COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF VLSI DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EEE 5086 PRINCIPLES OF VLSI DESIGN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR UĞUR ÇAM

Offered to

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

To teach principles of very large scale integration (VLSI), starting from semiconductor physics up to analog and digital VLSI design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend semiconductor physics.
2   To be able to understand physical operation of electronic devices.
3   To be able to learn VLSI processing and layout.
4   To be able to design analog VLSI circuits, e.g. amplifiers.
5   To be able to design digital VLSI circuits, e.g. inverters.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to VLSI
2 Devices and modeling
3 Manufacturing process
4 IC layout
5 Digital VLSI Design
6 Digital VLSI Design
7 Digital VLSI Design
8 Midterm Exam
9 Analog VLSI Design
10 Analog VLSI Design
11 HDL Design
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations
15 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
VLSI Design Techniques for Analog and Digital Circuits, R. L. Geiger, P. E. Allen, N. E. Strader, McGraw-Hill, 1990.

Reference Books:
1. Analog Integrated Circuit Design, D. A. Johns and K. Martin, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
2. Digital Integrated Circuits, J. M. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan, B. Nikolic, Prentice-Hall, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ugur Cam
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği
Tınaztepe, Buca, 35160, Izmir, TÜRKIYE
Tel: 0 232 3017197
GSM: 0 532 420 46 80
Faks: 0 232 453 10 85
e-mail: ugur.cam@deu.edu.tr
e-mail: ugur_cam@yahoo.com
Web-sayfası: www.eee.deu.edu.tr/~ucam

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 20 20
Preparation for Final Exam 1 30 30
Preparing Individual Assignments 6 4 24
Preparing Term Project/Presentations 1 30 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15434
LO.25434
LO.35434
LO.45445
LO.55445

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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