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VLSI Design Calendar

Week 12: Nov. 20-22

Tuesday:	Cancelled because of Instructor Injury
Thursday:	Gobble, Gobble
Reading:	W&H Section 4.4, 4.5
Homework	Individual microprocessor project Presentations Tu. Nov. 27 CMOS IV Spreadsheet Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project: A possible project plan Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: 8048/8051 Mazanec, John: PDP-8 Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 12: Nov. 13-15

Tuesday:	Guest lecture by Prof. Niemier on nanotechnology As time permits, class should feel free to discuss together class project and how to proceed. Thoughts on Group Project A possible project plan
Wednesday:	Exam 2 is now posted. Due into my box in 384Fitz by Friday at 5pm. Will send out a Piazza announcement when and where available. Review for exam
Thursday:	Guest lecture by Prof. Snider on ND process.
Reading:
Homework	Individual microprocessor project Presentations Tu. Nov. 27 CMOS IV Spreadsheet Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project: Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: 8048/8051 Mazanec, John: PDP-8 Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 11: Nov. 8-10

Tuesday:	Completion of Delay-B Completion of Verilog: 22-end
Thursday:	Review for exam
Reading:	Memory: Weste & Harris: 4.1-4.3 Verilog: Weste and Harris: 1.6, 1.7,Appendiz A
Homework	CMOS IV Spreadsheet Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project: Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: 8048/8051 Mazanec, John: PDP-8 Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 10: Oct. 29-Nov. 1

Tuesday:	Delay-A: 1-
Thursday:	Delay-B: 1-
Reading:	Memory: Weste & Harris: 4.1-4.3 Verilog: Weste and Harris: 1.6, 1.7,Appendiz A
Homework	Homework 5. Extended to Th 11/1. Homework 6. Th 11/8. CMOS IV Spreadsheet Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project: Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: 8048/8051 Mazanec, John: PDP-8 Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 9: Oct. 23-25

Tuesday:	Prof: Siddharth Joshi will talk abut architectures for ML and "ML in Memory": Lecture Notes
Thursday:	Dr. Joseph Nahas: Guest Lecturer on MemoryLecture Notes
Reading:	Memory: Weste & Harris: Chap. 12 Verilog: Weste and Harris: 1.6, 1.7,Appendiz A
Homework	Homework 5. Extended to Th 11/1. CMOS IV Spreadsheet Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project: Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: 8048/8051 Mazanec, John: PDP-8 Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 8: Oct. 9-11

Tuesday:	MOSFETs -Part B: 28-end
Thursday:	MOSFETs -Part C Verilog: 1-21
Reading:	MOSFETs: Weste and Harris: 2.1-2.3 Verilog: Weste and Harris: 1.6, 1.7,Appendiz A Intel Quartus free Verilog simulator and FPGA synthesier. Note: after you register to download Quartus, you can get a free ebook "FPGAs for Dummies"
Homework	Homework 4. Due Tu 10/9. Homework 5. Due Tu 10/30. Thoughts on Group Project Individual microprocessor project Presentations Tu. Nov. 27: Selected Microprocessors: Magana, Alexis: Mazanec, John: Miller, Kyle: 8080 Montalvo Ferreiro, Jose: 1802 Williams, Ethan: 6502

Week 7: Oct. 2-4

Tuesday:	MOSFETs -Part A: 28-end MOSFETs -Part B: 1-
Thursday:	MOSFETs -Part B: 1- MOSFETs -Part C: 1-
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 2.1-2.3
Homework	Exam 1. Due Wed 10/3 5pm. Homework 4. Due Tu 10/9. Thoughts on Project

Week 6: Sept. 25-27

Tuesday:	MOSFETs -Part A: 1-28
Thursday:	Review for Exam HW1-3 Solutions MOSFETs -Part A: 29- MOSFETs -Part B: 1-
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 2.1-2.3
Homework	Homework 3. Due Wed 9/25 5pm. Homework 4. Due Tu 10/9.

Week 5: Sept. 18-20

Tuesday:	Euler Paths in Stick Figures: 10-end Programmable Logic: 1 -
Thursday:	Scalingc and Moore's Law
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 1.5, 1-10, 14-3, 7.4 (Scaling) Electric Manual Gordon Moore's Original paper: Cramming more components onto integrated circuits. Electronics Magazine. pp. 4. 1965
Homework	Homework 2 due Tu 9/18: Duplicate the tutorial in Chap. 1 of the Electric Layout tool, but designing not(A XOR B) where if you need not(A) or not(B) as control signals you must generate via inverters. Include the total area of your design. Also do Book 1.6, 1.20, and 1.16 a-c. Homework 3. Due Tu 9/24.

Week 4: Sept. 11-13

Tuesday:	Standard Cells and Stick Figures: 8 - end In class review of Electric Layout tool Using Tutorial for Electric
Thursday:	Continue Tutorial for Electric Euler Paths in Stick Figures: 1 - Programmable Logics: 1 -
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 1.5, 1-10, 14-3 Electric Manual
Homework	Homework 2 due Tu 9/18: Duplicate the tutorial in Chap. 1 of the Electric Layout tool, but designing not(A XOR B) where if you need not(A) or not(B) as control signals you must generate via inverters. Include the total area of your design. Also do Book 1.6, 1.20, and 1.16 a-c.

Week 3: Sept. 4-6

Tuesday:	C: 31-end Basic CMOS Fab Process: 1 - end
Thursday:	Intro to Design Rules: 1 - end Standard Cells and Stick Figures: 1 - 7
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 1.5
Homework	Homework 1: Basic CMOS Circuits Assigned Thursday Aug. 30, due Thursday Sept. 6 Homework 2: Duplicate the tutorial in Chap. 1 of the Electric Layout tool, but assuming a not XOR instead of an NAND

Week 2: Aug. 28-30

Tuesday:	CMOS Circuits Part A: 17-end CMOS Circuits Part B: 1-19
Thursday:	CMOS Circuits Part B: 20-end CMOS Circuits Part C: 1-?
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 1.1-1.4; 11-2;, 11.8-11.9, 10.3
Homework	Homework 1: Basic CMOS Circuits Assigned Thursday Aug. 30, due Tuesday Sept. 4

Week 1: Aug. 21-23

Tuesday Aug. 25:	Course Mechanics Overview: 1-39
Thursday Aug 27:	Overview 40- CMOS Circuits Part A: 1-16
Reading:	Weste and Harris: 1.1-1.2
Homework