ele5icd integrated circuit design
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN
ELE5ICD
Not currently offered
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 analogue building blocks. Design trade-offs-cost, power and performance. Testability and yield.
SchoolEngineering and Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJames Whittington
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
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PrerequisitesELE3DDE
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Equivalent subjectsELE52ICD OR ELE51ICD
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Integrated Circuits - A Design Perspective
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorRabaey, J.M., Chandrakasan, A. and Nikolic, B.
Year2002
Edition/Volume2ND ED
PublisherPRENTICE HALL
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VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorWeste, N. and Harris, D.
Year2004
Edition/Volume3RD EDN
PublisherADDISON WESLEY
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