Design of Integrated Circuits I (Architectures)
Professor Hartenstein
Contents :
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Layer hierarchy of description (without tools)
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Layers of abstraction, language, formats and block diagram
notations
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Styles of chip organization and their infra structure
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Full customized circuits, sea of gates (gate forest)
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Structured VLSI circuits
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Introduction, simple examples, structured operators, data
paths, smart-memories structures, processor fields
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Sequential circuits
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Layout styles for sequential circuits (based on PLA, RTM,
Kolte array, Patil array) synthesis tools, application of field programmable
circuits
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Micro processors
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Fundamentals (von Neumann etc.) RISC and CISC processors,
communication bottleneck and overhead phe nomena
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Signal processors
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Parallel computers
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Types of parallel computer systems (overview), interface
networks, fundamental and overview, circuitry
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Xputer
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Fundamentals, compression with the von Neumann paradigm,
elementary examples of application, Xputer as a method of ASIC design
Recommended book: R. Hartenstein: ISBN 3-929814-00-5;
IT Press 1994
Recommended qualification :
Knowledge in: Fundamentals of Integrated Circuits I +
II, electronics
About the exam :
No certificate possible
Exam (oral, part I + II together) in the normal exam
period
duration:30 min for part I, 30 min for part II, 45 -
60 min for part I + II
Exercises :
None
Lenght and term of lecture :
2 hours/week in the ws
