ele5icd integrated circuit design
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN
ELE5ICD
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students are exposed to integrated circuit design techniques and methodologies in this unit. Topics covered include - Overview of MOS and sub-micron technology, scaling and signal integrity, IC design techniques. CMOS cell design: device-level design constraints, gate design, pass transistor circuits, sequential circuits. Layout considerations, design rules and mask level design. Circuit optimisation techniques. ASIC and custom design. Timing issues in VLSI circuit design. Design of VLSI system sub-systems: Arithmetic and logic processing elements, I/Os, buffers, data path design and layout, etc. Chip floor planning. Basic analog building blocks. Design tradeoffs-cost, power and performance. Testability and yield.
FacultyFaculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJim Whittington
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites ELE3DDE recommended
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjects ELE51ICD, ELE52ICD
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Integrated Circuits - A Design Perspective, | Recommended | Rabaey, J.M., Chandrakasan, A. and Nikolic, B. | 2ND ED, PRENTICE HALL, 2002. |
Readings | VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective, | Recommended | Weste, N. and Harris, D. | 3RD EDN, ADDISON WESLEY, 2004. |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJim Whittington
Class requirements
PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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one 1,500-word project | 40 | |
one 2-hour examination | In order to pass this subject students must obtain an overall pass grade. | 40 |
one 750-word assignment | 20 |