VLSI Design | MSc in Electronics and Technology

Course overview

The aim of this course is to help the graduate students to obtain the basic theory and methodology of CMOS digital integrated circuit design. The course covers the basic theory and design method of CMOS device, logic gate, combinational logic, sequential machine and digital system. The course also introduces the design flow of VLSI from RTL to GDSII.

What you will learn

Analyze and design of logic gate, combinational logic, sequential machine and simple digital system
Analyze and design the structure of complex digital system
Master the design flow of VLSI from RTL to GDSII
Experiment the system design or RTL design of a digital chip

Meet your instructor

Qi Ma

Course content

Session 1: Introduction
Session 2: CMOS process technologies and device characteristics
Session 3: Logic gate
Session 4: Combinational logic network
Session 5: Sequential machine
Session 6: Digital system
Session 7: Introduction to VLSI design flow
Session 8: System design (Part 1)
Session 9: System design (Part 2)
Session 10: RTL design (Part 2)
Session 11: RTL design (Part 2)
Session 12: Logic design and Layout design
Session 13: SoC design methodology based on IP.

Teaching methodology

Lectures, discussing, and independent learning

Assessment

Assignments (30%) Written assignments throughout the course.
Final examination （70%） Will include combination of numerical exercises and open-ended theoretical questions.