Electrical & Computer Engin 658 - VLSI Design Principles

A graduate version of E&C-Eng 558 which includes additional readings in VLSI architecture, CAD, and systems. A more ambitious design project required, which can be related to the student's research or possibly another advanced E&C-Eng course such as digital signal processing, control, computer architecture, or computer graphics. Prerequisites: E&C-ENG 212 and 221 or equivalent.

Open to Graduate students only. Open to graduate students in E&C-ENG only. Prior courses covering basics of circuit analysis, electronics, combinational logic, and sequential logic are required. Experience with Linux and Verilog are helpful but not required.