ECE 5545 Tentative Course Schedule

Class 

Date

Topic

Reading

Homework

1

T Aug. 24

Introduction; CMOS Logic Gate Design

6.1,6.2

 

2

H Aug. 26

No Class

6.3

 

3

T Aug. 31

Static CMOS; Ratioed Logic

   

4

H Sep. 2

Complex Logic Gates;

   

5

T Sep. 7

Dynamic Circuits, Pass Transistor Logic

6.3.4-6.6

 

6

H Sep. 9

Circuit Pitfalls

6.7, .6.8

 

7

T Sep. 14

Circuit Pifalls

   

8

H Sep. 16

BiCMOS; Pseudo NMOS

   

9

T Sep. 21

Dynamic CMOS; Clocked CMOS

   

10

H Sep. 23

Pass Transistor Logic

   

11

T Sep. 28

Domino Logic

   

12

H Sep. 30

Cascade Voltage Switch Logic

   

13

T Oct. 5

SFPL Logic

   

14

H Oct. 7

Clocking Strategies - systems, latches, registers

   

15

T Oct. 12

Timing; setup & Hold

   

16

H Oct. 14

Timing

   

17

T Oct. 19

Midterm Exam

   

18

H Oct. 21

Clocking techniques

   

19

T Oct. 26

Clocking Techniques

   

20

H Oct. 28

Structured design strategies

   

21

T Nov. 2

Programmable Structures

   

22

H Nov. 4

Programmable Structures

   

23

T Nov. 9

Standard Cell Structures

   

24

H Nov. 11

Design Tools & Verification

   

25

T Nov. 16

Testing Strategies

   

26

H Nov. 18

Testing Strategies

   
 

Nov. 20-28

Thanksgiving Break

   

27

T Nov. 30

BIST

   

28

H Dec. 2

Manufacturing test

   

29

T Dec 7

Review

   

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 Dec

    Final Exam PM