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1403364 (Basics of Integrated Circuits Design) Syllabus - Part 1
General Information
Course Number 1403364
Credit Hours 3/0/3 (Theory credit hours = 3; Lab. credit hours = 0; Total credit hours = 3) Prerequisites Electronics
Course Coordinator Abdullah Baz Course Objective
Not specified.
Catalog Description
This course teaches the fundamental issues involved in the design, manufacturing, and testing of digital integrated circuits (ICs).
Course Contents
Representation and modeling of the characteristics and operation of MOS (NMOS & CMOS) transistors at the System, Component, Circuit and Device level - relationships between MOS transistor
representations and models at different levels of IC design hierarchy, and their limitations - design of combinational and sequential circuits using MOS circuits - dynamic and static design - understanding the interrelationships between device and circuit levels in IC design, and corresponding analysis including that of design trade-offs - MOS IC fabrication, layout and design rules, stick diagrams, transistor sizing, subsystem design and practical considerations
Text Book
S.-M. Kang and Y. Leblebici, CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits: Analysis and Design, 2nd ed., 1999 Reference Material
N. Weste and K. Eshraghian, Principles of CMOS VLSI Design, Addison Wesley, 1993.
Ken Martin, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, Oxford Press, 2000.
Jan Rabaey, Digital Integrated Circuits; A design Perspective, Prentice Hall, 1996.
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1403364 (Basics of Integrated Circuits Design) Syllabus - Part 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcome (CLO) 1 Knowledge and critical understanding of CMOS manufacturing process
2 Knowledge and critical understanding of the basics of IC Design at different levels including System, Components, Circuits and Devices
3 An ability to understand the interrelationships between device and circuit levels in IC design, and corresponding analysis including that of design trade-offs
4 Applications of different models in the design hierarchy and understanding of their relationships and limitations
5 The qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, active learning, and communication skills
CLO-SO Map
SO IDs
CLO ID a b c d e f g h i j k
CLO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CLO 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
CLO 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLO 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLO 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Approvals
Prepared by Kadry Montasser, M.K. Ibrahim Approved by Curriculum Committee
Last Update 14 February, 2012
