In recent years the demand for designers of semi-custom integrated circuits has increased as original equipment manufacturers tool-up for ASIC use in their products. The author presents a course unit designed to impart VLSI design technique to undergraduates, with an emphasis on ASIC design methods. MENTOR GRAPHICS CAE tools and fabrication of student-designed integrated circuits allow a complete development cycle to be experienced by all final year undergraduates in the department.
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