VLSI Design 3-week

🔍 Course Overview

This 3-week VLSI Design course introduces students to the fundamentals of Very Large Scale Integration used in modern semiconductor and chip design. The course focuses on digital logic, CMOS fundamentals, circuit design, and timing concepts, preparing learners for advanced VLSI and semiconductor industry roles.

📅 Week-wise Course Content

✅ Week 1: Introduction to VLSI & Digital Fundamentals

• Introduction to VLSI and Semiconductor Industry

• IC Fabrication Basics

• Review of Digital Electronics

• Number Systems & Boolean Algebra

• Logic Gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR)

• Combinational Circuits

• Introduction to CMOS Technology

📌 Outcome: Understand VLSI basics and digital logic foundation.

✅ Week 2: CMOS & Sequential Circuits

• CMOS Inverter Design & Characteristics

• CMOS NAND & NOR Gates

• Power Dissipation in CMOS

• Latches and Flip-Flops (SR, D, JK, T)

• Registers & Counters

• Sequential Circuit Design

• Introduction to HDL concepts (Verilog basics – theory)

📌 Outcome: Ability to analyze and design CMOS-based sequential circuits.

✅ Week 3: Timing Analysis & VLSI Design Concepts

• Propagation Delay & Timing Parameters

• Setup Time, Hold Time & Clock Skew

• Timing Analysis of Sequential Circuits

• Introduction to VLSI Design Flow

• RTL to GDSII Overview

• Basics of Floorplanning & Placement

• Real-world VLSI Applications

• Career Paths in VLSI Industry

📌 Outcome: Strong understanding of timing concepts and complete VLSI design flow.