Test 1
Syllabus
CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design
Instructor: Dr. Saraju P. Mohanty
NOTE: This is closed book, closed text examination.
- Five classic components of a computer
- Microprocessor
- IC design abstraction level
- Developmental trends of ICs
- Moore’s
Law
- MOS Transistors Types
- Different Attributes of an IC
- CMOS Technology scaling
- Challenges in Digital Design
- Design Metrics
- Cost of Integrated Circuits
- Yield and Defects
- Noise in Digital Circuits
- Delay definition
- Power Dissipation
- IC Categories
- Implementation Approaches of Digital ICs
- Digital IC Flow
- CMOS Fabrication steps
- Layout Design Rules
- Packaging and Rent’s Rule
- Concept of Verification and Testing