ECGR 4433/5133 VLSI System Design

VLSI System Design

ECGR 4433/5133

Spring 2011

Lecture

Timings

 
         5 pm – 7:30 pm Monday      

Room
                              Woodward 140

Office Hours
                  
Monday     3:30 pm – 5 pm @ Woodward 235B

 
Instructor
Dr. Arindam Mukherjee
Course Description
       This course is designed for students with a preliminary background in logic system design. The course introduces the techniques used in the synthesis, physical design and fabrication of  VLSI chips, specifically targeting Embedded Chip MultiProcessors (CMPs). The course begins with the fundamental elements of transistor based switching, different logic families, and gradually builds up processor components and cores, ultimately leading up the design of an Embedded CMP. Fundamental processor architectural concepts are introduced, with focus on Embedded low-power real-time constrained CMPs. In addition, students will be introduced to leading Industrial CAD tools used today for VLSI and ULSI chip design.
 
Course Objectives
    The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to VLSI System-on-a-Chip Design, and to give the participants the concepts and techniques necessary to design and verfiy a low-power real-time constrained Embedded Chip MultiProcessor in ultra-Deep-Sub-Micron technology. This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately.