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Classes CS181 1994-1995 first term (last update oct. 8)sep. 27 What CS181 is all about, schedule, accounts. sep. 29 Boolean Algebra, CMOS logic.
oct. 04 Tau model, fabrication process, plugs. oct. 06 Clocks, precharge and domino logic, charge sharing, registers.
oct. 11 Register transfer model, finite state machines, PLA's. oct. 13 Boolean minimization, minimization of finite state machines.
oct. 18 Example project: Specification, program, floorplanning. oct. 20 Example project: Refinements, cell designs, layout and verification.
oct. 25 Example project: Assembly, pad drivers, testing. oct. 27 A class to get them started on individual projects.
nov. 01 RAM, ROM,data paths. nov. 03 Adders, multipliers.
nov. 08 Transistor equations. nov. 10 Transistor sizing. (Andrew?)
nov. 15 Why CV2 design is wasteful, Hot-Clock NMOS. nov. 17 Scaling, the future of CMOS.
nov. 22 A class to decide about what to do term 2 and 3. nov. 24 Case studies?
nov. 29 Intro asynchronous design I. dec. 01 Intro asynchronous design II.
Homeworks CS181 1994-1995 first term (due dates)
- familiarize yourself with UNIX and MAGIC oct. 13 logic homework (MAGIC,COSMOS) oct. 20 design competition oct. 27 some sort of shift register (or serial adder or so) nov. 03 Project proposals nov. 10 PLA homework nov. 17 Project simulation programs nov. 22 Complete cell designs nov. 29 Cell layouts (plus simulations) dec. 10 Completed design (plus simulations), counts double
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