Test 1
Syllabus
CSCE 5730/4730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design
Instructor: Dr. Saraju P. Mohanty
NOTE: This is closed
book/text examination.
- Introduction
to a basic digital computer
- Five
classic components of a computer
- Microprocessor
- Developmental
trends of ICs
- Integrated Circuits Categories
- IC
design abstraction level
- Implementation
Approaches for Digital ICs
- Digital IC Fabrication Flow
- Different Attributes of an IC or chip
- Moore’s
Law
- Technology
scaling
- Challenges in Digital Design
- Circuit
Design Metrics
- Cost of IC
- Yield and
Defects
- Noise and Reliability
- Ideal vs real gate
- Power
Dissipation Basics
- Silicon
Lattice and Dopants
- Four
terminal MOS device