EE241: Digital Integrated Circuits
 Spring 2005


Class Schedule

This schedule is tentative and will be updated on a regular base - make sure to check often!
Lecture notes will be posted at least 1 hour before the lecture.

Week Lecture Date Day Lecture Notes Due Reading
1 NO LECTURES
2 1 Jan. 24 Mo Introduction + future prospects  Introduction  
2 Jan. 26 We Scaling Scaling+Modeling  
3

 
3 Jan. 31 Mo Transistor Modeling See above
4+5 Febr. 2 We Delay models Delay models
4
6 Febr. 7 Mo ISSCC - NO LECTURE Proceedings

7

 Febr. 9 We Optimization for speed Speed Optimization
5 8 Febr. 14 Mo Static and PT Logic Static+PT Logic
9 Febr. 16 We Dynamic Logic Dynamic logic
6
10 Febr. 21 Mo Presidents Day - no lecture
11 Febr. 23 We Other high-speed logic Dynamic and others
7 12 Febr. 28 Mo Low Power Design PowerIntro
13+14 March 2 We Voltage Scaling Voltage Optimization
8 - March 7 Mo No Lecture make-up on March 2
15 March 9 We Dealing with Leakage Leakage Management
9 16 March 14 Mo Energy recovery Adiabatic + SOI
17 March 16 We Power distribution Power Distribution
SPRING BREAK:  March 21-25
10 18 March 28 Mo Low voltage and process variations Low Voltage Design
19 March 30 We Process Variations Process Variations
11 20 April 4 Mo Timing Concepts Timing Intro
21 April 6 We Alternative timing approaches Asynchronous
12 22 April 11 Mo Thermal Design Thermal Design Mircea Stan Guest lecturer
- April 13 We No Lecture make-up on April 27  
13 23 April 18 Mo Clock distribution Clock Distribution  
24 April 20 We Adders Adders  
14 25 April 25 Mo Multipliers Multipliers
26+27 April 27 We Test + Memory Test Memory (Intro)
15   May 2 Mo No Lecture  
28 May 4 We Memory Memory (Cont)
16 29+30 May 9 Mo Project Presentations See project web-site    
May 11-12: TAKE HOME FINAL