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About the Course

You should complete the VLSI CAD Part I: Logic course before beginning this course. A modern VLSI chip is a remarkably complex beast: billions of transistors, millions of logic gates deployed for computation and control, big blocks of memory, embedded blocks of pre-designed functions designed by third parties (called “intellectual property” or IP blocks). How do people manage to design these complicated chips? Answer: a sequence of computer aided design (CAD) tools takes an abstract description of the chip, and refines it step-wise to a final design. This class focuses on the major design tools used in the creation of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or System on Chip (SoC) design. Our focus in this part of the course is on the key logical and geometric representations that make it possible to map from logic to layout, and in particular, to place, route, and evaluate the timing of large logic networks. Our goal is for students to understand how the tools themselves work, at the level of their fundamental algorithms and data structures. Topics covered will include: technology mapping, timing analysis, and ASIC placement and routing. Recommended Background: Programming experience (C, C++, Java, Python, etc.) and basic knowledge of data structures and algorithms (especially recursive algorithms). An understanding of basic digital design: Boolean algebra, Kmaps, gates and flip flops, finite state machine design. Linear algebra and calculus at the level of a junior or senior in engineering. Elementary knowledge of RC linear circuits (at the level of an introductory physics class)....

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SM

Jun 19, 2020

Great great great course. Highly recommended for people interested in VLSI CAD design.

DS

Sep 23, 2019

An awesome course which I can put to great use in my academic life.

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By Md. F K

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Aug 4, 2019

Another interesting and well-taught course.

By Yash R

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Jun 27, 2020

excellent course to learn vlsi design.

By Shaanvi M

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Mar 12, 2019

very helpful, and delivered very well.

By Ramkrishna G

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Oct 15, 2020

Informative and knowledgeable course

By Hemanth .

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Jul 26, 2020

Loved it. Very effective teaching.

By sreepoojya p

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Mar 3, 2020

very useful course for my career.

By Kanishka S

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Jul 1, 2018

Excellent course, very helpful!

By Pankaj M

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Aug 16, 2018

Very good to learn algorithms!

By Shresth N

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Apr 10, 2019

very nice and challenging

By Subhajit D

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May 22, 2022

detailed , very helpful

By Jairam G

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Jun 9, 2020

Excellent course

By Abhinav S

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Jul 28, 2024

Great Course

By GANGAVARAPU M S

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Mar 13, 2020

out standing

By NEETU S

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Jun 21, 2020

good course

By harishanker

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Jun 20, 2020

good course

By Aravind K

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Apr 9, 2019

no comments

By Arighna D

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May 1, 2019

Excellent.

By BHARATH K

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Nov 1, 2017

Amazing!!!

By VYDADI R R

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Apr 9, 2019

EXCELLENT

By V V R R

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Apr 8, 2019

THANK YOU

By SIDDEM M

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Mar 23, 2020

good

By DHARANIKOTA T K

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Mar 19, 2020

good

By CH M

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Mar 16, 2020

NICE

By Navdeep D

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Apr 3, 2019

Good

By Viraj A

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Apr 12, 2024

Great course covering all the fundamentals needed for the subject with a little bit challenging set of assignments to make you understand the subject matters.