BENG 207 Neuromorphic Integrated Bioelectronics

BENG 207 Special Topics in Bioengineering | Fall 2021

Computational Lab and Assignments

The computational laboratory serves as a hands-on review with exercises and practice design, layout and simulation using electronic design automation (EDA) tools, and interactive design reviews on the projects. It also serves to get you started with the homework.

Each homework will have a design component, involving use of the EDA tools. You are expected to complete every homework problem on your own but are encouraged to consult with classmates before completing a problem. Please turn in your homework on time; late assignments will not be accepted.

Week	Date	Instructions and Background Material	Assignment
1	10/1	Skywater 130nm CMOS process open PDK with MPW fabrication supported by Google. Open Circuit Design open-source EDA tools XSCHEM schematic editor and ngspice analog circuit simulator tutorials XCircuit schematic editor tutorial Xyce parallel electronic circuit simulator Example designing and simulating an inverter in sky130 using XSCHEM and ngspice Efabless online EDA server and open-source design repository Sign Up for a user account, and Start Desktop under Tools > Open Galaxy to create, edit, and simulate your design.	Homework 1, due 10/11/2021
2	10/8	Tim Edwards's lecture on open-source EDA tools with the SkyWater open PDK Open Circuit Design layout editors and design verification tools Magic layout editor and tutorials NetGen layout vs schematic (LVS) design verification Other older open-source EDA tools such as Caltech Chipmunk, etc.	Homework 2, due 10/22/2021
3	10/15	Shih-Chii Liu's lecture on silicon cochlea and auditory signal processing Transfer function analysis of linear time-invariant systems BENG 122A Biosystems and Control online reference materials Bode plot of log amplitude and phase frequency response in MATLAB and Simulink	Homework 3, due 11/12/2021
4	10/22	520.492 Mixed-Signal VLSI Systems lecture notes and online reference materials Memory and logic including binary and Gray code address decoders Structured and testable design with hierarchical scalable modular architecture	Homework 4, due 11/23/2021
5	10/29	Mid-term survey
6-10	11/5-	Final projects

Week

Date

Instructions and Background Material

Assignment

10/1

Skywater 130nm CMOS process open PDK with MPW fabrication supported by Google.
Open Circuit Design open-source EDA tools
- XSCHEM schematic editor and ngspice analog circuit simulator tutorials
- XCircuit schematic editor tutorial
- Xyce parallel electronic circuit simulator
- Example designing and simulating an inverter in sky130 using XSCHEM and ngspice
Efabless online EDA server and open-source design repository

Sign Up for a user account, and Start Desktop under Tools > Open Galaxy to create, edit, and simulate your design.

Homework 1, due 10/11/2021

10/8

Tim Edwards's lecture on open-source EDA tools with the SkyWater open PDK
Open Circuit Design layout editors and design verification tools
- Magic layout editor and tutorials
- NetGen layout vs schematic (LVS) design verification
- Other older open-source EDA tools such as Caltech Chipmunk, etc.

Homework 2, due 10/22/2021

10/15

Shih-Chii Liu's lecture on silicon cochlea and auditory signal processing
Transfer function analysis of linear time-invariant systems
- BENG 122A Biosystems and Control online reference materials
- Bode plot of log amplitude and phase frequency response in MATLAB and Simulink

Homework 3, due 11/12/2021

10/22

520.492 Mixed-Signal VLSI Systems lecture notes and online reference materials
- Memory and logic including binary and Gray code address decoders
- Structured and testable design with hierarchical scalable modular architecture

Homework 4, due 11/23/2021

10/29

Mid-term survey

6-10

11/5-

Final projects