Title :
From system design to IC design in 14 weeks-teamwork makes it possible
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A VLSI system design course that provides students with an opportunity to learn about and experience the entire VLSI chip design from the system level down to the layout level is described. The full-custom design project has a time constraint of 14 weeks, one semester. It is shown that students not only understand design issues at the system and logic levels, but also experience the impact of design decisions at system level on the chip layout
Keywords :
VLSI; educational courses; integrated circuits; network synthesis; project engineering; teaching; IC design; VLSI; education; educational courses; layout level; logic; project; students; system level; teaching; Digital systems; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Field programmable gate arrays; Microelectronics; Process design; Signal design; Signal processing; Silicon; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
