SSCS Magazine Summer 2023

The EE6350 VLSI Design Lab is a graduate course that focuses on the design, simulation, layout, verification and tape-out of an IC design in the spring. An industrial sponsor is sponsoring the fabrication of the chips in a 65nm CMOS foundry technology. During summer, the foundry fabricates the chips that students subsequently test in the fall.

YouTube Channel

Students make a video presentation demonstrating the operation of their chip and describing the design details. Please visit our YouTube channel or the class linked in the header.

Search Projects

The project webpages documenting the student designs are posted on the yearly class webpages linked in the header above; they contain a wealth of chip design information that you can search.

Industrial Sponsor

In 2022 and 2023, in 2024 the fabrication and the packaging of the chips is sponsored by Apple Inc. IC design engineers from the sponsor participate in design reviews and mentor teams; they also offer prizes to the best designs. In 2016, 2015 and 2014, the fabrication and packaging was provided through the instructional support program of MOSIS.

Contact

If you have any questions contact Peter Kinget.