1/17 |
First Class |
Lecture 1 |
Course Intro: history of VLSI in CS. Early design reps and CAD, silicon foundry model.
Course overview and requirements. - Slides |
Lab 0 out : Chisel Tutorial |
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1/19 |
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Lecture 2 |
Intro to Chisel. - Slides
| Lab 1 out : Intro to SHA3 + VCS |
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1/24 |
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Lecture 3 |
Fabrication Overview, ASIC and other Design Alternatives.
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Lab 0 due |
1/26 |
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Lecture 4 |
Project details. - Slides |
Lab 2 out : Generator + DC |
Lab 1 due on 1/28 |
1/31 |
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Lecture 5: Guest |
Advanced Chisel - Slides |
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2/2 |
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Lecture 6 |
Physical Realities: Circuit and system timing.
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Preliminary Project Proposals Due |
2/7 |
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Lecture 7 |
Physical Realities: Power and Energy.
Slides |
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2/9 |
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Lecture 8 |
Memory Technology and Patterns - Slides |
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Lab 2 due |
2/14 |
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Oral Project Proposals |
Presentation Guidelines |
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2/16 |
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Oral Project Proposals |
Presentation Guidelines |
Lab 3 out : SRAM + ICC |
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2/21 |
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Private Project Meeting (A/B) |
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2/23 |
JW gone |
Private Project Meeting |
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2/28 |
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Oral Project Proposals |
Presentation Guidelines |
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3/2 |
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Lecture 9 |
Hardware Design Patterns I - Slides |
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Lab 3 due |
3/7 |
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Private Project Meeting |
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3/9 |
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Lecture 10 |
Hardware Design Patterns II - Slides |
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3/14 |
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All Groups Meeting |
Brief Oral Status Report |
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3/16 |
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Lecture 11 |
Design Methology I - Slides |
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3/21 |
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Lecture 12 |
Design Methodology II - Slides |
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3/23 |
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Lecture 13 |
Testing and Design Verification |
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3/28 |
Recess |
no class meeting |
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3/30 |
Recess |
no class meeting |
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4/4 |
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Oral Progress Presentation |
Guidelines |
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4/6 |
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Oral Progress Presentation |
Guidelines |
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4/11 |
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Private Project Meeting (A) |
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4/13 |
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Private Project Meeting (B) |
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4/18 |
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Private Project Meeting (A) |
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4/20 |
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Private Project Meeting (B) |
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4/25 |
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Final Project Presentations |
Guidelines |
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4/27 |
Last Class |
Final Project Presentations |
Guidelines |
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5/2 |
RRR |
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5/4 |
RRR |
Final Report Due at 11:59 PM PDT | Guidelines |
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