Key words
Objectives
The students should understand that a good design is a result of a good
design process: a good methodology, the exact formulation of the goals and a
good choise of the tools, together with some fundamental aspects of 21th
century design.
Prerequisites
3rd year Ind. Eng. Electronic design
Topics
Technology, the steps in the production of chips. Low level lay-out and
stick diagrams. Design of analogue components: inverter, OTA, OPAMP. The
relation between a HDL hardware description and the automatic synthesis.
Testing and testability. PLD's.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, labs, literature studies and presentations.
Materials used
Material from software vendors and courseware ( EDEC )
Study guidance
Assessment
oral, open book examination and assignments
Study costs
Lecturer(s)
Paul RAES
Language
Dutch
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