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ECE 498HK: Advanced VLSI System Design (Fall 2023)IMPORTANT: Class Website Moved to Canvas
Instructor: Dong Kai Wang Email: dwang47@illinois.edu (Include [ECE498HK] in subject line) OH Signup / Schedule: Google Sheets Monday 10:30-11:30AM ECEB 2036 Wednesday 10:30-11:30AM ECEB 4036 Thursday 12:00-1:00PM ECEB 2066 TAs: Stanley Wu (Digital), Mahmoud Khalil (Analog) Stanley: zaizhou3@illinois.edu (Include [ECE498HK] in subject line), Office hours: Monday 2:00-3:00PM ECEB 2036 Mahmoud: mkhalil4@illinois.edu (Include [ECE498HK] in subject line), Office hours: Contact & Arrange
Quick Links VM Access: EDA VM Infrastructure and Access Reference Texts: Reference Texts for VLSI Design Groups Signup: Google Sheets Campuswire: Campuswire Zoom for (Remote) Office Hours / Lectures:
Course Objectives Students will work in teams of 5-6 to design and fabricate their own digital, analog, or mixed-signal chip using modern electronic design automation (EDA) tools and industry best practices. In this project-based course, each team will propose a design in the form of specifications, write a Verilog (or equivalent) and a synthesizable C++ (or equivalent) model for the chip or its components, design schematics, create a testing/debug strategy, and perform layout, integration, and verification of the chip before taping it out. The design files for fully functional designs will be sent for fabrication at the end of the semester. Students can test their devices as an individual study course when the chips come back from the foundry. We will be requiring (at least) one of the team members to commit to enrolling in an independent study to test the chips. Roughly nine to eleven hours of lab work is expected per week. Overall, the course will require a time commitment of 13-15 hours per week. Prerequisites: Some prior experience with hardware design and layout will be necessary.
Course Schedule (Green - Online Lectures, Purple - Special Topics) *Subject to Change
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