Design oriented experiments to study the characteristics, limitations, and design trade-offs of circuits from ECE 138. Emphasis on circuit and system design to meet preestablished specifications. Emphasis on the design of a substantial, full custom VLSI system. Digital circuit design, fabrication principles, physical and electrical design rules, control and data path design techniques, system timing, design verification, simulation and testing. Project design requires utilization of engineering workstations running an industry standard CAD framework and incorporating a complete suite of IC design tools.
Fabrication is available for potentially successful student design projects.
ECE 120L or concurrently. Use of Computer-Aided Engineering tools in the design and implementation of digital systems utilizing Applications Specific Integrated Circuits. Hands-on exposure to current tools. Design projects in electrical electrical and computer engineering. Approved for SP grading.