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ECE 480a/b Very Large Scale Integration and Microelectronics

Introduction to microelectronic circuits and VLSI systems. Theory of semiconductors. Very Large Scale Integrated System: Integration of electronic circuits, Moore's Law, hierarchical and structured design. Layer technique of circuit design: abstract circuits, layer design, colour codes, STYX diagrams. Implementation of inverters and gates.

Antirequisite: The former ES 480a/b
Prerequisites: ECE 339a/b, ECE 375a/b, ECE 470a/b
Corequisite: ECE 434a/b.
2 lecture hours, 1.5 laboratory hours, half course.


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