Fall 2026

Vlsi Systems Design

VLSI Systems Design covers MOS devices, IC fabrication, circuit simulation, and system timing with a design project.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Umit Ogras: A major project accounts for approximately 50% of the grade and can be time-consuming, requiring early registration due to packed classes.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
COMPSCI/ECE 755

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Umit Ogras: Umit Ogras is described as an excellent and engaging professor with crystal clear lectures and fair grading. Reviewers highlight his updated course content and fun projects, noting that the class is not overly challenging and offers high class averages.

JING LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

UMIT OGRAS is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Umit Ogras: Umit Ogras is praised for engaging lectures, fair grading, and updated content, with students noting the class is not too challenging and averages are high.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.57 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 73.0% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Umit Ogras: A major project accounts for approximately 50% of the grade and can be time-consuming, requiring early registration due to packed classes.

Historical reviews of Umit Ogras: Students find Ogras's lectures crystal clear and the course project fun, with fair grading criteria and high class averages.

Topics

  • MOS devices and IC fabrication
  • Topological design and graphics layout
  • Circuit simulation and system timing

Skills

  • VLSI system design and simulation
  • Layout and topological design

Grades

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
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