Course objectives: To understand the properties of MOS devices and using these implement starting from basic functions to large systems. To study power consumption and performance issues in nanometer CMOS circuits. To be proficient in design, layout and simulation of digital VLSI circuits using various CAD tools.
Prerequisites: Minimal knowledge of computer logic design, semiconductor physics, architecture, or CMOS VLSI. The students who do not have the background can still take the course, but they should be prepared to spend additional time for learning them.
Level of the Course: The course is designed for graduate students.
Text Book:
· Low Power CMOS VLSI: Circuit Design by Kaushik Roy, Sharat Prasad, Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-11488-X.
Reference Books:
· Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective by Neil H. E. Weste and Kamran Eshraghian, Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN: 0201533766
· Low-Power CMOS Design by Anantha Chandrakasan (Editor), Robert W. Brodersen (Editor), Wiley, ISBN: 0-7803-3429-9.
· Deep-Submicron CMOS ICS: From Basics to ASICs by Harry Veendrick, Kluwer Academic Publishers, and ISBN: 9044001116.
Tentative
Syllabus:
· MOS transistor theory
· CMOS processing technology
· Circuit Characterization
· Physics of Power Dissipation in a nanometer CMOS
· Design of Low Voltage CMOS Circuits
· Low Power SRAM Architectures
· Power Estimation/Analysis Techniques
· Power Optimization Techniques
· Adaptive Power Supply Systems
· Emerging Technology