2004-2005 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 Alain Martin <alain@async> 254 Jorgensen Teaching Assistants Piyush Prakash <piyush@async> office hours M 8-9pm VLSI Lab Jonathan Dama<jd@async> office hours W2:30 - 3:30 pm VLSI Lab Course Secretary Diane Goodfellow <diane@cs> 266 Jorgensen System Managers Dave LeBlanc <help@cs> 272 Jorgensen Phillipe Brieu <help@cs> 269 Jorgensen

Homework Assignments

• Homework 1 (assigned 30 Sep 2004, due 07 Oct 2004)
• Homework 2 (assigned 30 Sep 2004, due 14 Oct 2004)
• Homework 3 (assigned 14 Oct 2004, due 26 Oct 2004)
• Homework 4 (assigned 26 Oct 2004, due 02 Nov - 09 Nov 2004)
• Homework 5 (Project Proposal, due 4 Nov 2004)
• Homework 6 (assigned 11 Nov 2004, due 18 Nov 2004)
• Homework 7 (assigned 30 Nov 2004, due 09 Dec 2004)

Lectures

• Course Overview
• Lecture 1 (28 Sep 2004)
• Lecture 2 (30 Sep 2004)
• Lecture 3 (07 Oct 2004)
• CAST Lecture (07 Oct 2004)
• Lecture 4 (12 Oct 2004)
• Lecture 5 (14 Oct 2004)
• Lecture 6 (19 Oct 2004)
• Lecture 7 (21 Oct 2004)

Reference Material

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

Previous Years

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• 2002-2003
• 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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