Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design
Master the emerging trends in VLSI skills by enrolling in the Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design by MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences.
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3 Months
29,000 INR Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The field of electronics has constantly been evolving and has witnessed morphological changes with the latest technologies. After the integrated circuit was invented, a new trend in the field of microelectronics set in. It leads to the miniaturisation of a lot of components like computers, mobiles, and laptops. The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design by MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore is a course that highlights and demonstrates the use of VLSI system design in integrated circuits.
The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design certification syllabus will guide learners through practical and theoretical concepts to undertake various roles in IC designing.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks of intensive learning
- Blended mode of learning
- Certificate of completion by MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore
Programme Offerings
- Books
- Study notes
- Modules
- labs
- Projects
- assignments
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | MSRUAS Bangalore |
- The fees may be paid in cash/DD at the University, The DDs must be drawn in favour of "M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences payable at Bangalore"
Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Fee Structure
| Fee | Amount in INR |
| Registration Fee | Rs.2,000 |
| Tuition Fee | Rs.27,000 |
| Total Fee | Rs.29,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Certification Course can be pursued by graduates or postgraduates in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, or Electronics & Communication engineering.
What you will learn
The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design certification course will accentuate the learning of course participants by providing valuable insights in the following ways-
- The course has been crafted to boost the skills of learners so that they can learn to apply modern design principles in solving product design problems
- Through lab work, candidates will be able to demonstrate modelling for application in developing design solutions
- The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Training will put the creative thinking ability of candidates to work and implore them to ideate innovative product design solutions
- Through this course, learners will stay updated with the applications and recent developments in CAD technology
- Students will learn to use cadence software proficiently
Who it is for
The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design is a full-fledged learning programme on VLSI system design that will aid the following candidates-
- People having a graduate or postgraduate degree in Electronics & Communication engineering seeking a job opportunity as an electronics engineer
- Graduates and postgraduates in Electrical & Electronics engineering willing to work in the circuit integration sector
- Graduates and postgraduates in Telecommunication Engineering working on creating complex semiconductor technologies
The Syllabus
Advanced digital designs
- Need for reconfigurable systems, Importance of reconfigurable systems in VLSI design
- DSP processors vs. FPGAs, review of PLA, PAL, PLDs, CLB, ROM, PROM
- Introduction to advanced digital designs (multipliers, adders, FSM’s, etc...)
- Application for reconfigurable systems, need of FPGAs in DSP applications
HDL coding for synthesis
- Developing linear testbench
- Functions and tasks, UDPs, synthesizable and non-synthesizable constructs
- Rules for combinational and sequential circuit’s synthesis (blocking, non-blocking)
- Introduction to synthesis (operator, always, initial blocks, inter and intra assignment delays)
- Introduction to RTL coding
- Different levels of modelling (structural, behavioural, dataflow)
FPGA architectures
- Distributed RAM, shift registers, digital clock managers
- XILINX FPGA architectures, anti-fuse and SRAMS, logic elements and look-up tables, dedicated multipliers, reconfigurability
- Spartan III, Artix-7 and Virtex architectures
FPGA implementation
- Post map and post-P&R simulation, UCF constraints
- Configuring FPGAs, FSM extraction
- FPGA programming, translate, map, floorplan, place and route
- Reading and analyzing reports-post synthesis, post map simulation, post-P&R simulation
Constraints
- Maximum skew calculations with examples, period constraints
- Timing analysis, slack calculation, data loss due to large skew
- Area and power constraints
FPGA debugging
- Protocols on FPGA & high-speed SERDES
- Introduction and usage of IP cores
- Introduction to FPGA debugging, debugging using chip scope and logic analyzers
- Distributed arithmetic, the realization of FIR filter using MAC in FPGA
- Verilog programming on structural modelling
- Basic programming in Verilog
- Verilog programming on dataflow modelling
- Assigning UCF and advanced constraints
- Dumping program on FPGA kit
- Verilog programming on looping statements
- Using IP cores
- Verilog programming on conditional statements
- Verilog programming on behavioural modelling
- Debugging on FPGA using chip scope pro
- Using DCM in FPGA
- Verilog programming on test benches
Introduction to semi-custom design flow & standard cell libraries
- Semi custom-oriented HDL coding
- Introduction to semi-custom ASIC design flow, challenges and opportunities
- Operating conditions, wire-load models, timing models, timing arcs, kinds of standard cells
- Overview of industry-standard tools
- Different kinds of libraries and their relevance
- Setting the path for library and setup files
Static timing analysis
- Timing exceptions, false path and multi-cycle path
- Terminologies in timing analysis, various kinds of timing paths
- The necessity of STA, advanced timing analysis
- Properties of the clock, clock skew, solving complex timing problems
Synthesis and constraints
- Low power techniques and constraints for Multi-VDD, multi VTH and optimization
- Point-point exceptions, chip-level constraints
- Design rule constraints, timing and power constraints
VLSI testing
- Design for testability (DFT) design rule check boundary scanning
- Need for testing and introduction to testing
- Basic of testing like fault defect error stuck at faults
- Generating netlist of the synthesized design
- Understanding Verilog coding for synthesis
- Setting up a library for synthesis
- Generating DFT inserted netlist
- Applying constraints on the design using CAD tool
- Performing testing of the design using a testing compiler CAD tool
- Performing synthesis on the design using synthesis compiler CAD tool
- Performing timing constraints on the design using timing compiler CAD tool
Floor plan and power planning
- TDF/IO constraint files, defining best aspect ratio, core utilization, chip utilization, flat & hierarchical design flow
- Power management, core, and IO level power estimation
- IC design flow data preparation process and set of libraries technology file, TLU+ resistance-capacitance timing models, LEF file setting of Milky way
- Estimating power budget for flattened and hierarchical designs, placement of power mesh and power pads based on IR and EM-based criteria
Placement and optimization
- High fan-out net synthesis, placement optimization tasks, power optimization, area recovery
- Timing drove and timing the congestion, detaching scan chains, location constraints
- Introduction to placement, standard cell, and macro/DEF placement
Clock tree synthesis
- Local and useful skew analysis and optimization methodologies
- Introduction and Algorithms for CTS
- Path length and its delay models for skew analysis buffer insertion
- Clock distribution network
Chip finishing
- Design signoff, data preparation flow for power sign off
- Performing design rule checking and connectivity verification
- Crosstalk prevention, analysis and fixing
- Checking physical and logical connectivity power information, preparing data for rail analysis based on IR and EM criteria
- Importing SDC file for checking to time
- Performing routing using CAD tools
- Generating floor plan for the design using CAD tools
- Performing CTS using CAD tools
- Generating GDSII
- Performing placement using CAD tools
- To set up the library
- To import the netlist for a physical design using CAD tools
MOS transistor theory
- Structure and operation of MOS transistors
- NMOS and PMOS transistor layout and design rules in nanometer technology
- Analysis of current-voltage characteristics and biasing of MOS transistors
CMOS inverter design
- CMOS inverter and its operation design of CMOS inverter
- Optimization of CMOS inverter design for noise margin, speed, power, and timing
- Modelling of CMOS inverter
- The layout of CMOS inverter in nanometer technology combinational and sequential CMOS Logic Circuits
- Analysis of static and dynamic characteristics of CMOS inverter
Combinational and sequential CMOS logic circuits
- Standard cell design, input circuit and output circuit design
- Layout design optimization techniques
- Types of sequential circuits design, analysis and optimization of timing metric and performances parameters of sequential circuits
- Analysis of the performance parameters of combinational logic circuits
- Design of combinational logic circuits using CMOS logic gates
- Estimation of delay in combinational CMOS circuits using logical effort
Memory design
- Design of SRAM memory
- SRAM and DRAM memory, SRAM and DRAM memory architectures
- Design of SRAM peripheral circuitries-read/write circuitry, bit line recharge circuitry, and row and column/mux decoders
Low power CMOS circuit design
- Simulation analysis of power dissipation in CMOS based circuits
- Low power CMOS circuit design techniques from the device level to system level
- Power dissipation in CMOS circuits: Static and dynamic power dissipation
Reliability issues
- Reliability and DFM issues in nanometer technology IC design
- Electromigration and its reduction techniques
- Crosstalk and its effects on IC design
- IR drop, Latch-up problem and latch-up prevention
- Analysis of MOS Transistors
- Layout design of MOS transistor and a CMOS inverter
- Analysis of CMOS inverter static characteristic
- Analysis of sequential logic circuits
- Combinational circuit optimized layout design
- Analysis of combinational logic circuits
- Sequential circuit layout design
- Sequential circuit optimized layout design
- Combinational circuit layout design
- Analysis of CMOS inverter dynamic characteristic
MSRUAS Bangalore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
1: How many hours do learners need to invest in lab sessions?
The Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Training shall comprise 70 hours of lab sessions for each module.
2: What are the hardware requirements for the Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Certification?
Candidates would require the following hardware-
- Xilinx hardware kit(Virtex-2p, Virtex-5)
- Artix-7
- Altera
- Cyclone
- Cadence
- Modelsim
3: Which books are recommended for the second module?
Candidates may refer to the following books-
- Ban P. Wong, Anurag Mittal, Greg W. Starr, Franz Zach, Victor Moroz and Andrew Kahng.(2008) Nano-CMOS Design for Manufacturability, Wiley-Interscience
- Sung Kyu Lim. (2008) Practical Problems in VLSI Physical Design Automation, Springer
- Himanshu Bhatnagar. (2002) Advanced ASIC Chip Synthesis, Kluwer Academic Publishers
- PranKurup. (2003)Logic Synthesis using Synopsys, 2nd edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers
4: How can students access the study material in the Advanced Certificate Program in VLSI System Design Certification?
Notes shall be shared with course participants in the PPT format after enrolment.