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Class Topics
Fundamentals - Technology and modeling – Scaling and its limits (2 weeks)
Introduction to variability: SRAM example (3 weeks)
Sources of variabilit
, modelin
SRAM in scaled technologies
Timing and variability-aware design (1 week)
Power-performance tradeoffs in design (1 week)
High-performance design (3 weeks)
Domino logic
Adders, multipliers
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Low power desi
n
3 weeks
Timing (1 week)
Timing analysis, flip-flop/latch design, clock skew, clocking strategies, self-
timed design, clock generation and distribution, phase-locked loops
Project presentations (1 week)
Class Organization
5 (+/-) assignments (20%)
4 quizzes (10%)
1 term-long design project (40%)
Phase 1: Proposal (week of ISSCC)
Phase 2: Study (report by week 8)
Phase 3: Design (presentation and report by final week)
Re
ort and
resentations last week of classes
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Final exam (30%) (Monday, May 11, in-class)