Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar

Department of Technology
ELT-311 VLSI Technology

Course 1. To enable students to understand principles and working of single and three phase AC
Objectives: machines

Credit Hours: (2+2)

Prerequisite: Electrical Machines I
Course Outline: Integrated Circuit Technology; Transistor Topology, Transistor Equations, CMOS Process
Steps, Fabrication, Yield, Design Rules for Custom Layout. CMOS Logic Design;
Complex Gates, Pseudo NMOS, Dynamic Logic, Dynamic Cascaded Logic, Domino
Logic, 2 And 4 Phase Logic, Pass Transistor Logic. Approaches To System Design;
Control And Timing, Synchronous And Asynchronous , Self-Timed Systems, Multiphase
Clocks, Register To Register Transfer, Examples Of ALU, Shifters And Registers , Design
Implementation; Layout, Hand Layout, Graphical Layout , Low Level Language, Design
Rule Checking, Stick Diagrams, Placement Of Cells, Simulation Of Design, Function
Generation From Masks, Test Pattern Generation , High Level Languages, Structured
Design Methodology For VLSI , Hierarchical Design Techniques And Examples. Digital
and Analogue Architectures, Serial Addition, Bit-Serial Multipliers, Systolic Arrays,
Analogue Voltage Dividers, Current Mirrors, Differential Amplifiers, Wide Range
Amplifiers, Future Integrated Circuit Processing; Effects of Scaling Circuit Dimensions,
Physical Limits to Device Fabrication.

Textbook: 1. Haykin, S. Thomas, “Elements of Information Theory,”2001, John Wiley & Sons,
ISBN:978-0471241959.
2. N. Weste“Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective,”2 nd
Edition,2000, K. Eshraghian Addison Waseley,
ISBN: 978-0201082227.
3. Sabih H. Gerez“Algorithms for VLSI Design Automation,”1 st Edition,1988, John
Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 978-0471984894.
4. M. Sarrafzadeh and C.K.Wong“An Introduction to VLSI physical Design,”1996, ,
McGraw Hill.
ISBN: 978-0070571945.
Other Books:  Nil

Laboratory 1. Introduction to SPICE

Experiments:
2. Overview of Device Simulation using SPICE
3. Diode Modelling and Simulation
4. BJT Modelling and Simulation
5. BJT Noise Model
6. MOSFET Modelling and Simulation
7. Gate Realization using MOS devices
8. A Simple 4-bit ALU design and analysis
9. Mini Project