Basic VLSI Design (BEC654D)

Basic VLSI Design

Course Code BEC654D
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week(L:T:P:S) 3:0:0:1 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 3 
Exam Hours 3

Module-1

Introduction: A Brief History, MOS Transistors, MOS Transistor Theory, IdealI-V Characteristics, NonidealI-V Effects, DCTransfer Characteristics Fabrication: nMOS Fabrication, CMOSFabrication[P-well process, Nwellprocess, Twintubprocess],BiCMOS Technology 

Module-2

MOSandBiCMOS Circuit Design Processes: MOS Layers, Stick Diagrams, Design Rules and Layout. Basic Circuit Concepts: Sheet Resistance, Area Capacitances of Layers, Standard Unit of Capacitance, Some Area Capacitance Calculations, Delay Unit, Inverter Delays, Driving Large Capacitive Loads

Module-3

Scaling of MOSCircuits: Scaling Models & Scaling Factors for Device Parameters Subsystem Design Processes: Some General considerations, An illustration of Design Processes, Illustration of the Design Processes: Regularity, Design of an ALU Subsystem, The Manchester Carry-chain and Adder Enhancement Techniques

Module-4

Subsystem Design: Some Architectural Issues, Switch Logic, Gate (restoring) Logic, Parity Generators, Multiplexers, The Programmable Logic Array(PLA)

FPGA Based Systems: Introduction, Basic concepts ,Digital design and FPGAs, FPGA based System design, FPGA architecture, Physical design for FPGAs

Module-5

Memory, Registers and Aspects of system Timing: System Timing Considerations ,Some commonly used Storage/Memory elements

Testing and Verification: Introduction, Logic Verification, Logic Verification Principles, Manufacturing Test Principles, Design fortestability 

Suggested Learning Resources:

1. “BasicVLSIDesign”- DouglasAPucknell&KamranEshraghian,PHI,3rdEdition.

2.“CMOSVLSIDesignACircuitsandSystemsPerspective”,NeilHEWeste,DavidHarris,AyanBanerjee,3rdEdition,PearsonEducation.

3. “FPGABasedSystemDesign”,WayneWolf,PearsonEducation,2004,TechnologyandEngineering.