VLSI Design Syllabus


Subject Code:56029 L:3 T/P/D:1 Credits:3 Int. Marks:25 Ext. Marks:75 Total Marks:100


UNIT I: Introduction:


Introduction to IC Technology – MOS, PMOS, NMOS, CMOS & BiCMOS Technologies; Oxidation, Lithography, Diffusion, Ion implantation, Metallization, Encapsulation, Probe testing, Integrated Resistors and Capacitors, CMOS Nanotechnology


UNIT II: Basic Electrical Properties:


Basic Electrical Properties of MOS and BiCMOS Circuits: Ids-Vds relationships, MOS transistor threshold Voltage, gm, gds, Figure of merit ωo; Pass transistor, NMOS Inverter, Various pull ups, CMOS Inverter analysis and design, Bi-CMOS Inverters.


UNIT III: VLSI Circuit Design Processes:


VLSI Design Flow, MOS Layers, Stick Diagrams, Design Rules and Layout, 2 μm CMOS Design rules for wires, Contacts and Transistors Layout Diagrams for NMOS and CMOS Inverters and Gates, Scaling of MOS circuits.


UNIT IV: Gate Level Design:


Logic Gates and Other complex gates, Switch logic, Alternate gate circuits, Time delays, Driving large capacitive loads, Wiring capacitance, Fan – in, Fan – out, Choice of layers.


UNIT V: Data Path Subsystems:


Subsystem Design, Shifters, Adders, ALUs, Multipliers, Parity generators, Comparators, Zero/One Detectors, Counters.


UNIT VI: Array Subsystems:


SRAM, DRAM, ROM, Serial Access Memories, Content Addressable Memory.


UNIT VII: Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Design:


PLAs, FPGAs, CPLDs, Standard Cells, Programmable Array Logic, Design Approach, Parameters influencing low power design.


UNIT VIII: CMOS Testing:


CMOS Testing, Need for testing, Test Principles, Design Strategies for test, Chip level Test Techniques, System-level Test Techniques, Layout Design for improved Testability.







TEXT BOOKS:
1. Essentials of VLSI circuits and systems – Kamran Eshraghian, Eshraghian Dougles and A. Pucknell, PHI, 2005 Edition
2. VLSI Desing- K .Lal Kishore, V. S. V. Prabhakar, I.K International, 2009.
3. CMOS VLSI Design – A circuits and systems perspective, Neil H. E Weste, David Harris, Ayan Banerjee, pearson, 2009.



REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. CMOS logic circuit Design - John .P. Uyemura, Springer, 2007.
2. Modern VLSI Design - Wayne Wolf, Pearson Education, 3rd Edition, 1997.
3. VLSI Design – A.Albert Raj, Latha, PHI, 2008
4. Introduction to VLSI – Mead & Convey, BS Publications, 2010