DocumentCode :
1287015
Title :
Innovative Teaching of IC Design and Manufacture Using the Superchip Platform
Author :
Wilson, Peter R. ; Wilcock, Reuben ; McNally, Iain ; Swabey, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Volume :
53
Issue :
2
fYear :
2010
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
297
Lastpage :
305
Abstract :
This paper describes how an intelligent chip architecture has allowed a large cohort of undergraduate (UG) students to be given effective practical insight into integrated circuit (IC) design by designing and manufacturing their own ICs. To achieve this, an efficient chip architecture, the ¿Superchip,¿ was developed, which allows multiple student designs to be fabricated on a single IC, and encapsulated in a standard package without excessive cost in terms of time or resources. This paper demonstrates how the practical process has been tightly coupled with theoretical aspects of the degree course and how transferable skills are incorporated into the design exercise. Furthermore, the students are introduced at an early stage to the key concepts of teamwork, exposure to real deadlines, and collaborative report writing. This paper provides details of the teaching rationale, design exercise overview, design process, chip architecture, and test regime.
Keywords :
electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit manufacture; teaching; IC design; IC manufacture; innovative teaching; intelligent chip architecture; superchip platform; undergraduate students; Collaboration; Costs; Education; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit packaging; Process design; Pulp manufacturing; Standards development; Teamwork; Writing; Integrated circuits (ICs); design; microelectronics;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9359
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2009.2017271
Filename :
5191121
Link To Document :
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