COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF VLSI DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EED 4520 FUNDAMENTALS OF VLSI DESIGN ELECTIVE 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UĞUR ÇAM

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)

Course Objective

This course covers basic principles of very large scale integration (VLSI). It begins with an overview of semiconductor materials. After this introduction, physical implementation of electronics devices (diode, bipolar junction transistor, MOSFET) will be introduced. It continues with integrated circuit (IC) design processes. Digital integrated circuit layout wil be examined. Design of CMOS digital integrated circuits will be presented. Digital integrated circuit simulations will be performed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand MOS transistor operation in detail.
2   To be able to follow integrated circuit fabrication technologies.
3   To be able to design CMOS integrated circuit design.
4   To be able to design layout of digital integrated circuits.
5   To be able to design digital integrated circuits using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

EED 4521 - ADVANCED LOGIC DESIGN

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course outline and review of digital integrated circuit design
2 Semiconductor Materials
3 Physical operation of electronics devices
4 Integrated circuits design processes
5 Electronic Design Automation tools for integrated circuit design
6 Digital integrated circuit simulations
7 Layout design of integrated circuits
8 Layout design of integrated circuits
9 CMOS combinational and sequential integrated circuit design
10 Memory circuits
11 FPGA based design
12 Design for manufacturability
13 Fabrication of integrated circuits
14 Testing of digital integrated circuits

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1) CMOS VLSI Design, 4th Edition, Neil Weste and David Harris, Pearson, 2010.
2) Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Edition, Adel S. Sedra and Kenneth C. Smith, Oxford University Press, 2004.
3) CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation, R. Jacob Baker, 3rd , May 2011, Wiley-IEEE Press.

Supplementary Book(s):
1) Digital Integrated Circuits, 2nd Edition, Jan Rabaey, Anantha Chandrakasan and Borivoje Nikolic, Pearson, 2002.
2) LTSPICE for Microelectronic Circuits, 1st Edition, G. W. Roberts, McGill University, 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1,2,3,4,5 numbered course outcomes are evaluated by exams and assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Uğur Çam
Dokuz Eylül University
Engineering Faculty
Electrical-Electronics Engineering
e-mail:ugur.cam@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 6 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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