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VLSI DESIGN
1. Introduction to MOS Technology: Introduction to integrated circuit technology, the
integrated circuit IC era, Metal-oxide-semiconductor(MOS)related VLSI technology,
basic MOS transistors, MOS characterization, enhancement mode transistor action
and depletion mode transistor action, NMOS fabrication, CMOS fabrication, thermal
aspects of processing, BiCMOS technology.
6Hrs
2. Basic Electrical Properties of MOS and BiCMOS Circuits: Drain to Source
current Ids verses voltage Vds relationship, aspects of MOs transistors threshold
voltage Vt MOS transistor transconductance gm and output conductance gds. The pass
transistor, the NMOS inverter, determination of pull-up and pull-down ratio (Zpu/Zpd)
for an NMOS inverter driven by another NMOS inverter,MOS transistor circuit
model, some characteristics of NPN bipolar transistor, latch-up CMOS circuits,
BiCMOS latch-up susceptibility.
10Hrs
3. MOS and BiCMOS Circuit Design Processes: MOS layer stick diagrams, design
rules and layout general observations on the rules 2micromeeter double metal ploy,
CMOS/BiCMOS rule, 1.2micrometer double metal, and single ploy. CMOS rules,
layout diagrams, symbolic diagrams, wiring-Translations to mask form.
6 Hrs
4. Basic circuits concepts: Sheet Resistance Rs, Sheet resistance concepts applied to
MOS transistors and inverters, area capacitance of layers, standard unit of capacitance
Cg, some area capacitance calculations, the delay unit, inverter delays, driving large
capacitive loads, propagation delays, wiring capacitances choice of layers.
10 Hrs
5. Scaling of MOS Circuits: Scaling models and scaling factors, Scaling factors for
device parameters, some discussion on scaling and limitation of scaling.
8 Hrs
6. Subsystem Design and Layout: Some architectural issues switch logic, gate
(restoring) logic, examples of structured design, combinational logic, parity generator,
bus arbitration logic and multiplexers.
8 Hrs
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Basic VLSI design, Douglas A Pucknell, PHI, 3rd edition 2004
2. Principles of CMOS VLSI design, Neil Weste & Eshraghian, Addison Wesley
2nd edition.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Introduction to VLSI systems, Mead & Conway- Addison Wesley-2nd edition
2. VLSI Design Techniques for Analog and Digital circuits, Geiger, Allen,
Strader Tata Mc Grawhill.