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EE-431: Advanced VLSI design

Summary

In this project-based course, students collect hands-on experience with designing full-custom digital VLSI circuits in dynamic logic. They learn to carry out the design and optimization on transistor level, including logic and clock tree, the verification, and the layout.

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/advanced-vlsi-design-EE-431

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Lectures

Instructors

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/advanced-vlsi-design-EE-431

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/EE-431

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Lectures in this course (7)

Introduction to Advanced VLSI Design

Covers Advanced VLSI Design concepts, including Full Custom Design and Parallel Prefix Adder.

Introduction to Dynamic Logic

Introduces Dynamic Logic, covering its principles, issues, and design variations, including footed vs. unfooted designs and multiple-output structures.

Parallel Prefix Adders: Introduction

Introduces Parallel Prefix Adders, a systematic approach to designing optimized adder architectures with various types like RCA, Sklansky, Brent Kung, Kogge Stone, and CIA.

64-bit Kogge-Stone Adder: Radix-4, Sparsity-4

Covers the project definition for designing a 64-bit Kogge-Stone adder with Radix-4 and Sparsity-4.

Test Environment Setup

Covers the setup of a test environment for VLSI design.

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