Schedule
Week 1: Introduction to Digital Circuits.
Lecture:
- Integrated circuits, layout, goals of the course, etc.
- Generic voltage transfer characteristics: VOH, VOL, VIH, VIL.
- Definition of gate delay: tPHL, tPLH, tP.
- Quantization of voltages, regeneration of output and immunity to noise.
- Review of MOS logic families.
Lab:
- Introduction to Tanner Tools
- Design an Inverter
- Design a NAND gate
- Gate Delays
Week 2: MOS Logic Circuits
Lecture:
- Review of MOS and BJT logic families.
- MOS I-V characteristics; ohmic, triode, saturation, body-effect
- MOS Spice models: LEVEL, W, L, Vto, l,g,fF, kp, tox, Cox.
- CMOS voltage transfers characteristics (VTC).
Lab:
- Hierarchical design approach
- Design of half and full adder
Week 3: MOS Logic Circuit
Lecture:
- More on Spice parameters
- Calculation of VTC for CMOS circuits
- Computation of critical points
- Body Effect in CMOS gates
- Effect of scaling on cmos logic circuits
Lab:
- Design of MUX
- Boolean functions using MUX
Week 4: CMOS Logic Circuit
Lecture:
- Calculation of gate delay and power for MOS circuits
- Adjusting transistor widths in NAND, NOR gates, etc. to obtain equivalent switching
Lab:
- VTC Analysis
- Power Consumption
- Introduction to midterm project
Week 5: CMOS Circuits
Lecture:
- Adjusting transistor widths in NAND, NOR gates, etc. to obtain equivalent switching
- Introduction to latches and flip-flops
Lab:
- Midterm Project Presentation
Week 6: CMOS Circuits
Lecture:
- Latches
- Flip/Flops
- Astable multivibrator implemented with CMOS gates
Lab:
- Latches
- Flip Flops
Week 7: CMOS Circuits
Lecture:
- Clock Circuits: Ring Oscillator
- astable multivibrator; monostable multivibrator
Lab:
- State Machine
Week 8: CMOS Circuit
Lecture:
- Pass Transistor logic, Transmission gates, Dynamic logic circuits
Lab:
- Counters
Week 9: BJT Based Digital Logic Circuits
Lecture:
- BJT Inverter Fan-Out, gate delay, Schottky diode BJT's.
- Historical development: From BJT Inverter to TTL
Lab:
- Shift Registers
- Introduction to final project
Week 10: BJT Logic Circuits
Lecture:
- Standard and Schottky TTL Logic
- Switching characteristics; totem pole configuration
Lab:
- Final project review
Week 11: Transmission Gates, Buffers and tri-state logic
Lecture:
- Transmission gates
- Buffers
- Tri-state logic
Lab:
- Final project review
Week 12: Transmission Gates, Buffers and tri-state logic
Lecture:
- BiCMOS Logic, ECL and Schmitt Trigger Circuits
- Final Project Discussion
Lab:
- Final project review
Week 13: Memory circuits
Lecture:
- DRAM, SRAM, and other memories
Week 14: Review
Lecture:
- Final exam review
Lab:
- Final project demonstration
Week 15: Final Exam
Final Exam
