VLSI System Design

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Pradondet Nilagupta (pom@nontri.ku.ac.th)

Department of Computer Engineering
Kasetsart University
 Textbook and other references

Main Textbook
 Principle of CMOS and VLSI Design A Systems Perspective 2nd Edition
, Neil H.E. Weste, Kamran Eshraghian, Addison Wesley 1993.

References Textbook
 Modern VLSI Design A Systems Approach, Wayne Wolf, Prentice Hall 1
994.
 VLSI Circuits and System in Silicon, Andrew Brown, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
 VLSI Circuits and System in Silicon, Andrew Brown, McGraw-Hill 1991
 An Introduction to Application Specific Integrated Circuit, Malcolm R.
Haskard, Prentice Hall, 1990
 Course Outline

 Introduction to CMOS Circuit

 MOS Transistor Theory
 CMOS Processing Technology
 Circuit Charaterization and Performance
Estimation
 CMOS Circuit and Logic Design
 CMOS Design Method
 CMOS Testing
 Subsystem and Floorplanning
 Analysis and Synthesis Algorithm
 Introduction

 What is Digital Design Automation about?

 What is VLSI?
 Why do we have to study this subject?
 Why build integrated Circuit?

 IC Technology driving the whole innovative

devices and systems which effected the way
we live.
 ICs are much smaller.
 consume less power than discrete component.
 easier to design and manufacture.
 more reliable than discrete system.
 can design more complex system.
 The growth of electronic industry.
 Example of VLSI application

 Electronic system in cars.

 Digital electronics control VCRs
 Transaction processing system, ATM
 Personal computers and Workstations
 Medical electronic systems.
 etc….
 The advantageous of digital ICs over
the discrete components

 Size
 much smaller both transistor and wires.
 leads to smaller parasitic resistances,
capacitances and inductances
 Speed
 communication within the chips are much faster
than between a chips on PCB.
 High speed of circuits on-chip due to smaller size.
 The advantageous of digital ICs over
the discrete components (cont.)

 Power Consumption
 Logic operation within the chip consumes much
less power.
 smaller size -> smaller parasitic capacitances and
resistance -> require less power to drive the
circuit.
 Advantages of IC at System Level

 Smaller Physical Size

 can make a small electronic appliances. ie.
portableTV, handheld cellular telephone…
 Lower Power Consumption
 reduce total power consumption on a whole
electronic circuit.
 cheaper power supply which leads to a simpler
cabinet for power supply. Less heat, Fan may no
longer be necessary.
 Advantages of IC at System Level
(cont.)

 Reduce Cost
 Reducing in number of components.
 Power Supply requirement.
 Cabinets
 The cost of building a whole system is reduce
eventhough Ics cost more.
 Integrated Circuit Manufacturing

Technology
 Let us build a system faster, and more complex
system
Economics
 In 1960s,Gordon Moore said that the number of
transistor would grow exponentially. The number of
transistors per chip has doubled about once a year.
 IC plant is very expensive. $1billion or more.
 Is it worth to invest in IC business?