VLSI Design Flow

Learn everything about VLSI and semiconductor design flow
What you'll learn
The course covers basics of VLSI Design Flow and semiconductor industry
Understand each step in VLSI Design Flow
Know about semiconductor industry and various job roles
Understand Soft IPs, Hard IPs, FPGA, ASIC, Analog IPs
Requirements
No prerequisite
Description
The course covers the following topics
· Introduction to VLSI
· Semiconductor market overview
· Design Complexity
· Semiconductor future trends and enablers
· AI Accelerators
· IOT
· Automotive
· Overview of VLSI Design Flow
· Soft IPs
· Soft IPs Flow
· Hard IPs
· Hard IP Flow
· Analog IPs
· Analog IPs Flow
· System on a chip (SOC)
· SOC Flow
· Software vs Hardware in SoC
· FPGA vs ASIC
· FPGA Architecture
· FPGA Flow
· Specification
· Tools used in Specification
· Architecture
· Tools used in architecture
· RTL design and behavioural coding
· RTL Linting
· Verification
· Simulation and Dynamic Verification
· Emulation
· Static Verification
· Formal Verification
· Assertion Based Verification
· CDC Verification
· Logic Synthesis
· Synthesis Flow
· Synthesis inputs and outputs
· Synthesis tools
· Equivalence Checking
· Tools for equivalence checking
· Testing
· Defect
· Defect Modeling
· Scan Chains
· Scan Flipflop
· Test mode operation
· Shift and Capture operation
· Scan Insertion Design Flow
· Board level testing and diagnosis
· JTAG
· Built-in self-test (BIST)
· Analog circuit testing
· Tools for DFT and testing
· Power consumption
· Dynamic power
· Clock Gating
· Multi-voltage design
· Power tools
· Post synthesis STA
· STA Definition
· STA Features
· Types of timing paths
· Setup check
· Hold Check
· STA - Inputs and Outputs
· Timing Report
· STA Tools
· Please and Route
· Physical Design Flow
· Partitioning
· Floorplanning
· Clock tree synthesis
· Routing
· Timing analysis and closure
· Physical Verification
· PnR - Tools
· Signoff STA
· Signoff checks
· Gate level verification
· ECO Flow
· Fabrication
· IC Packaging
· IC Testing
· Roles in architecture
· Roles in frontend
· Roles in the backend
· Roles in EDA companies
Who this course is for
ECE undergard and master students. New entrants into semiconductor industry, professionals looking to revisit various aspects of semiconductor industry
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