University of Asia Pacific

Department Name
Lesson Plan

Course Code & Title: CSE 411: VLSI Design

Semester: Fall 2014

Teacher: Koushik Sarker

Office/Room:
D 404
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
House # 52/1, Road # 4/A,
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209.
Consultation/Contact time:
Available time of the instructor will be posted on the notice board outside room D 404.

E-mail: koushik@uap-bd.edu

Mobile: (optional)

Course outline:

Introduction to VLSI Design: Layout Design Rules, Stick Diagram, Mask Layout

MOS Transistor Theory: Threshold Voltage, Basic DC Equations, Second Order Effects,
MOS Models, NMOS Inverters, DC Characteristics of Complementary CMOS Inverter ,
Static load MOS inverters

Processing Technology: Silicon Semiconductor Technology, Basic CMOS Technology

Circuit Characterization and Performance Estimation: Resistance and Capacitance

Estimation, Switching Characteristics, Power Dissipation, Yield and Reliability

CMOS Circuit and Logic Design: Basic Physical Design of Simple Logic Gates, CMOS
Logic Structures, Clocking strategy - single phase, two phase and four phase

CMOS Subsystem Design: Data path operations - addition/subtraction, comparators,

parity generators, zero/one detectors, binary counters; Boolean Operators - ALUs,
Shifters
Sequential Circuits: Static and Dynamic Flip-Flops, Programmable Logic Array,
Memory Elements - Read/Write Memory, Read Only Memory; Control - Finite State
Machines, Control Logic Implementation
Teaching method: Lectures, lab works, assignments, interactive sessions

Prerequisites: ECE 303

Basic text(s):

CMOS VLSI Design – A Circuits and Systems Perspective (third edition); Neil H.E.
Weste, David Harris, Ayan Banerjee; Pearson Education Inc. 2006.

Reference text(s):

Basic VLSI Design (third edition); Douglas A. Pucknell, Kamran Eshraghian; PHI
Learning Private Limited, 2010.

Additional reading material: Powerpoint slides & PDF provided by the teacher

Lecture Plan:

Work
Lecture Topic Reading assignment
assignment

Introduction to VLSI Design Powerpoint slides and

Week 1 examples provided in
Stick Diagrams the class
Powerpoint slides, Quiz 1
Stick Diagrams
MOS Models Reference Text -
Week 2
chapter 1: topics 1.3,
Mask Layout 1.4 1.7, 1.8
Silicon Semiconductor Powerpoint slides,
Week 3 Technology Basic Text - chapter 3: Quiz 2
3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Basic CMOS Technology
Powerpoint slides &
Layout Design Rules
PDF given in the class
Week 4
Threshold Voltage, Basic DC Powerpoint slides &
Equations PDF given in the class
Basic Text Chapter 2:
MOS Transistor Theory: I-V topics 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Week 5 Characteristics, C-V
Characteristics, Non-ideal I-V Quiz 3
Effects
MOS DC Transfer Characteristics Basic Text Chapter 2:
Week 6 topic 2.5
Noise Margin
 Pass Transistor DC Characteristics
Circuit Characterization and Basic Text Chapter 4:
Performance Estimation topics 4.1, 4.2 4.5
Week 7
Resistance and Capacitance
Estimation

Mid-term Exam
Switching Characteristics, Power Basic Text Chapter 4:
Dissipation topics 4.4
Week 8
Yield and Reliability

Basic Physical Design of Simple Powerpoint and PDF

Week 9 Logic Gates provided by the course
teacher
CMOS Logic Structures
Quiz 4
Clocking strategy - single Powerpoint and PDF
Week 10 phase, two phase and four provided by the course
phase teacher

CMOS Subsystem Design

Data path operations
Week 11 addition/subtraction Basic Text Chapter 8 Quiz 5

comparators, parity generators

zero/one detectors
binary counters
Week 12 Basic Text Chapter 8
ALUs, Shifters
Sequential Circuits Quiz 6
Week 13 Static and Dynamic Flip-Flops Basic Text Chapter 7
Programmable Logic Array
Memory Elements - Powerpoint and PDF
Read/Write Memory provided by the course
teacher
Week 14 Read Only Memory
Control - Finite State Machines
Control Logic Implementation
Assessment methods:

Component Weight/percentage

Quizzes 20%

Class participation 10%

Assignments n/a

Term Paper n/a

Presentation n/a

Midterm 20%

Final 50%

Total 100%

Grading system:

Grade
Numeric Grade Letter Grade Point
80% and above A+ 4.00
75% to less than 80% A 3.75
70% to less than 75% A- 3.50
65% to less than 70% B+ 3.25
60% to less than 65% B 3.00
55% to less than 60% B- 2.75
50% to less than 55% C+ 2.50
45% to less than 50% C 2.25
40% to less than 45% D 2.00
Less than 40% F 0.00