Title :
Design and fabrication of a CMOS signal conversion integrated circuit for remote control hobbyists
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
fDate :
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The availability of low-cost VLSI (very large scale integration) design software and fabrication services for design, simulation, and layout of integrated circuits has become readily accessible to universities for classroom instruction. The design and fabrication of a CMOS integrated circuit is described, which converts an eight-bit digital signal to a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal and vice versa for radio control hobbyist transceivers and motor servos. This example design serves to describe a subset of VLSI design tools from the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington, and Microelectronics Center of North Carolina and MOSIS fabrication services available for classroom instruction
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; VLSI; electronic engineering education; integrated circuit design; signal processing equipment; teaching; telecontrol; CMOS signal conversion IC; PWM signal; USA; classroom instruction; design; electronics engineering; fabrication; remote control hobbyists; universities; Availability; CMOS integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Educational institutions; Fabrication; Integrated circuit layout; Pulse width modulation; Signal design; Software design; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on