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Digitial Integrated Circuit Design II
Electrical and Computer Engineering 426/526
Portland State University.
Winter 2006


This is the second term of an approved two term undergraduate and graduate sequence. The second term's goals are to continue the study of CMOS circuit and logic design. A laboratory is integrated into the lecture and students will gain skills in device and small scale integrated circuit simulation, and CMOS IC layout.


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Detailed syllabus for this course is in PDF format.

This is the second term of an approved two term undergraduate sequence and an approved three term graduate sequence. The second term’s goals are to apply the results of last term’s study of MOSFET gates and use them in small design problems; to introduce the steps used in floor-planning of digital subsystems and circuits; and introduce the study of test and manufacturability of digital MOS circuits. A laboratory is integrated into the lecture. Students will gain skills in device and small scale integrated circuit simulation and, CMOS IC layout. Graduate students are encouraged this term to complete an independent design project. The details of the project will be discussed separately.

An integral part of ABET course documentation is to define each undergraduate course using departmental program outcomes. Listed below are the outcomes for Digital Integrated Circuit Design II.

Circuits and systems

Mastery of circuit design techniques

Create design requirements from a variety of informal descriptions

Create design requirements from a variety of informal descriptions

Create design prototypes

Verify and test design prototypes

Establish design specifications appropriate for the application

Apply decision-making methods to select an optimal design

Identify and formulate problems

Develop multiple solutions for hardware or software design problems

Develop alternative solutions

Design and Conduct experiments

Use probability theory and applied statistics to analyze and interpret experimental data

Recognize and evaluate technical and economic design tradeoffs

Estimate the life-cycle cost, manufacturability, and reliability of a product design

Be aware of business and technical cycles

Understand professional responsibility regarding product liability

Written communication and report writing

Understand issues regarding plagiarism and data fabrication

Understand importance of acknowledging previous work

Understand individual’s responsibility regarding propriety rights, trademarks and copyrights

Understand the impact of science and technology on the economy, environment, industry and educational needs

Understand that skill training is an engineer’s responsibility

Understand that life-long learning and/or continuing education is a responsibility of every engineer


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Rob Daasch, PSU EE, Rob Daasch at ece.pdx.edu
Created: Jan 10, 2006