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3421. Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Design and Simulation

4.00 credits

Prerequisites: CSE 2300W or 2301; ECE 3201; open only to students in the School of Engineering.

Grading Basis: Graded

Design of MOS transistors, including short channel effects in sub-micron devices; scaling laws; design rules. Layout of NMOS and CMOS logic gates; power-delay calculations. Design of static and/or dynamic memories. Laboratory emphasizes schematic capture, simulation, timing analysis and testing; layout of custom IC's; use of VHDL.