Title :
Fabrication technology for ASIC and VLSI designers: a postgraduate teaching perspective
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
The author describes the 10-lecture course given at Brunel University as part of the 1 year MSc. in Microelectronics Systems Design. 10 lectures represents 5% of the total lecture content and thus does not constitute a major part of the MSc., as the students also spend 200 hours on two design assignments. The aim of the lecture course is to introduce the students to fabrication techniques (including packaging) and to show how these impinge on the design process. The author provides an example presentation used in the lecture course as well as a comprehensive reference list of recommended texts (books and articles)
Keywords :
VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; educational courses; integrated circuit technology; packaging; teaching; ASIC designers; Brunel University; Microelectronics Systems Design; VLSI designers; design process; fabrication techniques; lecture course; packaging; postgraduate teaching;
Conference_Titel :
Processing Issues for VLSI/ASIC Designers, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
