Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: Studies integrated circuit fabrication, device characterization, and circuit simulation. Introduces basic device physics and physical design rules, MOS logic design, and timing and clock schemes. Covers layout generation, subsystem designs, and circuits for alternative logic styles. Also covers design and simulation using hardware description language and CAD tools.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 282A, CS 168, or EE 168.