SEMESTER – VI

U19EC304 VLSI DESIGN L T P C

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After completion of this course, the students will be able to
CO1 (Understand) Interpret the basics of MOS transistors K2
CO2 (Understand) Understand the different MOS circuits and power strategies K2
Outcomes
CO3 (Understand) Relate the different types of testing in VLSI circuits K2
CO4 (Apply) Apply HDL such as System Verilog for different digital VLSI systems K3
CO5 (Analyze) Analyze the different types of ASIC design K4
MODULE I MOS TRANSISTORS 9
MOS Transistors – CMOS Logic, The inverter, The NAND gate, CMOS Logic gates, The NOR gate, Pass Transistors and
Transmission gates – Layout Design Rules – Stick Diagrams – Layout diagrams - Long channel I-V Characteristics – DC
Transfer characteristics.
MODULE II CMOS CIRCUIT DESIGN 9
Circuit families, Static CMOS, Ratioed circuits, Cacode voltage switch logic, Dynamic Circuits, Pass transistor circuits,
Differential circuits, Sense amplifier circuits. Circuit design of latches and flip flops. Power: Static Dissipation, Dynamic
Dissipation, Low power design.
MODULE III TESTING AND VERIFICATION 9
Introduction – Testers, Test fixtures, Test programs – Manufacturing Test Principles, Fault models, Observability,
Controllability, Fault coverage, Automatic Test Pattern Generation, Delay Fault Testing – Design for Testability, Adhoc
Testing, Scan design, BIST, IDDQ testing, Design for manufacturability.
MODULE IV SYSTEM VERILOG HDL 9
Introduction, Variables – User defined types - Enumerated types - Arrays, Structures and Unions - Procedural Blocks, Tasks
and Functions, Procedural Statements.
MODULE V ASIC DESIGN 9
Introduction to ASICs – Types of ASICs – Programmable logic devices - Field programmable gate arrays – ASIC Design
flow.
Total: 45 Hours
TEXTBOOKS
1. Neil H.E. Weste, “David Money Harris ―CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective”, 4th Edition,
Pearson, 2017
2. M.J. Sebestian Smith, “Application Specific Integrated Circuits”, Addison Wesley, 1997
REFERENCES
1. Jan M Rabaey, Anantha Chandrakasan, B.Nikolic, “Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective”, Second
Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2003
2. Douglas A.Pucknell, Kamran Eshraghian, “BASIC VLSI Design”, Third Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2011
3. Palnitkar Samir, “Verilog HDL: Guide to Digital Design and synthesis”, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi,
2007
4. P.K.Lala, “Digital Circuit Testing and Testability”, Academic Press, 1997
5. Stuart Sutherland, Simon Davidmann, Peter Flake, “System Verilog For Design”, Second Edition, Springer, 2006

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