| Date |
Day |
Topic |
Reading/Coverage |
January 20
|
Tue |
Introduction to VLSI Technology |
1.1-1.3 |
January 22
|
Thr |
Basic
MOS
Physics
|
3.2
- 3.3 |
| January 27 |
Tue |
PSPICE
Demo 1 |
- |
January 29
|
Thr |
More
MOS
Physics |
- |
Fberuary 3
|
Tue |
Device
Scaling Issues
|
3.4-3.5 |
February 5
|
Thr |
Basic
CMOS
Inverter
|
5.1.4 |
February 10
|
Tue |
Basic
CMOS
Inverter - cont. |
5.1-5.4 |
February 12
|
Thr |
Dynamic
Behavior of CMOS Inverter |
5.4-5.6
|
February 17
|
Tue |
CMOS
Manufacturing Process |
2.1-2.3,
2.4 (review), 2.5 |
February 19
|
Thr |
Interconnect
Manufacturing & Modeling
|
4.1-4.5 |
| February 24 |
Tue |
Design
Rules |
2.3,
insert A |
| February 26 |
Thr |
Layout
Techniques & L-Edit Demo
|
handouts |
March 3
|
Tue |
Combinational
Static Logic |
6.1-6.2 |
March 5
|
Thr |
Gate
Sizing (Inveter Chain) |
5.4 |
March 10
|
Tue |
Gate
Sizing (Inveter Chain) - cont.
|
5.4 |
March 12
|
Tue |
Logical
Effort |
- |
| March 17 |
Tue |
Spring
Break |
- |
March 19
|
Thr |
Spring
Break |
- |
| March 24 |
Tue |
Logical
Effort - cont. |
6.1 - 6.2 |
March 26
|
Thr |
Midterm Exam |
- |
March 31
|
Tue |
Pseudo
Logic and Pass-Transistor Logic |
6.2 |
April 2
|
Thr |
Project
Review
|
- |
April 7
|
Tue |
Dynamic
Logic |
6.3 |
April 9
|
Thr |
Advanced
topics: Power Reduction
|
Handout |
April 14
|
Tue |
Sequential
Logic |
7.1-7.2 |
April 16
|
Thr |
Timing
Issues |
10.1-10.2 |
April 21
|
Tue |
Clock
Distribution - PLL |
10.3 |
April 23
|
Thr |
Power
Distribution & I/O Circuits |
9.1-9.4
|
April 28
|
Tue |
Memories |
12.1-12.2 |
April 30
|
Thr |
Nonvolatile
Memories |
12.2 |
May 5
|
Tue |
SRAM
Memories |
12.2 |
May 7
|
Thr |
Review
for Final |
Project
Due |
May 12
|
Tue |
Final Exam (12:30-2:30PM) |
- |