All assignments due in class.
| Feb 6 | introduction | Wolf Ch 1 | ||
| Feb 8 | VLSI fabrication | Wolf Ch 2 | ||
| Feb 10 | ||||
| Feb 13 | design rules | HW 1 | ||
| Feb 15 | static gates | |||
| Feb 17 | characteristics of static gates | Wolf Ch 3 | ||
| Feb 20 | more characteristics of static gates | HW 2 | ||
| Feb 22 | analysis of wires, logic gate layout | |||
| Feb 24 | transistor sizing, memory elements | |||
| Sunday, Feb 26 | make up class, 5-7 PM, H107 | |||
| Feb 27 | bulk memory | Lab 1 | ||
| Mar 1 | no class | HW 3 | ||
| Mar 3 | no class | |||
| Mar 6 | no class | Lab 2 | ||
| Mar 8 | no class | |||
| Mar 10 | no class | |||
| Mar 13 |
CCD sensors |
Lab 3 | ||
| Mar 15 | flash memory | HW 4 | ||
| Mar 17 | midterm exam | |||
| Mar 27 | noise, cont'd. | |||
| Mar 29 | sensor circuit structures | |||
| Mar 31 | sensor system floorplanning and simulation | |||
| Apr 3 | Lab 4 | |||
| Apr 5 | image sensors for video | |||
| Apr 7 | ADCs | |||
| Apr 10 | DACs | HW 5 | ||
| Apr 12 | MOSIS | |||
| Apr 14 | HDLs and simulation | |||
| Apr 17 | MEMS | Lab 5 | ||
| Apr 19 | more MEMS | |||
| Apr 21 | design review | |||
| Apr 24 |
yet more MEMS |
design review | ||
| Apr 26 | ||||
| Apr 28 | lab-on-chip | Lab 6 | ||
| May 1 | bioMEMS architecture | |||
| May 3 | multiprocessor SoCs | |||
| May 5 | more MPSoC | Lab 7 | ||
| Dean's Date |
final project report due @ 4 PM, B-226 |
final project | ||
| May 22 | final exam available at 10 AM in B-226 | |||
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May 24 |
final exam due at noon in B-226 |