1. EMT 251/4 : Introduction to IC Design
LECTURERS
MR. Muhammad Imran Ahmad
Prof NS Murthy
TEACHING ENGINEERS
En Mohd Fisol
En Mat

2. Timetable Lecture Monday (5-6pm) DKR1 Friday (3.30 – 5.30) pm DKR3 Lab
Monday G4 (9-11am) IC Design Lab, KWSP
Tuesday G4 (2-4am) IC Design Lab, KWSP
Wednesday G3 (2-4pm) IC Design Lab, KWSP
Friday G3 (10-12am) IC Design Lab, KWSP

3. Course Evaluation Course work (50%) Test x 2 (10%) Lab works (30 %)
Lab test x 2 = 10 %
Mini-project = 20%
Viva %
Demo %
Poster %
Assignment x 3 (10%)
Final Exam 50%

4. Mini – project (20%) Group of 2 students.
Design a given project from circuit design to GDS II File
Poster
Demo
Viva

5. Examination Total of 50% Answer 5 questions Two (2) parts:-
Part A : answer all 4 questions
Will cover all topics ( design, calculation, understanding and etc.)
Part B : choose 1 from 2 questions
Will test your understanding (essay answer)

6. Teaching Plan
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7. CO – Course Objectives Course Outcome (CO) Delivery Mode
Possible Assessment
CO1: Students will be able to design and simulate logic circuits at transistor level using schematic entry as well as netlists format.
Lecture, tutorial, demo, lab and mini project.
Test, exam, viva and mini project report.
CO2: Students will be able to produce the layout design of a circuit based on the design rules specified.
CO3: Students will be able to analyze CMOS transistor characteristics.
Lecture and tutorial.
Exam.
CO4: Students will be able present their mini project individually in a viva session.
Demo.
Viva and mini project report.

8. Text Book CMOS VLSI; A Design Perspective,
Wolf, Rabeay, Jan M. Weste, Neil H.E.
Compiled by Norina Idris, Norhawati Ahmad, Rizalafande Che Ismail, Muammar Mohamad Isa, Siti Zarina Md naziri, Muhammad Imran Ahmad
Pearson, 2008.

9. Other References
Kang, Sung-Mo and Leblebici, Yusuf, CMOS Digital Integrated Circuits- Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Hodges, David A. et al, Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits in Deep Submicron Technology, Mc-Graw-Hill, 2004.
Neil H.E. Weste and Daid Harris, CMOS VLSI Design- A Circuits and Systems Perspective, Prentice Hall, 2005.
Uyemura, J. P., Introduction to VLSI Circuits and Systems, John Wiley, 2002.
Rabaey, J. M. et al, Digital Integrated Circuits – A Design Perspective, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall,

10. WHAT IS IC?
IC Package
ICs on PCB
Inside IC
Wafer

11. =
IC Layout =
IC Schematic

12. Why VLSI? Integration improves the design
Lower parasitics = higher speed
Lower power consumption
Physically smaller
Integration reduces manufacturing cost - (almost) no manual assembly

13. Fit straight line on semilog scale
Moore's Law
Fit straight line on semilog scale

14. THE BEAUTY OF IC DESIGN

15. The 1st computer (1946)

16. Personal Computer The 60’s point of view

17. Scientific calculator 60’s design

18. Evolution in IC design 1966 1st IC circuit Motorola
Consist of 3 input transistor

19. Evolution of IC Design 1971 Intel 4004 1000 MOS transistor
1 MHz operation