2002-2003 CS 181a: VLSI Design Laboratory

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CS 181a General Information Time and Place Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:15-2:45pm, 74 Jorgensen Instructor Mika Nyström <mika@async> 274 Jorgensen Teaching Assistants Piyush Prakash <piyush@async> office hours Wednesdays 7-8pm, VLSI Lab, Jorg. Kevin Ko<kko@ugcs> office hours Mondays 1-2pm, VLSI Lab, Jorg. Jonathan Dama<jd@its> office hours Thursday 11pm-12am, VLSI Lab, Jorg. Jim Pugh<jimpugh@its> office hours Fridays 4-5pm, VLSI Lab, Jorg. Course Secretary Diane Goodfellow <diane@cs> 266 Jorgensen System Managers Dave LeBlanc <unix-help@cs> 272 Jorgensen Chris Malek <unix-help@cs> 269 Jorgensen

Homework Assignments

• Homework 1 (assigned 01 Oct 2002, due 08 Oct 2002)
• Homework 2 (assigned 01 Oct 2002, due 15 Oct 2002)
• Homework 3 (assigned 15 Oct 2002, due 24 Oct 2002)
• Homework 4 (assigned 24 Oct 2002, due 31 Oct - 7 Nov 2002, now due 5 Nov and 12 Nov 2002)
• Homework 5 (Project Proposal, due 7 Nov 2002)
• Homework 6 (assigned 14 Nov 2002, due 21 Nov 2002)
• Homework 7 (assigned 26 Nov 2002, due 05 Dec 2002)
• Homework 8 (assigned 26 Nov 2002, due 15 Dec 2002)

Lectures

• Course Overview
• Lecture 1 (01 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 2 (03 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 3 (08 Oct 2002)
• CAST Lecture (08 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 4 (10 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 5 (15 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 6 (17 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 7 (22 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 8 (24 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 9 (29 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 10 (31 Oct 2002)
• Lecture 11 (05 Nov 2002)
• Lecture 12 (07 Nov 2002)
• Lecture 13 (12 Nov 2002)
• Lecture 14 (21 Nov 2002)
• Lecture 15 (26 Nov 2002)
• Lecture 16 (05 Dec 2002)

Reference Material

• Notes on CMOS and Transistors
• Documentation for Magic
• CS/EE181 Guidelines for Reasonable Layout
• CAST Manual

Previous Years

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• 2001-2002
• 1999-2000
• 1997-1998
• 1996-1997
• 1994-1995

Catalog Entry
CS 181 abc. VLSI Design Laboratory. 12 units (3-6-3); first, second, third terms.
Digital integrated systems design, with projects involving the design, verification, and testing of high-complexity CMOS microcircuits. First-term lecture and homework topics emphasize disciplined design, and include CMOS logic, layout, and timing; computer-aided design and analysis tools; and electrical and performance considerations. Each student is required in the first term to complete individually the design, layout, and verification of a moderately complex integrated circuit. Advanced topics second and third terms include self-timed design, computer architecture, and other topics that vary year by year. Projects are large-scale designs done by teams.

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