Introduction to Integrated Circuit Design

Manufacturing processes

- Notion of technological steps

- Manufacturing masks

Analog circuit design :

- Basic CMOS cells

- CMOS amplifiers: 1 stage, 2 stages, 3 stages; advanced structures

- Electrical simulation of cells and AOP

Digital circuit design:

- Simple logic doors - ANDORI complex doors

- Domino logic

- Speed optimization

Master the basics of analog and digital CMOS block design and simulation.

To enable the student to analyze, simulate and characterize the most commonly used CMOS AOP assemblies in the microelectronics industry (2 or 3 stage CMOS AOP) as well as some more advanced conceptual structures (such as transconductance amplifiers (OTA)).

To make the student capable of using a digital integrated circuit design flow using specific industrial tools (CAD).

Basics in electronics.

Recommended prerequisites*:

Know the different types of transistors and logic

The control of knowledge is done on the basis of an exam and a continuous control. The continuous assessment is calculated on the average of the course reports/DD, TD/TP reports and an exam-type paper.

The course is broken down into two parts:

• a section on digital electronics and microelectronic manufacturing processes
• an analog electronic part

The course part of the analogical part is in a form of course-TD in group. The sessions start with reminders of useful notions and the students then work in groups on proposed exercises. During the session, regular updates are made to add information or to come back on points that do not seem to be mastered by the students. At the end of the session, each group gives a report. For the two parts analog and digital we are more in a TD-TP structure, where before making simulations on computers it is necessary to make a theoretical study. The computer is only there to illustrate the manufacturing processes and to validate the previous theoretical studies.

CM: 1:30 pm

TP : 12h