Code: | EEC0056 | Acronym: | PCVL |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Electronics and Digital Systems |
Active? | Yes |
Web Page: | http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~jcf/ensino/disciplinas/mieec/pcvlsi/2012-13/index.html |
Responsible unit: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIEEC | 13 | Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011 | 4 | - | 6 | 63 | 162 |
Syllabus | 4 | - | 6 | 63 | 162 |
BACKGROUND
Very large scale integration (VLSI) of digital systems belong to the technological foundation that enables economic growth on which present day societies depend. VLSI circuits play a vital role in areas like telecommunications, information technology, health care, security, and many others.
OBJECTIVES
This course provides the students with basic knowledge about the technological aspects of digital CMOS integrated circuits and the corresponding design techniques, so that they are able to specify, design and implement CMOS ICs. The students will also acquire practical experience with ECAD design flows and tools for the development of complex ICs.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
After taking the course, the student will be able to:
Transferable skills: All the design activities are done in groups. The larger projects require careful management of the design process.
EEC0028: MOSFET operation.
EEC0006: digital gates.
The most important topics are presented and discussed in the lectures.
Exercises and case studies occupy the practical sessions, which are also used to discuss the design project. In addition, practical exercises for evaluation are also done in the practical sessions.
Students (working in groups of two) are required to implement one circuit design project.
Description | Type | Time (hours) | Weight (%) | End date |
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Attendance (estimated) | Participação presencial | 68,00 | ||
Practical exercise 1 | Teste | 2,00 | 8,30 | |
Practical exercise 2 | Teste | 2,00 | 8,30 | |
Practical exercise 3 | Teste | 2,00 | 8,40 | |
Exam | Exame | 3,00 | 50,00 | |
Circuit design project | Trabalho escrito | 40,00 | 25,00 | |
Total: | - | 100,00 |
Description | Type | Time (hours) | End date |
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Autonomous study | Estudo autónomo | 45 | |
Total: | 45,00 |
The students cannot miss more than 25% of the course sessions.
Student assessment has three components:
Any missed components count as zero.
The project and the three practical exercises compose the distributed evaluation.
The grade for the distributed evaluation (NDist) is given by:
NDist = 0.5 x T + 0.5 x (P1+P2+P3)/3
The final grade is calculated as follows:
NFinal = 0.6 x NDist + 0.4 x E
where E is the grade of the final exam.
In order to successfully complete the course unit, all the following conditions must be met:
Final exam: open-book, 2:30H.
Written exam (open-book, 3H).
Grade improvement for complete course: special exam (open-book, 3H). The classification of the final exam may be improved by doing an exam of similar complexity (open-book, 2:30H).