CSE 493/593 Introduction to VLSI Electronics Spring 2021

Instructor:  Professor R. Sridhar, E-mail: rsridhar@buffalo.edu   Office Hours: Tues 1:30pm-3:30pm;

Teaching Assistant: Sheena Ratnam Priya  E-mail: sheenara@buffalo.edu;

Office Hours: During Lab hours

Lecture: Wednesday 6:30 PM - 9:10 PM, on zoom

Scheduled Lab Hours: A1: Friday 6:30pm – 8:30pm A2: Monday 7:40pm – 9:40pm

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 systems, 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. 

Topics:

Learning Outcomes:

By completing this course, the students are expected to have obtained

·       the knowledge of fundamentals of VLSI Design principles

·       experience of designing a full custom Integrated circuit chip working in a design team

·       skills to communicate their design experience through a detailed report and a short presentation to the class

Text Book:

Reference Books:

Course Grading:

         Project (Completed project, reports, demonstration and presentation) = 40 points; Quiz = 10 points Lab  = 10 points; Exam 1 = 20 points; Exam 2 (cumulative) = 20 points

 

Grade Assignment: (Letter grades carry normal numerical values)

(91-100 = A, 89-90 = A-, 87-88 = B+, 81-86= B, 79-80 = B-, 77-78 = C+, 71-76 = C, 66-70 = C-, 60-65 = D, 1-59 = F).  A passing grade must be obtained in each of the following components:  a) design project and lab work combined and b) quiz, and the two exams combined, to get a passing grade in this course.

Curving will be applied as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Design of a full custom, fully verified VLSI chip is required.  Quizzes may not be announced ahead. No makeup quizzes will be given.  Homework is not collected or graded.

 

Grades for CSE493 will be determined considering only CSE493 students (curving applied within that group separately). 

 

Academic Integrity: All work submitted for CSE 490/590 must be your own and must be done on an individual basis. We have zero tolerance on cheating (Quiz, project, or exam), which will result in automatic failure of the course.

 

We will follow CSE Department Policies on Academic Integrity.

 

It is your responsibility to read these policies and penalties.Class Participation: Class participation is strongly encouraged.

 

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