CSE 493/593 Introduction to VLSI Electronics Fall 2008

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Instructor:  Professor R. Sridhar, 135 Bell Hall , E-mail: rsridhar@cse.buffalo.edu  Office Hours: Tues 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Thurs 12noon-1pm

Teaching Assistant:  Ashok Narasimhan E-mail: akn2@cse.buffalo.edu; Office Hours: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Bell 340

Lecture: Wednesday 6:30 PM - 9:10 PM, Clemens 119

Scheduled Lab Hours: Monday 5pm -7pm, Monday 7pm - 9pm 340 Bell Hall

Course Objectives:

This is an introductory course in VLSI Systems and Design.  At the completion of this course, a student should be able to design and analyze digital circuits, incorporating into a VLSI chip.  They should be able to design for low power and design for performance, work in small groups and bring together design components into a full custom chip. 

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