state-of-the-art CAD tools commonly used in the VLSI design industry. Students will use design metrics such as size, speed, power dissipation, energy, and reliability to optimize IC design. Special subsystems (memory, packaging, I/Os, power and clock distributions), testability issues, and few common analog IC building blocks will finally be discussed as time allows.


Course Content

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Course Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:

1) Apply mathematical methods and circuit analysis models to analyze CMOS digital electronic circuits.

2) Analyze, design, and layout combinational and sequential digital circuits of moderate complexity.

3) Apply introductory knowledge of MOS transistor and interconnect physics to identify fundamental integrated circuit design constraints; performance, power, testability interactions, and robust design concepts.

4) Identify typical subsystems in digital VLSI integrated circuits such as datapaths, controllers, memory arrays, clock and power distribution networks, and I/Os.

5) Use Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) tools to design, model, and simulate moderately complex digital integrated circuits using a provided CMOS process technology.


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
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1Ability to use mathematics, engineering theory and fundamentals of engineering in solving engineering related problems
2An ability to design and analyze Electrical and Electronic systems
3Ability to reach the required information and use that information effectively to solve engineering problems
4Successfully adapt to evolving technologies and stay current with their professions,
5An ability to function and communicate well in multidisciplinary teams

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