本課程介紹在DIP之深入電路設計概念、製程、設計流程、設計技術、及設計工具與環境。本課程理論與實作並重,課程之進行宜兼顧課堂講授、設計實例講解、上機實習、或邀請專家進行專題演講。

 

本課程規劃下列四主題,分別介紹簡述如下:
1.Nanometer Circuit Design Basics
  • Introduction (3hr)
    • 介紹Basic concepts of System-on-a-chip (SOC)
    • 介紹Nanometer Electronics
    • 介紹Basic concepts of Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP)
  • Nanometer MOS Devices (6hr)
    • 介紹Leakage Current in DSM CMOS Technology
    • 介紹Temperature Effect in DSM CMOS Technology
  • Nanometer CMOS Technology (6hr)
    • 介紹Nanometer CMOS Process
    • 介紹Nanometer CMOS Device Models for Circuit Simulation
2.Nanometer Circuit Design Environment
  • Nanometer SOC/IP Design Flow (6hr)
    • 介紹SOC Design Flow (1.5hr)
    • 介紹SIP Design Flow (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Nanometer Impacts on SoC Design (3hr)
  • Nanometer Design and Verification Tools (12hr)
    • 介紹Circuit-Level Simulation Tool
    • 介紹Switch-Level Simulation Tool
    • 介紹Power-Consumption Simulation Tool
    • 介紹Signal-Integrity Simulation Tool
3.Advanced Nanometer Circuit Design
  • Low Noise and Low Power IO Design (3hr)
    • 介紹Low Power and Low Noise Buffers (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Special Interface Circuit (如IEEE 1394, LVDS, PECL) (1.5hr)
    • 介紹ESD Protection Circuits (optional)
  • IP/SOC Clocking Strategy (6hr)
    • 介紹Clock Generation Circuits (如PLL, DLL, PWCL, SMD) (4.5hr)
    • 介紹Clock Distribution Design (1.5hr)
  • High-Performance and Low-Power Flip-Flop Design (3hr)
    • 介紹Flip-Flops for High-End CPUs (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Conditional Techniques for Flip-Flops (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Low-Clock-Swing Flip-Flops (optional)
  • Data Path Hard-IP Design (3hr)
    • 介紹Arithmetic Circuits (如Adder, Multiplier, Squarer) (3hr)
    • 介紹DSP Hardware Accelerators (如FFT, DCT, …) (optional)
  • Low-Power and Low-Voltage CMOS circuit design (3hr)
    • 介紹Low Power CMOS Circuits (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Low Voltage CMOS Circuits (1.5hr)
  • Dynamic circuits (3hr)
    • 介紹 Domino Circuits in High-End CPUs (3hr)
    • 介紹 Skew-Tolerant Domino Circuits (optional)
  • Embedded Memory Designs (3hr)
    • 介紹Embedded SRAM (3hr)
    • 介紹Embedded DRAM (optional)
    • 介紹ROM/PLA (optional)
  • Special Circuits (3hr)
    • 介紹Clock/Data Recovery (1.5hr)
    • 介紹Frequency Synthesizer (1.5hr)
    • 介紹charge pump circuits (optional)
4.實例設計與實習
  • Low-Power/Low-Voltage CMOS Multiplier (12hr)
    • 介紹Booth Encoder/Selector
    • 介紹Data Compressors
    • 介紹MTCMOS Technology
    • 介紹Power Simulation
    • 介紹Experimental Results
  • Low-Power Clock Synchronization Circuits (12hr)
    • 介紹Conventional CSC
    • 介紹Conventional DLL
    • 介紹Low-Power Open-Loop CSC
    • 介紹Low-Power Closed-Loop CSC
    • 介紹Low-Power CSC IP Design Concepts
  • 實習教材編撰 (此部分之授課時數合併於上述授課時數中)
    • 實習內容規劃
    • 實習題目擬定
    • 實習設備擬定
    • 實習工具教材
    • 實習進度擬定
    • 實習成果評估