Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4201 : VLSI Design Techniques { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Kamalakanta Mahapatra
Syllabus
Introduction to VLSI Design, Levels of abstraction and the complexity of design, Challenges of VLSI design: power, timing, area, noise, testability, reliability and yield CAD tools: simulation, layout, synthesis, test MOS modeling, MOS device models, Short-channel effects and velocity saturation, Scaling of MOS circuits VLSI fabrication technology, Layout design, Design rules, Stick diagrams The CMOS inverter, VTC, Switching behavior, Noise margins and power dissipation Static and dynamic CMOS combinational logic gate, Transistor sizing in static CMOS, logical effort , Pass-transistor logic, sizing issues , Domino logic gates , estimating load capacitance , Simple delay models (RC) for CMOS gates , Power consumption Latches and clocking, Flip-flops, Set-up and hold tests, Static and dynamic latch and flip-flop, Clock design Datapath units, Adders, Shifters, Multipliers Control logic strategies, PLAs , Multi-level logic, Synthesis and place-and-route CAD MOS memories , Register, SRAM , DRAM Global interconnect modeling, Capacitance, resistance and inductance of interconnect Signal and power-supply integrity issues, Electromigration, RC interconnect modeling Driving large capacitive load, reducing RC delays Layout design, Standard-cell layout, Chip layout and floor planning, Array layout Implementation issues, Design for testability, Packaging technology, I/O issues: ESD protection, boundary scan, inductance, synchronization
Design of Differential Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers, Stability and Frequency Response.
Course Objectives
- The students will be exposed to basic concepts in digital integrated circuit design and some widely used digitalsubsystems.
- The students will be exposed to basic concepts in analog integrated circuit design and some widely used analog subsystems.
Course Outcomes
To develop the knowledge of VLSI and digital/analog integrated circuits. Students can design and analyze different logic style based digital circuits such as NAND, NOR, MUX, Flip-flops, Registers, Counters, RAM, ROM. Draw and design the CMOS compatible layouts of the above circuits
Essential Reading
- 1. J. M. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan and B. Nikolic, Digital Integrated Circuits : A Design Perspective, Pearson
- Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, Mc GRAW-Hill
Supplementary Reading
- 2. W.Wolf, Modern VLSI Design: Systems-on-Chip Design, Pearson
- J. P. Uyemura, Introduction to VLSI Circuits and Systems, Wiley