The course covers the following topics

· Introduction to VLSI

· Semiconductor market overview

· Design Complexity

· Semiconductor future trends and enablers

· AI Accelerators

· IOT

· Automotive

· Overview of VLSI Design Flow

· Soft IPs

· Soft IPs Flow

· Hard IPs

· Hard IP Flow

· Analog IPs

· Analog IPs Flow

· System on a chip (SOC)

· SOC Flow

· Software vs Hardware in SoC

· FPGA vs ASIC

· FPGA Architecture

· FPGA Flow

· Specification

· Tools used in Specification

· Architecture

· Tools used in architecture

· RTL design and behavioural coding

· RTL Linting

· Verification

· Simulation and Dynamic Verification

· Emulation

· Static Verification

· Formal Verification

· Assertion Based Verification

· CDC Verification

· Logic Synthesis

· Synthesis Flow

· Synthesis inputs and outputs

· Synthesis tools

· Equivalence Checking

· Tools for equivalence checking

· Testing

· Defect

· Defect Modeling

· Scan Chains

· Scan Flipflop

· Test mode operation

· Shift and Capture operation

· Scan Insertion Design Flow

· Board level testing and diagnosis

· JTAG

· Built-in self-test (BIST)

· Analog circuit testing

· Tools for DFT and testing

· Power consumption

· Dynamic power

· Clock Gating

· Multi-voltage design

· Power tools

· Post synthesis STA

· STA Definition

· STA Features

· Types of timing paths

· Setup check

· Hold Check

· STA - Inputs and Outputs

· Timing Report

· STA Tools

· Please and Route

· Physical Design Flow

· Partitioning

· Floorplanning

· Clock tree synthesis

· Routing

· Timing analysis and closure

· Physical Verification

· PnR - Tools

· Signoff STA

· Signoff checks

· Gate level verification

· ECO Flow

· Fabrication

· IC Packaging

· IC Testing

· Roles in architecture

· Roles in frontend

· Roles in the backend

· Roles in EDA companies