1 | Tue | 13-Jan | introduction,
history of integrated circuit: Integrated Circuits: The Foundation of Modern Society | |
2 | Thu | 15-Jan | LTSpice demo, see spice01.pdf Read textbook 1.3 Introduction to SPICE | |
3 | Tue | 20-Jan |
layers used for VLSI fabrication, resistors and capacitors Read textbook 2.3 Resistance Calculation, 5.2 Capacitors | 1 |
4 | Thu | 22-Jan | diodes, Download micro2.zip
Read textbook 2.4 (diodes) and 2.5 (delays) | 2 |
5 | Tue | 27-Jan | diode models, NMOS transistors Read textbook 5.3 (MOSFETS) and chapter 6. | |
6 | Thu | 29-Jan | Spice generation of IV characteristic curves for NMOS. See spice3 pdf NMOS transistor characteristics, parasitics | 3 |
7 | Tue | 03-Feb | transistor parasitics, SPICE models, PMOS transistors, transistors in parallel and series, latch-up Read textbook Chapter 11 (Inverters) for next class. | |
8 | Thu | 05-Feb | Introduction to inverter and the
use of LTSpice to use symbols to represent sub-circuits that can be instantiated repeatedly in a master schematic. | |
9 | Tue | 10-Feb | verify how Electric calculates parasitics from
the NMOS-transistor tutorial model. Further discussion of symbols and hierachical circuits in LTSpice. General discussion about the inverter. | 4 |
10 | Thu | 12-Feb | Complete discussion of inverter: determining basic characteristics, power losses, inverter chains and ring oscillators. | |
11 | Tue | 17-Feb | review asgn4, video: Silicon Run I | 5 |
12 | Thu | 19-Feb | CMOS gates, read chapter 12 (Static Logic Gates)
AOI and OAI gates | |
13 | Tue | 24-Feb | constructing transistor layouts from colored paper, review topics from assignment 5 | |
14 | Thu | 26-Feb | review for test | |
15 | Tue | 03-Mar | Midterm exam | |
Thu | 05-Mar | Midterm break | | |
16 | Tue | 10-Mar | review exam, general design notes, transistor layout methodology, transmission gates | 6 |
17 | Thu | 12-Mar | multiplexors, tri-state devices | |
18 | Tue | 17-Mar | memory characteristics, dynamic latches | |
19 | Thu | 19-Mar | static latches, SR flip-flop, D latch | |
20 | Tue | 24-Mar | flip-flops, Verilog transistor primitives (MODSIM) | 7 |
21 | Thu | 26-Mar | Schmidt triggers, design concepts | |
22 | Tue | 31-Mar | Baker Chapter 15, review asgn 7 submissions,
boundary scan (JTAG) | 8 |
Thu | 02-Apr | Easter Break | | |
23 | Tue | 07-Apr |
Lithography video, overview of various XOR circuits | |
24 | Thu | 09-Apr |
Implantation video,
survey of various adder/subtracter circuits and ALU logic | |
25 | Tue | 14-Apr | Deposition video. memory circuits | |
26 | Thu | 16-Apr | Etch video. | 9 |
27 | Tue | 21-Apr | Silicon Run II video. MEMS video. | |
28 | Thu | 23-Apr | review for final exam Nanotechnology video. | |
29 | Tue | 28-Apr | Final Exam | |