This textbook seeks to foster a deep understanding of the field by introducing the industry integrated circuit (IC) design flow and offering tape-out or pseudo tape-out projects for hands-on practice facilitating project-based learning (PBL) experiences. Integrated Circuit Design: IC Design Flow and Project-Based Learning aims to equip readers for entry-level roles as IC designers in the industry and as hardware design researchers in academia. The book commences with an overview of the industry IC design flow with a primary focus on register-transfer level (RTL) design the automation of simulation and verification and system-on-chip (So C) integration. To build connections between RTL design and physical hardware FPGA (field-programmable gate array) synthesis and implementation is utilized to illustrate the hardware description and performance evaluation. The second objective of this book is to provide readers with practical hands-on experience through tape-out or pseudo tape-out experiments labs and projects. These activities are centered on coding format industry design rules (synthesizable Verilog designs clock domain crossing etc.) and commonly-used bus protocols (arbitration handshaking etc.) as well as established design methodologies for widely-adopted hardware components including counters timers finite state machines (FSMs) I2C single/dual-port and ping-pong buffers/register files FIFOs floating-point units (FPUs) numerical hardware (Fourier transform matrix-matrix multiplication etc.) direct memory access (DMA) image processing designs neural networks and more. The textbook caters to a diverse readership including junior and senior undergraduate students as well as graduate students pursuing degrees in electrical engineering computer engineering computer science and related fields. The target audience is expected to have a basic understanding of Boolean Algebra and Karnaugh Maps as well as prior familiarity with digital logic components such as AND/OR gates latches and flip-flops. The book will also be useful for entry-level RTL designers and verification engineers who are embarking on their journey in application-specific IC (ASIC) and FPGA design industry. |Integrated Circuit Design IC Design Flow and Project-Based Learning | Electrical Engineering
