Spring 2027

Vlsi Systems Design

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

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jennifer Volk

Summary

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Past student reviews · Umit Ogras

A major project accounted for approximately 50% of the grade and was described as time-consuming.

Grade history

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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

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JENNIFER VOLK is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 700
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 700

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Umit Ogras

Umit Ogras delivered engaging lectures and updated course content reflecting latest field trends, which students found fun and not too challenging.

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

Past student reviews · Umit Ogras

A major project accounted for approximately 50% of the grade and was described as time-consuming.

Past student reviews · Umit Ogras

Students reported that Umit Ogras's lectures were crystal clear and grading criteria were extremely fair.

Topics

  • MOS devices and circuits
  • Integrated circuit fabrication
  • Topological design of data flow and control
  • Interactive graphics layout
  • Circuit simulation
  • System timing
  • Organizational and architectural considerations
  • Alternative implementation approaches

Skills

  • Designing VLSI systems using MOS devices, IC fabrication principles, topological data flow/control design, interactive graphics layout, circuit simulation, and system timing.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
COMPSCI/ECE 755 · Spring 2027

VLSI Systems Design

Recorded 2026-10-14
COMPSCI/ECE 755 · Spring 2027

VLSI Systems Design

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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