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CEN415: Introduction to VLSI Design
Overview: Large-scale MOS design: MOS transistors, static and dynamic MOS gates, stick diagrams, MOS circuit fabrication, design rules, power and delay estimates, scaling, MOS combinational and sequential logic design, register and clocking schemes, memory, data-path, and control unit design. Elements of computer-aided circuit analysis and layout techniques.
Prerequisites: CEN 316 and EE 310
Credits: 3