2018 Course Outline

Note: The information below is for the 2018 Fall edition of the course.

Course Website
http://elec5804.blogspot.com

Course Instructor
Leonard MacEachern, Ph.D., P.Eng. (APENS)
Associate Professor
Department of Electronics
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
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OFFICE: 7044 Minto Centre
PHONE: 613 520-2600 x2381
FAX: 613 520-5708

Email Guidelines
Don't be distressed if you don't get a reply right away, but if more than a few days go by, then please follow up on the email.

Office Hours
See the course website.
Course Description:
Integrated circuit design with a strong emphasis on design methodology. Design philosophies considered include Full Custom design, standard cells, gate-arrays and sea-of-gates using CMOS and BiCMOS technology.

Course Topics:
Suggested knowledge for this course: basics of MOSFET operation, some understanding of integrated circuit technology, understanding of circuit simulation, basics of logic, binary number systems, boolean algebra and expressions, binary number representation, digital design. The following topics will be covered during the course lectures.

Processing technology
MOSFET Analysis
Performance Estimation Techniques & Theory
Circuit and Logic Design
Design Tools and Methods 
Testing and Verification
Advanced Topics (varies year to year)

Course Marking Scheme:

25%  Final Project
20%  Midterm  (TBD)
10%  Assignment #1
10%  Assignment #2 
10%  Assignment #3
10%  Assignment #4
15%  Quizzes/Evaluations (three quizzes/evaluations)

Class Hours:
Mondays from 6:05pm until 8:55pm.
Class Location:
Regularly scheduled classes: 340AP, Carleton University.
Lab Hours and Location:
Students can access CAD tools at their convenience.

Assignment and Final Project Policies:
Assignments must be submitted by the time/date indicated on the assignment in order to receive full marks. Late assignments will be accepted according to a 20% per day penalty.

Midterm Policy:
In the event that the midterm is missed for a valid documented reason, a make-up midterm will be given.

Textbook:

There is no official textbook for this course.

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