E4332: VLSI Design Laboratory, Spring 2005
References

Accessing articles in IEEE journals

• IEEE Xplore(Access from computers inside Columbia)

Process technology

• AMI's 0.5um process
  • AMI C5F BSIM3 parameters This page has the transistor models.
  • Parametric test results are available here Transistor VT, current factors, Resistor and capacitor parameters are given here.
• Ceramic packages available through MOSIS: You can use either of the following
  • 28 pin DIP: Characterization, Bonding diagram.
  • 40 pin DIP: Characterization, Bonding diagram.
• Layout design rules are available in the directory /usr/tech/ami050/ami500hakx/Rev5.23/design_rules on the machines in 1218 and 1235 Mudd.
  • C5_Standard_4500099_RevO.pdf: Design rules
  • C5_4500099_RevO-Addendum_1-O.pdf: Addendum to the design rules
  • layout_information.pdf: Information on special layers
  • TIPs_Notes_4510053_RevH.pdf: Method used to extract process parameters-not too important for designs in this course.

Analog Design

• Johns and Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
• Y. Tsividis: "Mixed Analog Digital VLSI Devices and Technology (An introduction)", World Scientific, New Jersey, 2002.
• Gray, Hurst, Lewis, and Meyer: "Analysis and design of Analog Integrated Circuits", 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons.
• K. R. Laker, W.M.C. Sansen, "Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems", McGraw-Hill, January 1994
• Behzad Razavi, "Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits", McGraw-Hill,August 2000.
• Prof. Kinget's E6312 class page

Digital Design

• Weste and Harris, CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective, Addison-Wesley, 2005.
• Rabaey, Chandrakasan, and Nikolic, Digital integrated circuits: a design perspective, Prentice-Hall, 2003.
• Prof. Shepard's E4321 class page Has tutorials on different parts of the design flow.

Radios

• ARRL handbooks-various years. Very good reference on practical radio construction
• Rutledge, The Electronics of Radio, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
• VK2TIP Ian Purdie's electronics tutorial radio design pages
• Donald O. Pederson, Kartikeya Mayaram, Analog Integrated Circuits for Communication : Principles, Simulation and Design, Springer, 1990. (Available on course reserves in the Engineering Library)

Digital Clock

General Information

• How stuff works: digital clock explains how digital clocks work.

Crystals and Crystal oscillators

• Typical crystal specifications from Micro Crystal.
• An analysis of inverter crystal oscillators, C.W. Richards, in Oscillator Design Handbook, Argus Business Publications, Dec. 1991. Deals with the fundamentals of crystal oscillators.
• Crystal selection application notes from Chrontel provides some guidelines.
• ARRL handbooks have an informative section on crystal oscillators. (pp. 14.21-14.29 in my 1997 edition)
• Section on crystal oscillators in The Art of Electronics, Horowitz and Hill, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 1989; pp.300-302.
• Section on crystal oscillators in Communication Circuits, Analysis and Design, Clarke and Hess, Addison Wesley, 1971; pp. 243-255; Has more rigorous technical analysis.
• A page from Digikey's crystal catalog. Please refer to the site for all available choices.

Logic circuits, flip flops, and dividers

• See textbooks on digital circuit design above.
• A reference on debouncing switches.

Drivers and Displays

• See textbooks on digital and analog circuit design above.
• A page from Digikey's LED display catalog. Please refer to the site for all available choices.
• A reference on displays from Dartmouth University.

AM Radio

General Information

• VK2TIP Ian Purdie's electronics tutorial radio design pages has schematics of an AM radio.
• See textbooks on analog and radio design above.