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NTU 6342 / EECS 241 Advanced Digital Integrated Circuits Spring 2007 Project |
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To foster design innovation and creative thinking, a major part of the class grade is based on a design project. The idea of the project is to study one of the current "hot items" in digital circuit design and to propose, analyze and design a novel solution to one of those problems. The project is to be performed in groups of two and will span the complete semester. Projects that address this semesters focus areas are preferred. · Ultra low-voltage, low-power · Process variations, robustness · Nanoscale memory design
Potential project topics: · Novel devices with steeper sub-threshold roll-off characteristics · Other devices for low-energy operation · Memory structures that can operate at lower supplies · Optimization of memory cells in sub-threshold or edge-of-inversion · Self-tuning sub-threshold modules · Globally asynchronous communication · Logic that is insensitive to supply variations · Logic operating in the IC=1 region · Circuit optimization tools for sub-threshold or edge-of-inversion region · Programmable logic operating at low voltages · Error-resilient arithmetic or control modules · Circuit styles with inherent redundancy · Stochastic computing · Establishing bounds on computation · Efficient on-chip voltage converters · Etc.
Schedule WEEK 3: Proposal of Topic WEEK 3-6: Literature Study (> 4 papers) - Formulation of Design Project WEEK 7: Posting of interim result report WEEK 8-14: Design Execution. WEEK 15: Presentation of Design Results A report is expected at both week 9 and week 15. Reports will be posted on the web-site.
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