E&C ENGR 443: Introduction to VLSI Design Laboratory

Course Description

The goal of this course is to teach basic design concepts and implementation issues of digital integrated circuits. Various methods of designing and optimizing very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits will be introduced in the lab projects. To familiarize students with the realities of integrated circuit design and layout, they will get exposure to industry-standard computer aided design (CAD) and simulation tools for VLSI circuits and systems. The students will be using these CAD tools in the following levels – schematic, layout, parasitic extraction, and circuit simulation.