Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
SYLLABUS
VLSI DESIGN (ELL704/7444EL)
Course Objectives: To develop the students' understanding the design of rudimentary logic functions
and implementation at the transistor-level in complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
technology.
Unit I: Introduction, Trends & Projections in VLSI Circuits, Flow diagram of VLSI Circuit Design and
VLSI Design issues. MOSFET fundamentals, Enhancement Mode MOSFETs, Depletion Mode
MOSFETs, Weak & strong Inversion Conditions, Threshold Voltage Concept in MOSFETs, IV
Characteristics of a MOSFET, Limitations in IV Model.
Unit II: Basic VLSI Design Styles-NMOS, CMOS Process flow; Noise Margin; Inverter Threshold
Voltage; NMOS Inverter design and characteristics; CMOS Inverter Design and Properties; Inverter as
an Amplifier and Differential Amplifier, Delay , Power Dissipation and scaling in CMOS circuits.
Unit III: Parallel & Series Equivalent circuits; Static CMOS Circuit Design: case study; VLSI
Interconnects.
Unit IV: Stick Diagrams; Physical Design Rules; Layout Designing; Euler’s Rule for VLSI Physical
Design. High Speed Dynamic CMOS logic families; Precharge-Evaluate logic; Dynamic CMOS logic
circuits, cascading..
Unit V: Memory / Regular Structure Design; ROM Design, SRAM Design SPICE models, introduction
to Xilinx, overview of verilog ,VHDL,VHDL Operators, Basic concepts.
Reference Books:
1. CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits-Analysis & Design - S.M. Kang & Y. Leblibici-
TMH, Ed. 2003.
2. Solid State Electronic Devices-B.G. Streetman & S. Banerjee- PHI.
3. Introduction to VLSI- K. Eshraghian&Pucknell - PHI.
4. Digital Integrated Circuits-A Design Perspective -J.M. Rabaey -PHI.
5. Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits- B. Razavi-TMH.
6. Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A System Perspective - N.H.E. Weste & K. Eshraghian -
McGraw Hill Pub.
Course Outcomes:
After the completion of this course students will be able to:
CO1. Design different VLSI Circuits.
CO2. Describe MOSFET fundamentals its manufacturing and fabrication process.
CO3. Design inverter, parallel and series equivalent circuits and VLSI interconnects.
CO4. Illustrate circuit diagram, stick diagrams and layouts design rules for MOS.
CO5. Describe MOS transistor characteristics and its various Performance parameters .
CO6. Design CMOS subsystems and Semiconductors memories- SRAM DRAM SRAM SPICE
models.