Syllabus
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Course Title: Introduction to VLSI Design (超大型積體電路設計導論)
Course No. 53018
Semester: Spring 2021
Time and Classroom: Wed. 09:05-12:00 (E406)
Credits: 3
Lector: Professor Tsung-Chu Huang
Email: tch@cc.ncue.edu.tw
Tel. (04)7232105 ext. 8384
Website: http://testlab.ncue.edu.tw/tch
FTPsite: ftp://testlab.ncue.edu.tw/VLSI (Closed)
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NCUE Cloud: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lRRDWjxvUtm4H39S535RIAhYx0jQmRUY?usp=sharing
Transcript: PDF, Quiz1, Quiz2, Quiz3 Quiz4 Quiz5 Quiz7
Midterm Project:: Reference1, Reference22 Note: (a) A photo of the final screen with yourself should be included. (b) Deadline is extended to 2021/5/25 23:59. (c) Template here.
Textbook and References
Textbook:
Neil H. E. Weste and David Harris. "CMOS VLSI Design -- A Circuits and Systems Perspective." 3rd Ed., Addison Wesley, 2005. (Agency: Wei-Ming, ISBN:0201533766 http://www.wmbook.com.tw) Lecture website: http://www.cmosvlsi.com.
Reference:
Sung-Mo Kang & Yusuf Leblebigi. "CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits -- Analysis and Design." 2nd Ed., Mc Graw Hill. (Agency: Chwa)
John P. Uyemura. "Introduction to VLSI Circuits and Systems." John Wiley & Sons. 2002. (Agency: Chwa)
Lectures released from the CIC and the Digital Intellectual Property Consortium, Taiwan.
Schedule and Contents
Week 1 (2/24) Introduction to ICs, Semiconductor Process Technology [PPT, PDF] (watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YZcfcBR3gI or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_n4vdyZzc)
Week 2 (3/03) Basic Devices (RCLT), Transistor Theory [PPT, PDF], (Install Pspice Lite or OrCAD Lite from our 2nd Cloud) (Ref. http://academicaffairs.dlit.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/b002/img/img/385/99.2.8.pdf)(CIC tutorial: http://in.ncu.edu.tw/ncume_ee/cic/spice2002_07.pdf) (consortium hspice lecture in fju)
Week 4 (3/17) SPICE Model and Tool [PPT, PDF] Introduction to HSPICE Toolbox in Matlab (SNM Example: SNM.sp, SNM.m) (NGSPICE: Online Spice Simulator, http://www.ngspice.com) Labs of PSPICE
Week 5 (3/24) Lab of HSPICE & Layout
Week 6 (3/31) Linear Models for Element Sizing, Matched Layout and Power Dissipation [PPT, PDF] (Inverter example)
Week 7 (4/07) (Spring Vacation)
Week 8 (4/14) Transistor-Level Logic Structures [PPT, PDF]; Practices on SPICE optimization by C/Matlab programming; Simple OPAMP Design [PPT, PDF]
Week 9 (4/21) Midterm exam [Sample Questions]
Week 10 (4/28) Packaging, IO Pads, ESD and 3D-ICs [PPT, PDF]
Week 11 (5/05) Clock Strategies [PPT, PDF], Review on HDL, (Excise yourself the Verilog Coding, refer to videos VeriloggerPro and ModelSimAE using IE)
Week 13 (5/19) Array, FPGA and Rapid Prototyping [PDF, PPT] [5/19 Google Meet]
Week 14 (5/26) Memory [PDF, PPT]) [Download MP4 from Cloud: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16B6Z7fzk3xfPJJMTLVvLimg6ZaGmstYQ?usp=sharing ]
Week 15 (6/02) Introduction to Digital IC Testing, Memory Testing [PDF, PPT] [6/02 Google Meet]
Week 16 (6/09) Introduction to Digital System Design [6/09 Google Meet] [Samples and Reviews for Finals, PDF, Answers]
Week 17 (6/16) Digital Intellectual Properties and System on a Chip [Consortium's Lectures], Review and Exercise on Online Exam, [6/16 Google Meet]
Criteria
Homework: 20%
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 30%
Term Project: 20% (Template) Due 2020/06/30
Supplement Links
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No. |
Title |
URL |
Remark |
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1 |
Semiconductor Technology |
Semiconductor Technology at TSMC, 2011 |
|
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2 |
FinFET
Process |
Understanding The FinFet Semiconductor Process |
|
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3 |
FinFET
Chip Fabrication |
Intel 22nm
FinFET Chip Fabrication Process |
|
|
4 |
Sand to
Silicon |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Sand to Silicon |
|
|
5 |
3D-IC
Stacking Process |
3D
Integration Animation - EPFL |
|
|
6 |
3D-IC
Stacking Process |
Fraunhofer
3D Integration |
|
|
7 |
TSV
Process |
SigmaTech
TSV Video.mov |
|
|
8 |
MOSFET
Process |
How MOSFETs
and Field-Effect Transistors Work! |
A variety of On-Line VLSI/CAD Websites:
1. Coding Ground: Compiling in the Heaven (Cloud) ! http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm
2. PartSim: Online Schematics Simulator (http://www.partsim.com)
3. NGSPICE: Online Spice Simulator (http://www.ngspice.com)
4. iVerilog: Verilog Online (http://iverilog.com)
5. Magic VLSI: (Online) Cell-based Synthesizer / Layout (http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic)
6. Cadence Orcad Pspice Lite Free (https://www.orcad.com/pspice-free-trial)