VLSI Design (EE432) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
VLSI Design EE432 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE 315
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to describe the problems associated with the interconnect parasitics and discuss the associated remedies
  • Calculate timing parameters for synchronous circuits in presence of clock skew and jitter
  • Discuss clock distribution techniques
  • Discuss implementation strategies for digital IC’s
  • Analyse and design arithmetic building blocks such as adder, multiplier, shifter in block diagram level
  • Describe testing and verification issues in digital IC design
Course Content Sequential circuits, pipelining. Interconnects: Effects of capacitive and resistive parasitics and solutions. Timing of digital circuits, clock skew and jitter, Clock distribution techniques. Design of arithmetic blocks: Adder, Shifter, Comparator, Multiplier. Designing memory and array structures. Design Methodology and tools. Testing and verifica

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Layout design rules, Layout techniques for complex logic circuits Glance at Lecture Notes 1
2 Layout techniques for complex logic circuits (cont’d) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
3 Effect of capacitive and resistive parasitics, Advanced interconnect techniques Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
4 Synchronous timing, clock skew, jitter, clock distribution techniques Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
5 Implementation strategies for digital IC’s, cell-based and array-based approaches Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
6 Implementation strategies for digital IC’s, cell-based and array-based approaches Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
7 Designing Arithmetic Building Blocks, adder, multiplier, shifter Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
8 Designing Arithmetic Building Blocks, adder, multiplier, shifter (cont’d) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
9 Designing Arithmetic Building Blocks, adder, multiplier, shifter (cont’d) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
10 Designing Memory and Array Structures Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
11 Önceki hafta notlarını gözen geçiriniz, bu haftaki ders notlarına göz atınız Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
12 Designing Memory and Array Structures (cont’d) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
13 Önceki hafta notlarını gözen geçiriniz, bu haftaki ders notlarına göz atınız Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
14 Validation and testing (cont'd) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
15 Final examination Review course material
16 Final examination Review course material

Sources

Other Sources 1. CMOS VLSI Design, Weste, Harris, Addison Wesley

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 30
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 4 90
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems. X
2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this. X
3 An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this. X
4 The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively X
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. X
6 An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working.
7 Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated.
9 Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications.
10 Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11 Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 6 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 122