CMOS Digital VLSI Design

Transistors, then logic

The first lectures cover the MOS transistor, its parasitics and how it is modeled in SPICE. From there the course moves through the CMOS inverter and into combinational logic design.

Topics

• MOS transistor basics and parasitic effects
• CMOS inverter basics, parts I to III
• Power analysis of digital circuits
• SPICE simulation, with hands-on runs
• Combinational logic design, parts I to IV

Engineering students who want the circuit-level view before moving to layout or synthesis will find the sequence logical.

Pacing and expectations

The course is a long run of numbered lectures, which makes it easy to pick up where you left off. The SPICE sections are the most hands-on, so keep a simulator open while you watch them.