Spring 1998
Outline
Week 1 (1/28-30): Introduction to CAD tools (TSpice, L-Edit) and Matlab.
Week 2 (2/4-6): Laboratory 1: L-Edit circuit layout and netlist extraction.
Week 3 (2/11-13): Laboratory 2: Basic instrumentation.
Week 4 (2/18-20): Laboratory 3: Above threshold MOS model parameter extraction.
Week 5 (2/25-27): Laboratory 4: Subthreshold MOS model parameter
extraction.
Week 6 (3/4-6): Laboratory 5: Layout of basic CMOS amplifiers and
logic circuits.
Week 7 (3/11-13): Laboratory 6: Characterization of voltage and current
amplifiers.
Spring Break (3/18-20)
Week 8 (3/25-27): Laboratory Midterm: Design, layout and Instrumentation.
Week 8-13: Class VLSI design project: Integrating photosensor array.
Week 13 (4/29-5/1): Class project presentations, and final report due.
Last updated March 18, 1998