VLSI Design Basics
Yu Bi
ELE594 – Special Topic on Hardware Security & Trust
University of Rhode Island
Semiconductor Roadmap
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VLSI Applications
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VLSI Design Flow
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VLSI System Breakdown
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Transistor
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▪ Underlying building unit for integrated circuit, e.g. logic gates and memory units
▪ Advanced commercial technology nowadays goes beyond 7 nm
Growth in Computing Power
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Moore’s Law
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Technology Scaling
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N-type MOS Transistor
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P-type MOS Transistor
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CMOS
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CMOS Inverter Analysis
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CMOS Inverter Analysis
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CMOS Inverter Results
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Boolean Logic
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Boolean Logic
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Boolean Logic
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CMOS Logic Implementation
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CMOS Logic Implementation
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VLSI Design Flow
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VLSI Design Flow
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VLSI Design Flow
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Intel 4004
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Intel Itanium Processor
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Functional Specification
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Behavioral Specification
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Behavioral Specification
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Logic Design
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Transistor Schematic
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Layout
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VLSI Design Approaches
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VLSI Design Approaches
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Chip Yield
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Chip Yield
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Scan Chain
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Scan Chain
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Scan Chain
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