ECE 423 Digital VLSI Design
Principles of the design and layout of Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits concentrating on the CMOS technology. MOS transistor theory and the CMOS technology. Characterization and performance estimation of CMOS gates. CMOS gate and circuit design. Layout and simulation using CAD tools. CMOS design of datapath subsystems. Design of finite state machines. Examples of CMOS system designs. Laboratory experience in CMOS VLSI design.
Credit Hours: 4 (3 Lecture, 1 Laboratory)
Prerequisites: ECE
327 and ECE 345
Textbooks:
“Principles of CMOS VLSI Design. A Systems Perspective, 3rd Edition”, by Neil H. E. Weste, Karman Eshraghian,
Addison-Wesley, 2004.
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