CE338 Digital VLSI Design, f2025
Syllabus
Labs: Tuesdays 8 - 11:05 am in SFH760
Lectures: MWF 12:20 - 1:15 pm in BH570
Dr. Li's office hours: M 10 - 11 am, W 10 - 11 am, Th 10 am – 12 pm, and Fri 9 - 11 am in BH601.

Weeks	Dates	Lectures	Notes	Homework
Week 1	8/25	Circuit basics review, superposition, SPICE video, notes
	8/27	ADC resolution, the R-2R DAC video, notes	Quiz 1 on circuit basics	HW1, due Friday 9/5
	8/29	Semiconductor Basics, pn junction notes	Quiz 2 on R-2R DAC
Week 2	9/1	N-Well resistors and C5 layers video, notes
	9/3	C5 layer examples, MOSFETs video, notes	Quiz 3 on C5 layers
	9/5	MOSFETs, body effect, well taps video, notes		HW2, due Friday 9/12
Week 3	9/8	MOSFET and IV Curves video, notes	Quiz 4 on MOSFETs
	9/10	NMOS and PMOS pass gates, the transmission gate, and the square law equation video, notes
	9/12	The inverter and the switching point, diode and diode clamping circuit, ESD protection video, notes
Week 4	9/15	Static Logic Gates, AOI Logic, Stick diagrams video, notes		HW3, due Wed 9/24 at 11:59 pm. One single PDF submitted to Canvas
	9/17	More on stick diagrams video, notes	Quiz 5 on passing gates/transmission gates, the inverter and the switching point
	9/19	More on Stick diragrams video, notes	Quiz 6 on AOI Logic and schematics
Week 5	9/22	Wrap up stick diagram video, notes	Quiz 7 on stick diagrams
	9/24	Circuit design for a full adder and a subtractor video, notes	Traveling to IBM for the quantum grant
	9/26	No in-person or recorded lecture	Traveling to IBM for the quantum grant
Week 6	9/29	Design a high speed full adder video, notes	Quiz 8 on stick diagrams
	10/1	The SAR algorithm and a DFF video, notes
	10/3	SAR ADC sequencer and code register video, notes
Week 7	10/6	SR DFF and TI set/reset DFF video, notes	Quiz 9 on SAR algorithm
	10/8	TI DFF reset, DFF the IC version, video, notes	Quiz 10 on SR latch
	10/10	Midterm review video
Week 8	10/13	Mini break
	10/15	Midterm exam
	10/17	Feedback on midterm, voltage doublers and charge pumps video, notes
Week 9	10/20	The sample and hold circuit, more on charge pumps video, notes	Midterm grades due
	10/22	More on Dickson's charge pump, sample, track, and hold Circuit video, notes
	10/24	Fedback on inclass3, quiz 11 video, notes
Week 10	10/27	Sample, tranck, and hold circuits, DAC DNL video, notes
	10/29	Sample, tranck, and hold circuits, SAR ADC timing, counters video, notes
	10/31	Digital design models video, notes
Week 11	11/3	Digital design models video, notes
	11/5	SRAMs
	11/7	SRAMs
Week 12	11/10	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
	11/12	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
	11/14	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
Week 13	11/17	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
	11/19	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
	11/21	Cadence Virtuoso design environment
Week 14	11/24	RTL - GDSII workflow
	11/26	RTL - GDSII workflow
	11/28	RTL - GDSII workflow
Week 15	12/1	RTL - GDSII workflow
	12/3	RTL - GDSII workflow
	12/5	RTL - GDSII workflow
Week 16	12/8	Final exam 9:45 - 11:45 am