Syllabus 2010/2011 EITF35

Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)

INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURED VLSI DESIGN

EITF35

Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G2 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in English. EITF35 overlaps following cours/es: EIT120. Compulsory for: MSOC1. Optional for: D4, D4dpd, D4is, E4, E4dpd. Course coordinator: Joachim Rodrigues, joachim.rodrigues@eit.lth.se, Electrical and Information Technology. Prerequisites: EIT020 Design of Digital Circuits---A Systems Approach. Assessment: Examination through approved labs followed by a successful final assignment. Home page: http://www.eit.lth.se.

Aim

General introduction to large-scale ASIC design with emphasis on FPGA implementation
Efficient design-flow using modern CAD tools
Design methodology for synchronous logic
Modeling with synthesizable VHDL
Rapid prototyping using FPGA

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Know how to perform synchronous design
Be well-versed in conventional VHDL modeling
Have tasted from the test, diagnose + repair cycle

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Be skilled in logic synthesis & physical mapping using state-of-the-art design tools

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

have a first idea to product experience

Contents
The course consists of the following four main parts: 1) Design flow based on modern design tools, 2) Use of VHDL as design language and input for logic synthesis, 3) Design of synchronous systems by developing clock cycle true models, 4) Use of field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) for rapid prototyping.
The course contains lectures, exercises, laboratories, and an assignment. The laboratory work is design oriented and based on the use of tools for simulation, synthesis, and optimisation with FPGA as the target technology. The assignment is a direct continuation of the laboratory work.

Literature
Reference Texts: Perry, D: VHDL, Mc. Graw-Hill, 3rd Edition, ISBN 0-07-049436-3. Navabi, Z: VHDL, Mc. Graw-Hill, 2nd Edition, ISBN 0-07-046479-0. V.A. Pedroni, VA: Circuit design with VHDL, MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-16224-5.