COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN FOR VLSI

COMPSCI/ECE 756

Course Description

Broad introduction to computer-aided design tools for VLSI, emphasizing implementation algorithms and data structures. Topics covered: design styles, layout editors, symbolic compaction, module generators, placement and routing, automatic synthesis, design-rule checking, circuit extraction, simulation and verification. Students are strongly encourage to have programming skills and to have taken a course in Digital System Fundamentals such asE C E/COMP SCI 352.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.67

1.03% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.14% from Historical

A Rate

66.67%

11.95% from Historical

Class Size

34.83% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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