EE 537 Introduction to VLSI Design

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Updated Nov 1, 2017

General Information

• Course Description
• Instructor: Günhan Dündar
• Assistant: Naci Pekçokgüler

• SOFTWARE PACKAGE


• Magic - Standard Cell Demo


• Magic - Standard Cell Wiring Demo


• IRSIM Demo

Lecture Slides

• Introduction
• Lecture 1 - Circuits & Layout
• Lecture 2 - MIPS Processor Example
• Lecture 3 - CMOS Transistor Theory
• Lecture 4 - Nonideal Transistor Theory
• Lecture 4a - Technology Trends

Spice Resources

• BETA Spice Resources Page [link]
• TSMC 0.18um Transistor Model
• How to use the transistor model (Example Spice File)

Magic & IRSIM

• Magic Software
• Magic Manual
• Magic Tutorial
• Design Rules (Obsolete)
• Technology File (Obsolete)
• IRSIM Tutorial
• IRSIM Power Estimation

Homeworks & Project Files