X134: Digital Integrated Circuit Design
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| Type of Credit |
Academic Credit |
| Campus Department |
EECS |
| Level |
Upper Division |
| Number of Units |
2 |
| Level of Difficulty |
Level 3 (Intermediate) |
| Instructor |
Dr. Vincent Chang
Dr. Han-Bin Lin |
| Number of Lectures |
20 |
| Course Length |
30 hours |
Course Fee |
US$ 399.00
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An extraordinary combination of semiconductor devices, innovative thinking, and circuit techniques spurred the development of digital integrated-circuits and carved out an astounding life-style-changing revolution in our societies. This state-of-the-art course begins with the solid understanding of the operation of digital integrated circuits and gradually channels into more complex entities such as multiplexers and flash memory. Featuring in-depth illustration and broad discussion, this course distills the essential concepts, SPICE verification, and design skills from the areas ranging from CMOS, ECL and BiCMOS logic, to memory design. This unique course provide you an opportunity working on a research project to address the compelling issues in cutting-edge technologies including embedded SRAM (eSRAM), non-volatile memory, and high-speed embedded DRAM. |
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Course Overview |
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Static Behavior of Digital Inverters |
68 |
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Dynamic Behavior of Digital Inverters |
70 |
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Key Concepts of Logic Circuit Design |
55 |
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Evaluating Robustness of CMOS Inverter |
79 |
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Evaluating Power Consumption of CMOS Inverter |
57 |
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Evaluating Speed Limitation of CMOS Inverter |
51 |
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Design of Static CMOS Logic Circuits |
59 |
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Robustness & Speed of Pseudo-NMOS Inverter |
73 |
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Speed Limitation of CMOS Pass-Transistor Logic |
61 |
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Noise Consideration of Dynamic CMOS Logic Design |
78 |
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Timing Issues of Dynamic CMOS & Domino Logic |
54 |
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Static Sequential Circuits_Key Concepts |
59 |
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Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) |
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Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) |
50 |
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Memory Peripheral Circuitry: Sense Amplifier Design |
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Nonvolatile Read-Write Memories |
36 |
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Bipolar Emitter-Coupled Logic Gate |
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Evaluating Robustness and Noise Immunity of ECL Gate |
55 |
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Designing BiCMOS Digital Circuits |
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MyTutor_Homework 1-P1_CMOS Inverter: Static |
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MyTutor_Homework 1-P2_CMOS Inverter: Dynamic |
42 |
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MyTutor_Homework 1-P3_Cascade CMOS Inverters |
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MyTutor_Homework 1-P4_Transistor Sizing |
35 |
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Who Should Attend
Many types of working professionals find this course practical, interesting, and well-structured:
• Majored in EE but need to brush up on their knowledge in this area for advancing their careers.
• Wish to enter the semiconductor market and are looking to acquire essential knowledge and build a solid foundation in this area.
Course Syllabus
Course Prerequisite
• "X30: Intro to Microelectronic Theory and Applications"
• "X138: Semiconductor Devices for Integrated-Circuit Design"
or possess working-level knowledge on basic electronics, such as inverter basics, BJT & MOS I-V characteristics, channel-length modulation, and body-effect, etc.
Grade Structure
Your grade consists of the following elements:
• Class Participation & Discussion: 20%
• Homework Assignments: 10%
• Project: 25%
• Midterm Exam (Take-home exam): 20%
• Proctored Final Exam: 25%
Project Options
As a registered participant, you will be expected to leverage what they learn from this course to conduct an individual research project which scope covers some real-world applications with the following research options:
• Embedded SRAM (eSRAM)
• Non-Volatile Memories
• High-Speed Embedded DRAM (eDRAM)
The chosen topics for embedded SRAM (eSRAM) can be related to the latest advancements such as ultra low-power (ULP) design for hand-held/mobile applications and cell-stability. In addition, you may want to explore several promising non-volatile memory technologies such as NOR-type flash memory, phase change random access memory (PRAM), and magnetic RAM (MRAM). Regarding the embedded DRAM (eDRAM), the chosen topics can be up-to-date advancements such as supercomputer architecture (IBM Blue Gene/L), single-chip multi-core microprocessor, cache-dominated chips, eDRAM developed on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process platform, and high-resolution game consoles.
You should access detailed information in the Classrooms after you register this course.
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