Integrated systems design - 4AMEE410

Goal(s)

At the end of the course, the students will be able to specify analog and digital system architectures in order to outsource design and manufacturing of integrated systems

Specific objectives

• Microelectronics trends and physical limitations
• ASIC architecture exploration, specification, design and verification flows
• ASIC technologies

Content(s)

1. Introduction to microelectronic
   1. Context, trends and issues
   2. ASIC design flow
   3. Microelectronic principal actors
   4. ASIC technologies (pre-diffused, pre-characterized, full custom)
2. Logic gate design in CMOS pre-characterized technology
   1. Transistor level schematic of CMOS digital gates
   2. Delay and metastability
   3. CMOS ASIC fabrication (photolithography)
   4. CMOS layout design
3. TOP-DOWN design flow
   1. Principles of analog and mixed simulation
   2. Analog and mixed simulation
   3. VHDL-AMS language bases
   4. VHDL-AMS standard
      1. VHDL-AMS general writing
      2. VHDL-AMS new objects
      3. Simultaneous instructions
      4. Language attribute and kernel synchronization
      5. Solvability criterion

Laboratories
Architecture system exploration using VHDL-AMS language

Programmable components (FPGA, CPLD), logical synthesis (VHDL or verilog front-end design flow), electrical characteristics of MOS transistors (nMOS, pMOS), Analog simulation tools (Spice), sensor instumentation, C for embedded systems