12 units
This course covers techniques for high-performance digital CMOS VLSI design. Topics will include device and interconnect modeling, high-performance logic families, latch and flop design, RAM design, ALU design, power and clock distribution, signal integrity, and I/O design. The final project involves the design of a sub-system of a high-performance processor. The course will require extensive use of SPICE.
4 hrs. lec.
Prerequisites: 18-322 and senior or graduate standing.
Last updated on March 21, 2007
Circuits
Circuits
Depth
S07, S06, S05
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