SPECIALIZATION

VLSI Design

Design Complex Integrated Circuits (ICs) using hardware description languages and CMOS technology.

~50 hours

Learning Objectives

CMOS TechnologyHardware Description Languages (Verilog/VHDL)Logic SynthesisStatic Timing AnalysisASIC Design Flow

Write a synthesizable Verilog module for a 16-bit ALU and write a testbench to verify its arithmetic and logic operations.

📖 Learn by Reading

CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective

Neil Weste, David Harris

The essential textbook for understanding CMOS technology, digital IC design, and VLSI architecture.

🎥 Learn by Watching

Introduction to VLSI Design

NPTEL Faculty • NPTEL • 30:00:00

Combinational and sequential circuit design, Verilog modeling, and design flow.