CS653A - Introduction to VLSI Design
(超大型積體電路設計導論)

Autumn 2010  (99-1 學期)
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Yuan Ze University

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Textbook

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Timetable (subject to change)

Week

 Date
(2010-2011)

Topics

 Reading Lab Homework　
1 9/09
(Thu.)		 Ch01: Introduction, MOS Transistors, and CMOS Logic 1.1 ~ 1.3    
2 9/16
(Thu.)		 Ch01: MOS Transistors, and CMOS Logic 1.3 ~ 1.4
  • HW-01
3 9/23
(Thu.)		 Ch01: CMOS Logic, CMOS Fabrication and Layout 1.4 ~ 1.5,
3.1 ~ 3.2
  • HW-02
4 9/30
(Thu.)		 Ch01: CMOS Fabrication and Layout
Ch03: CMOS Processing Technology		 1.5,
3.1 ~ 3.2		     
  • HW-03
  • Deadline of HW-1 (2010/10/01)
5 10/07
(Thu.)		 Quiz-01
Ch01: CMOS Fabrication and Layout (incl. Fabrication Process)
Ch03: CMOS Processing Technology		 1.5,
3.2		     
  • Deadline of HW-2 (2010/10/08)
6 10/14
(Thu.)		 Ch03: CMOS Processing Technology (incl. Design Rules)
Ch01: CMOS Fabrication and Layout (incl. Design Rules, Stick Diagrams, Area Estimation)
 3.3,
1.5		  
7 10/21
(Thu.)		 Ch03: CMOS Processing Technology (incl. Design Rules Checking, Circuit Extraction)
Ch01: CMOS Fabrication and Layout (incl. Design Flow, Logic Design, Circuit Design, Physical Design, Design Verification)
 3.3, 3.5,
1.8 ~ 1.12
  • HW-04
  • Deadline of HW-3 (2010/10/22, extended)
8 10/28
(Thu.)		 Ch03: CMOS Processing Technology (incl. CMOS Process Enhancements, Manufacturing Issues)
Ch02: MOS Transistor Theory (incl. Ideal I-V Characteristics)		 3.4, 3.6,
2.1 ~ 2.2
  
  • Deadline of HW-4 (2010/11/01)
9 11/04
(Thu.)		 Midterm Exam (Intro. to VLSI Design)

Exam Date and Time: November 4 (Thursday) 18:30 - 21:20

Location: Classroom 1102

Coverage: The midterm exam will cover Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 of the textbook.

Note: Please bring your student ID. Please turn off your mobile phone while taking the exam. Please do not take/use any calculators, dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, books, notebooks, or pieces of papers while taking the exam.

Note: After taking the exam, please leave the classroom and do not wander or talk near the classroom.

注意： 必須攜帶學生證應考，考試時手機請關機，不得攜帶計算機、字典、電子字典、任何書籍或紙張。

注意： 完成考試的同學請盡速離開考場，並且勿在考場附近逗留或大聲喧嘩。影響他人考試者將扣期中考分數或平時分數。

(The week for midterm exams: 11/04~11/10)		      
10 11/11
(Thu.)		 Ch02: MOS Transistor Theory (incl. Ideal I-V Characteristics) 2.2  

 
11 11/18
(Thu.)		 Ch02: MOS Transistor Theory (incl. C-V Characteristics, Nonideal I-V Effects) 2.3 ~ 2.4  

 
12 11/25
(Thu.)		 Exam for Lab Exercises (上機考)    
  • Deadline of HW-5 (2010/11/29)
13 12/2
(Thu.)		 Ch02: MOS Transistor Theory (incl. DC Transfer Characteristics, Pass Transistor DC Characteristics) 2.5  
  • Deadline of HW-6 (2010/12/06)
14 12/9
(Thu.)		 Ch02: MOS Transistor Theory (incl. Pass Transistor DC Characteristics, Switch-level RC Delay Models)
 2.5 ~ 2.7
  
  • Deadline of HW-7 (2010/12/13)
12/10
(Fri.)		 Additional/Make-up Lecture
Ch05: Circuit Simulation
 5.1 ~ 5.2    
15 12/16
(Thu.)		 Ch05: Circuit Simulation (incl. Device Models, Design Corners)
Ch11: Array Subsystems		 5.2 ~ 5.3,
11.1		  
  • Deadline of HW-8 (2010/12/20)
12/17
(Fri.)		 Additional/Make-up Lecture
Ch11: Array Subsystems (incl. SRAM Cells, Read and Write Operations of SRAM Cells)
 11.1 ~ 11.2    
16 12/23
(Thu.)		 Ch11: Array Subsystems (incl. DRAM Cells)
Ch04: Circuit Characterization and Performance Estimation (incl. Delay Estimation, Elmore Delay Model) 		11.3,
4.1 ~ 4.2		    
17 12/30
(Thu.)		 Ch04: Circuit Characterization and Performance Estimation (incl. Power Dissipation)
Ch06: Ratioed Circuits		 4.4,
6.2		    
18 1/06
(Thu.)		 Final Exam (Intro. to VLSI Design)

Exam Date and Time: January 6 (Thursday) 18:30 - 21:20

Location: Classroom 1102

Coverage: The exam will cover Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11.

Note: Please bring your student ID. Please turn off your mobile phone while taking the exam. Please do not take/use any calculators, dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, books, notebooks, or pieces of papers while taking the exam.

Note: After taking the exam, please leave the classroom and do not wander or talk near the classroom.

注意： 必須攜帶學生證應考，考試時手機請關機，不得攜帶計算機、字典、電子字典、任何書籍或紙張。

注意： 完成考試的同學請盡速離開考場，並且勿在考場附近逗留或大聲喧嘩。影響他人考試者將扣期中考分數或平時分數。

(The week for final exams: 1/06~1/12)		      
19 1/13
(Thu.)		        

       

last update: January 04, 2011