VL5201 TESTING OF VLSI CIRCUITS LTPC3003

OBJECTIVES: The students should be made to:

● Understand logic fault models
● Learn test generation for sequential and combinational logic circuits

UNIT I TESTING AND FAULT MODELLING 9

Introduction to testing – Faults in Digital Circuits – Modelling of faults – Logical Fault Models –Fault
detection – Fault Location – Fault dominance – Logic simulation – Types of simulation –Delay models –
Gate Level Event – driven simulation.

UNIT II TEST GENERATION 9

Test generation for combinational logic circuits – Testable combinational logic circuit design – Test
generation for sequential circuits – design of testable sequential circuits.

UNIT III DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY 9

Design for Testability – Ad-hoc design – generic scan based design – classical scan based design– system
level DFT approaches.

UNIT IV SELF – TEST AND TEST ALGORITHMS 9

Built-In self-test – test pattern generation for BIST – Circular BIST – BIST Architectures – Testable
Memory Design – Test Algorithms – Test generation for Embedded RAMs.

UNIT V FAULT DIAGNOSIS 9

Logical Level Diagnosis – Diagnosis by UUT reduction – Fault Diagnosis for Combinational Circuits– Self-
checking design – System Level Diagnosis.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES: At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
● Prepare design for testability
● Discuss test algorithms
● Explain fault diagnosis

REFERENCES:

1. A.L.Crouch, “Design Test for Digital IC‟s and Embedded Core Systems”, Prentice
HallInternational, 2002.
2. M.Abramovici, M.A.Breuer and A.D. Friedman, “Digital systems and Testable Design”,
JaicoPublishing House, 2002.
3. M.L.Bushnell and V.D.Agrawal, “Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory andMixed-
Signal VLSI Circuits”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
4. P.K. Lala, “Digital Circuit Testing and Testability”, Academic Press, 2002.

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VL5006 RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURES LTPC3003

OBJECTIVES : The students should be made to:

● Understand concept of reconfigurable systems
● Learn programmed FPGAs
● Study flexibility on routability

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Domain-specific processors, Application specific processors, Reconfigurable Computing Systems –
Evolution of reconfigurable systems – Characteristics of RCS advantages and issues. Fundamental concepts
& Design steps –classification of reconfigurable architecture-fine, coarse grain & hybrid architectures –
Examples
UNIT II FPGA TECHNOLOGIES & ARCHITECTURE 9
Technology trends- Programming technology- SRAM programmed FPGAs, antifuse programmed FPGAs,
erasable programmable logic devices. Alternative FPGA architectures: Mux Vs LUT based logic blocks –
CLB Vs LAB Vs Slices- Fast carry chains- Embedded RAMs- FPGA Vs ASIC design styles.
UNIT III ROUTING FOR FPGAS 9
General Strategy for routing in FPGAs- routing for row-based FPGAs – segmented channel routing,
definitions- Algorithm for I segment and K segment routing – Routing for symmetrical FPGAs, Flexibility of
FPGA Routing Architectures: FPGA architectural flexibility on Routability- Effect of switch block
flexibility on routability - Tradeoffs in flexibility of S and C blocks
UNIT IV HIGH LEVEL DESIGN 9
FPGA Design style: Technology independent optimization- technology mapping- Placement. High-level
synthesis of reconfigurable hardware, high- level languages, Design tools: Simulation (cycle based, event
driven based) – Synthesis (logic/HDL vs physically aware) – timing analysis (static vs dynamic)- verification
physical design tools.
UNIT V APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH FPGAS 9
Case Studies of FPGA Applications–System on a Programmable Chip (SoPC) Designs.
OUTCOMES: At the end of this course, the students should be able to: TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
● Compare FPGA routing architectures
● Discuss FPGA applications
● Explain high level synthesis
REFERENCES:
1.Christophe Bobda, “Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing –Architectures, Algorithms and
Applications”, Springer, 2010.
2. Clive “Max” Maxfield, “The Design Warrior‟s Guide to FPGAs: Devices, Tools And Flows”, Newnes,
Elsevier, 2006.
3. Jorgen Staunstrup, Wayne Wlf, “Hardware/Software Co- Design: Priciples and practice”, Kluwer
Academic Pub, 1997.
4. Maya B. Gokhale and Paul S. Graham, “Reconfigurable Computing: Accelerating Computation with
Field-Programmable Gate Arrays”, Springer, 2005.
5. Russell tessier and Wayne Burleson “Reconfigurable Computing for Digital Signal Processing: A Survey”
Journal of VLSI Signal processing 28,p7-27,2001.
6. Stephen M. Trimberger, “field – programmable Gate Array Technology” Springer,2007.
7. Stephen D. broen, Robert J. Francis, Jonathan Rose, Zvonko G. Vranesic,” Fieldprogrammable Gate
Arrays”, Kluwer Academic Pubnlishers, 1992.
8. Scott Hauck and Andre Dehon (Eds.), “Reconfigurable Computing –The Theory and Practice of FPGA-
Based Computation”, Elsevier / Morgan Kaufmann, 2008.

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AP5252 ASIC AND FPGA DESIGN LTPC3003
OBJECTIVES: To study the design flow of different types of ASIC.
● To familiarize the different types of programming technologies and logic devices.
● To learn the architecture of different types of FPGA.
● To gain knowledge about partitioning, floor planning, placement and routing including
● circuit extraction of ASIC
UNIT I OVERVIEW OF ASIC AND PLD 9
Types of ASICs - Design flow – CAD tools used in ASIC Design – Programming Technologies: Antifuse –
static RAM – EPROM and EEPROM technology, Programmable Logic Devices: ROMs and EPROMs –
PLA –PAL. Gate Arrays – CPLDs and FPGAs
UNIT II ASIC PHYSICAL DESIGN 9
System partition -partitioning - partitioning methods – interconnect delay models and measurement of delay
- floor planning - placement – Routing: global routing - detailed routing - special routing - circuit extraction -
DRC
UNIT III LOGIC SYNTHESIS, SIMULATION AND TESTING 9
Design systems - Logic Synthesis - Half gate ASIC -Schematic entry - Low level design language - PLA
tools -EDIF- CFI design representation. Verilog and logic synthesis -VHDL and logic synthesis - types of
simulation - boundary scan test - fault simulation - automatic test pattern generation.
UNIT IV FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS 9
Fpga Design : FPGA Physical Design Tools -Technology mapping - Placement & routing - Register transfer
(RT)/Logic Synthesis - Controller/Data path synthesis - Logic minimization.
UNIT V SOC DESIGN 9
System-On-Chip Design - SoC Design Flow, Platform-based and IP based SoC Designs, Basic Concepts of
Bus-Based Communication Architectures. High performance algorithms for ASICs/ SoCs as case studies:
Canonical Signed Digit Arithmetic, Knowledge Crunching Machine, Distributed Arithmetic, High
performance digital filters for sigma-delta ADC.
OUTCOMES: To analyze the synthesis, Simulation and testing of systems.
● To apply different high performance algorithms in ASICs.
● To discuss the design issues of SOC.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. David A.Hodges, Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits (3/e), MGH 2004
2. H.Gerez, Algorithms for VLSI Design Automation, John Wiley, 1999
3. Jan.M.Rabaey et al, Digital Integrated Circuit Design Perspective (2/e), PHI 2003
4. J. Old Field, R.Dorf, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, John Wiley& Sons, Newyork.
5. M.J.S. Smith : Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Pearson, 2003
6. P.K.Chan& S. Mourad, Digital Design using Field ProgrammableGate Array, Prentice Hall.
7. Sudeep Pasricha and NikilDutt, On-Chip Communication Architectures System on Chip Interconnect,
Elsevier, 2008
8. S.Trimberger, Edr., Field Programmable Gate Array Technology,Kluwer Academic Pub.
9. S.Brown,R.Francis, J.Rose, Z.Vransic, Field Programmable GateArray,Kluwer Pub. 5. Richard FJinder ,
“Engineering Digital Design,”Academic press

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VL5002 RF IC DESIGN LTPC3003

OBJECTIVES:

● To study the various impedance matching techniques used in RF circuit design.

● To understand the functional design aspects of LNAs, Mixers, PLLs and VCO.
● To understand frequency synthesis.

UNIT I IMPEDANCE MATCHING IN AMPLIFIERS 9

Definition of „Q‟, series parallel transformations of lossy circuits, impedance matching using „L‟, „PI‟ and
T networks, Integrated inductors, resistors, Capacitors, tunable inductors, transformers.
UNIT II AMPLIFIER DESIGN 9
Noise characteristics of MOS devices, Design of CG LNA and inductor degenerated LNAs. Principles of RF
Power Amplifiers design.
UNIT III ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MIXERS 9
Qualitative Description of the Gilbert Mixer - Conversion Gain, and distortion and noise , analysis of Gilbert
Mixer – Switching Mixer - Distortion in Unbalanced Switching Mixer -Conversion Gain in Unbalanced
Switching Mixer - Noise in Unbalanced Switching Mixer - A Practical Unbalanced Switching Mixer.
Sampling Mixer - Conversion Gain in Single Ended Sampling Mixer - Distortion in Single Ended Sampling
Mixer - Intrinsic Noise in Single Ended Sampling Mixer - Extrinsic Noise in Single Ended Sampling Mixer.
UNIT IV OSCILLATORS 9
LC Oscillators, Voltage Controlled Oscillators, Ring oscillators, Delay Cells, tuning range in ring oscillators,
Tuning in LC oscillators, Tuning sensitivity, Phase Noise in oscillators, sources of phase noise.
UNIT V PLL AND FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS 9
Phase Detector/Charge Pump, Analog Phase Detectors, Digital Phase Detectors, Frequency Dividers, Loop
Filter Design, Phase Locked Loops, Phase noise in PLL, Loop Bandwidth, Basic Integer-N frequency
synthesizer, Basic Fractional-N frequency synthesizer.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
To understand the principles of operation of an RF receiver front end and be able to design and apply
constraints for LNAs, Mixers and Frequency synthesizers
REFERENCES:
1. B.Razavi ,”RF Microelectronics” , Prentice-Hall ,1998
2. Bosco H Leung “VLSI for Wireless Communication”, Pearson Education, 2002
3. Behzad Razavi, “Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits” McGraw-Hill, 1999
4. Jia-sheng Hong, "Microstrip filters for RF/Microwave applications", Wiley, 2001
5. Thomas H.Lee, “The Design of CMOS Radio –Frequency Integrated Circuits‟, Cambridge
University Press ,2003

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