Topic
|
Number of Lecutres
|
Book Chapter(s)
|
Class Overview |
1
|
|
Project topics |
1
|
|
Circuit Sizing using logic effort |
2
|
handouts |
Logic Circuit Styles (static and dynamic) |
3
|
Chapter 7 and 8 |
Noise sources, analysis and avoidance |
2
|
handouts |
Low power design |
1
|
handouts |
Adiabatic design |
1 |
handouts |
Leakage current and low leakage design |
2
|
Chapter 3 and 4 |
Packaging and on-chip power supply design |
2
|
Chapter 24 |
Interconnect analysis and inductance modeling |
2
|
Chapter 17 and 19 |
Clock design |
1
|
handouts |
Synchronization, clocking schemes, meta-stability |
2
|
handouts |
Cache and memory design |
1
|
Chapter 11 |
SOI |
3
|
Chapter 5 |
Process variation |
1
|
Chapter 6 |