Abstract :
This presentation discusses the availability of a standard-cell library targeting the TSMC-0.25 μm, 2.5 V CMOS process; IBM\´s development of a new "Double-Gate" transistor fabricated in an SOI process and Intel\´s "TetraHertz Transistor," which it claims is the world\´s smallest transistor with a gate length of only 15 nm; Modu-Lab, a Web site dedicated to illustrating microfabrication techniques for the basic process steps of deposit, pattern, etch, and repeat; OpenCores\´ free open-source 33/66 MHz 32-bit PCI Bridge Soft Core, a complete synthesizable RTL (Verilog) code that provides bridging between the PCI and a WISHBONE (system-on-chip) bus; Foveon\´s development of a full-color image sensor chip that uses three layers of photodetectors embedded in silicon; Aldec and Synplicity design entry and simulation tools for universities and students; a new set of system-on-chip test benchmark circuits; and takes a look at nanotechnology initiatives.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit CAD; electronic engineering education; image sensors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; micromachining; nanotechnology; silicon-on-insulator; 0.25 micron; 15 nm; 2.5 V; 32 bit; 33 MHz; 66 MHz; IBM SOI double-gate transistor; Intel tetrahertz transistor; PCI bridge soft core; TSMC CMOS process; WISHBONE system-on-chip bus; design tools; full-color image sensor chip; microfabrication lab modules; microfabrication techniques; nanotechnology initiatives; simulation tools; standard-cell library; synthesizable RTL Verilog code; system-on-chip test benchmark circuits; Bridge circuits; CMOS process; Circuit testing; Etching; Hardware design languages; Image sensors; Libraries; Open source software; System-on-a-chip; Very large scale integration;
