A VLSI design system for teaching introduction to microelectronics

Author

Sicard, Etienne ; Rubio, Antonio ; Kinashita, Kozo

Author_Institution

INSA-DGE, Toulouse, France

Volume

35

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

311

Lastpage

320

Abstract

A set of software tools currently used for teaching a course on introduction to VLSI design to graduate and undergraduate students at Osaka University (Japan), the University of Toulouse (France), and the Polytechnical University of Barcelona (Spain), is described. The system includes tools such as schematic capture, mask-level design, and mix-mode simulation. Specific tools such as logic and analog simulation, three-dimensional process simulation, and CMOS logic cell compiler are also included in the software, which represents a valuable educational environment successfully used by a large number of students. The authors present an overview of the complete tool set, essential matters about MOS devices, and the CMOS process. They detail the techniques used for logic design, mask-level design, and mix-mode simulation. They discuss the interest of using such tools in such a course

Keywords

VLSI; circuit CAD; educational computing; electronic engineering computing; software tools; teaching; 3D process simulation; CMOS logic cell compiler; CMOS process; France; Japan; MOS devices; Osaka University; Polytechnical University of Barcelona; Spain; University of Toulouse; VLSI design system; analog simulation; graduate students; logic simulation; mask-level design; microelectronics; mix-mode simulation; schematic capture; software tools; teaching; undergraduate students; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; Education; Logic design; Logic devices; MOS devices; Microelectronics; Software tools; Very large scale integration; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.168706

Filename

168706