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 TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsIntegrated Circuits - A Design Perspective,RecommendedRabaey, J.M., Chandrakasan, A. and Nikolic, B.2ND ED, PRENTICE HALL, 2002.
ReadingsVLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective,RecommendedWeste, N. and Harris, D.3RD EDN, ADDISON WESLEY, 2004.

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Start date between: and    Key dates

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 elementComments%
one 1,500-word project40
one 2-hour examinationIn order to pass this subject students must obtain an overall pass grade.40
one 750-word assignment20