ECE 637 Course Page

• Lecture Notes
• Introduction (PDF)
• MOS Transistor (PDF)
•  Inverter (PDF)
• Logic gates (PDF)
• Sequential circuits  (PDF)
• Arithmetic circuits (PDF)
• Timing design (PDF)
• Interconnect parasitics (PDF)
• Assignments
• MOS transistor: Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Inverter:  Problems (PDF),  Solutions (PDF)
• Combinational logic gates: Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Sequential logic:  Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Arithmetic circuits:  Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Timing issues:  Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Interconnect parasitics:  Problems (PDF), Solutions (PDF)
• Extra tutorial on transistor sizing (PDF)
• Previous Exams
• Midterm 2000 (ECE438)
Exam (PDF), Solution (PDF), formula_sheet (PDF)
• Final 2000 (ECE438)
Exam (PDF), Solution (PDF)
• Midterm 2002
Exam (PDF), Solution (PDF), formula_sheet (PDF) updated formula_sheet (PDF)
• Projects
• High performance, 16-bit adder (addition time < 1ns)
• Low voltage, low power 16-bit adder (Sub 1V operation)
• High performance, pipelined, 8x8 multiplier (multiplication time <1ns)
• Presentation material: Adder (PDF); Multiplier (PDF), clock tree (PDF)
• Miscelleneous
• Cadence tutorial
• Links
• International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)

ITRS is a consortium of  mostly US based semiconductor companies engaged in predicting the future research issues and directions. It an important web site for anyone who may have interest in microelectronics.
• Publications

Low voltage, low power multiplier paper (PDF)