Introduction to VLSI LAB

J.Sheeba Rani Asst Professor/Avionics

 VLSI is an implementation technology for electronic circuitry analogue or digital It is concerned with forming a pattern of interconnected switches and gates on the surface of a crystal of semiconductor Microprocessors personal computers microcontrollers Memory - DRAM / SRAM Special Purpose Processors - ASICS (CD players, DSP applications) Optical Switches Has made highly sophisticated control systems mass-productable and therefore cheap

Silicon Manufacturing Alternatives

Standard Components

Application Specific ICs

Fixed Application

Application by Programming

Semi Custom

Full Custom

Silicon Compilation

Logic Families

Hardware Programming (MASK)

Software Programming

TTL CMOS

PLA ROM FPGA

Microprocessor EPROM,EEPROM PLD

VLSI Design LAB 3

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VLSI Design Styles

Full Custom Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Programmable Logic (PLD, FPGA) System-on-a-Chip

VLSI Trends: Moores Law

In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that transistors would continue to shrink, allowing:
Doubled transistor density every 18-24 months Doubled performance every 18-24 months

History has proven Moore right But, is the end is in sight?

Physical limitations Economic limitations

VLSI Technology - CMOS Transistors

Key feature: transistor length L

2002: L=130nm 2003: L=90nm 2005: L=65nm? 2010 L=45nm 2012 L=22nm

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