ECTS - VLSI Design
VLSI Design (EE432) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| VLSI Design | EE432 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| EE315 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | Possesses sufficient knowledge in mathematics, natural sciences, and discipline-specific topics in Electrical and Electronics Engineering; uses this theoretical and practical knowledge to solve complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Identifies, defines, formulates, and solves complex engineering problems; selects and applies appropriate analytical and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 3 | Designs complex systems, processes, devices, or products under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; applies modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, depending on the nature of the design.) | X | ||||
| 4 | Selects and uses modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; effectively uses information technologies. | X | ||||
| 5 | Designs experiments, conducts tests, collects data, analyzes, and interprets results to investigate complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | X | ||||
| 6 | Works effectively in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; develops the ability to work independently. | |||||
| 7 | Communicates effectively in both written and verbal forms; possesses proficiency in at least one foreign language; writes effective reports, understands written reports, prepares design and production reports, delivers effective presentations, and gives and receives clear instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Recognizes the need for lifelong learning; accesses information, follows developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself. | |||||
| 9 | Acts in accordance with ethical principles, assumes professional and ethical responsibility, and possesses knowledge about the standards used in engineering practices. | |||||
| 10 | Possesses knowledge about professional practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; gains awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; understands the principles of sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | Understands the universal and societal impacts of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; recognizes the contemporary issues reflected in the field of engineering and understands the legal implications of engineering solutions. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | ||