Students in groups of their choice will conduct a final project, formulating
and implementing the design and simulation for functional
verification of a neuromorphic bioelectronics integrated circuit
addressing a sensory perception, cognitive processing, or biomedical
instrumentation problem of their choice. Preliminary layout work of the proposed cells and arrays is optional but highly recommended if your team would like to continue working on the project towards a tape-out next quarter.
We will be using Cadence tools available through the ieng6 cluster for the NCSU 180nm CMOS process. If you are interested in pursuing layout, please let the teaching staff know so we could switch you to an appropriate PDK with current and supported layout rule decks (under NDA).
Each group will present their design in-class and submit a final report.
See the assignments page for readings and tutorials.
Project Timeline
| Week |
Date |
Subject |
| 8 |
11/8 |
Project definition due |
| 9 |
11/15 |
Abstract due; Project problem statement and methods |
| 9 |
11/22 |
Intermediate presentations: Interpretation of initial results |
| 10 |
12/2, 12/4, 12/6 |
Final presentations |
| FW |
12/11 |
Final report due |
Project Definition
A one line / one sentence description or title of your proposed project. Include a list of the people in your group. Groups of 3-5 students are recommended. If you would like to form a larger team, please ensure that each member will be able to contribute in a meaningful way by either pursuing multiple complementary or orthogonal ideas on one project theme, or by adjusting the scope of the project to accomodate extra team members.
Abstract
One or two paragraphs with background information, proposed methods, and expected results.
Intermediate Presentations
Short (3-5 min per group member) informal presentations. You may provide a computer-based presentation, maybe
with some live simulations, or just talk and use the whiteboard.
You do not need to turn in these materials.
Final Presentation
Presentations of your complete project. Each member should present for about
3-5 min (overall [3-5]*size(group) minutes long). Your presentation should be
self-contained, but to the point. Include brief background, methods, results,
conclusions/discussion, and future directions.
Final Report
The report should contain two components:
- a final paper
describing your design and summarizing the results; and
- full specification of your design
including schematic (netlist) and simulation results (plots) in the chosen process (NCSU or other).
Prepare your final paper, in pdf format, using the formatting guidelines and
style templates of the
IEEE BioCAS proceedings. There is no page
limit, but about four pages is recommended. Include title, your names,
abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and references.
Quantify your methods with equations where appropriate, and include
figures or tables to show key results. Submit your final report materials, one set of files per group,
over Canvas by the posted due date.