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The document outlines a course on VLSI system design. It details course objectives, expected outcomes, modules, textbooks, and evaluation methods. Key topics include MOS transistor theory, CMOS logic design, circuit characterization, layout design, and sequential/subsystem design. Labs involve CAD tools, basic cell design, layout, and designing adders, multipliers and memory.
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Course Code Course Title L T P J C

ECE3002 VLSI SYSTEM DESIGN 3 0 2 0 4


Prerequisite: ECE2003 Digital Logic Design

Course Objectives:
 To illustrate the basic concepts of modern VLSI circuit design.
 Describe the fundamental principles underlying digital design using CMOS logic and
analyze the performance characteristics of these digital circuits.
 Verify that a design meets its functionality, timing constraints, both manually and through
the use of computer-aided design tools.
 Develop problem-solving skills in order to be able to successfully approach a digital design
project of medium to high complexity in the final semester.

Expected Course Outcome:


The Students will be able to
 Design and analyze the performance (Speed, Power) of CMOS digital integrated circuits
for different design specifications.
 Identify and interpret the design towards realizing digital IC design.
 Use modern EDA tools to simulate and synthesize the digital designs.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 2,5,14

Module:1 MOS Transistor Theory: 6 hours SLO: 2


I-V Characteristics, C-V Characteristics, Non ideal I-V effects of MOS Transistors

Module:2 CMOS Logic: 4 hours SLO: 2


Basic gates, Compound Gates, Transmission Gates based combinational and sequential logic
design

Module:3 CMOS Circuit characterization and 4 hours SLO: 2


Performance Estimation :
DC transfer Characteristics of CMOS inverter, Circuit characterization and performance
estimation: Delay estimation, Logical effort and Transistor Sizing. Power Dissipation: Static &
Dynamic Power Dissipation.

Module:4 CMOS Fabrication and Layout: 2 hours SLO: 5


CMOS Process Technology N-well, P-well process, Stick diagram for Boolean functions using
Euler Theorem, Layout Design Rule

Module:5 CMOS Combinational Circuit Design: 4 hours SLO: 5


Static CMOS, Ratioed Logic, Cascode voltage Switch Logic, Dynamic circuits, Pass Transistor
Circuits
Module:6 CMOS Sequential Circuit Design: 4 hours SLO: 5

Conventional CMOS Latches and Flip Flops, Pulsed Latches, Resettable and Enabled Latches and
Flip Flops

Module:7 Sub System Design: 4 hours SLO: 5

Single bit Adder, Carry look ahead adder, Carry propagate Adder, Magnitude Comparator, Barrel
Shifter, Signed and unsigned multiplier.

Module:8 Contemproray Issues 2 hours

Total Lecture Hours: 45 hours

Text Books:
1. Neil H.Weste, Harris, A. Banerjee, “CMOS VLSI Design, A circuits and System
Perspective”, 2014, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education, Noida, India.

Reference Books:
1. Jan M. Rabaey, Anantha Chadrakasan, BorivojeNikolic, “Digital Integrated Circuits: A
Design Perspective”, 2014, Third Edition, Prentice Hall India, New Jersey, US.
2. Yogesh Chauhan, Darsen Duane Lu, Vanugopalan Sriramkumar, Sourabh Khandelwal, Juan
Duarte, NavidPayvadosi, Ai Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “FinFETModeling for IC Simulation
and Design”, 2015, Academic Press, Elsevier.

Mode of Evaluation: Continuous Assessment Test –I (CAT-I), Continuous Assessment Test –II
(CAT-II), Digital Assignments/ Quiz / Completion of MOOC, Final Assessment Test (FAT).

Sl.No. List of Challenging Experiemnts (Indicative): SLO:14


1 i. Cadence EDA Tool Demo & Hands on - Schematic 8 hours
ii. Basic Cell structure (NMOS & PMOS) using conventio nal MOS
iii. Verification with different corners
iv. Design and Analysis of CMOS circuits
(Analysis: Power, Delay, NM, PDP)
(Design: Sizing)
2 i. Cadence EDA Tool Demo & Hands on – Layout & Post Layout 8 hours
Simulation
ii. Basic Cell layout (CMOS)
iii. Fingering and folding
iv. Standard cell design for different technology node
3 i. Adder Design using conventional CMOS 8 hours
ii. Multiplier using conventional CMOS
iii. Memory design (SRAM /DRAM /CAM).
iv. Level converters (Optional)
4 i. ALU Design using conventional CMOS 6 hours
ii. Simple Processor Design using conventional CMOS
Total Laboratory Hours: 30 hours

Mode of Evaluation: Continuous Assessment of Challenging experiments / Final Assessment Test


(FAT).

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