Cadence University Program Member

CLASSES:

CMPS 585 - VLSI Design: This course introduces the student to the exciting area of digital CMOS VLSI design and provides a foundation for understanding important issues related to this rapidly evolving field. Topics covered in this course include transistor behavior, basic CMOS circuit design, clocking schemes, systolic arrays, sizing, power and delay estimates, circuit fabrication, layout techniques, design rules, and VLSI computer aided design (CAD) tools. In addition to the theoretical content, this course also includes a design project using MAGIC and Hspice to emphasize and integrate the material covered in class.

CMPS 586 - VLSI Architecture: This course studies more advanced design techniques such as NORA,C2 MOS, TSPCL (true single phase clocking logic), and power and delay optimization methods. However, the primary emphasis of the course is on the semester-long design project. This project provides the student with an in-depth knowledge of each stage of the VLSI design process, starting with the initial problem specification and ending with the final layout model. Projects in this course are implemented with the CADENCE design package as well as VHDL-Verilog.