CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Comprehensive Learning for Modern Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)
This curriculum offers a comprehensive dive into VLSI design, covering topics from digital and analog circuit design to chip layout and fabrication. Hands-on projects and practical assignments ensure you’re job-ready.
- Overview of Semiconductor Technologies: IC Types, ASIC, FPGA
- VLSI Design Flow: Design Rules, MOS Physics, Digital Logic Design
- Basic Electrical Properties of MOS and Bi-CMOS Circuits
- Analog VLSI Design: Small Signal Models, Amplifiers, CMOS
- Mixed-Signal Design: SPICE Simulation, Analog Circuit Design
- Computer Hardware: CPU, Memory, I/O, Digital Logic Fundamentals
- VLSI in Artificial Intelligence: AI Accelerators, Neural Networks
- Processor Architecture: Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), Case Studies
- Application-Specific Processors (ASIP): ISA Customization, Embedded Systems
- EDA Tools: Schematic Capture, BOM, PCB Design
- Hardware Description Languages (HDLs): Verilog/VHDL Basics
- Testing & Verification: BIST Schemes, Digital Design Validation
- Finite State Machines (FSMs): Moore & Mealy Machines, FSM Design
- Gate Array & Semi-Custom Design: Power Distribution, Signal Integrity
- Multi-Project Wafers (MPW): Shuttle Services, MPW Design Flow
- EDA for Physical Design: Logic Synthesis, Timing Analysis, Place-and-Route
- VLSI Applications: Real-World Examples in AI, DSP, IoT
