ECE 445 Intro to VLSI
Design: Assignments and Projects information
Homework Assignments
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Turn in your
neatly done homework in class or email your homework PDFs to the Grader.
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Please
follow the homework guidelines posted here.
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Solutions to
simulation and layout problems may not be provided. You can find the solution
to the book end of the chapter problems on the book's site.
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Cadence tutorials for ECE445 are provided
here.
HW 0–due Monday Jan, 21: Setup your Linux and Cadence accounts; Go through the
CAD Wiki for
ECE 445. Report any issue you may face on Piazza.
HW 1–due Monday Jan, 28:
HW1.pdf.
HW 2–due Monday Feb 11: HW2.pdf.
Help: Using Recursive
Nets in Cadence
HW 3– due Wednesday, Feb 20: HW3.pdf Refer to Tutorials 1-3 for getting
started on layout.
HW 4– due Wednesday, Mar 6: HW4.pdf
HW 5– due Monday, Mar 18: HW5.pdf
HW 6– due Monday, Apr 1: HW6.pdf
HW 7– due Monday,
Apr 15 22: HW7.pdf
HW 8– due Monday,
Apr 29: HW8.pdf
Practice Problems for the post mid-term 2 material are posted here. Do
them on your own for your Final Exam preparation. Solutions are not
provided.
Reading Assignments
It is recommended that the
students keep up with the textbook reading assignments and solve back of the
chapter problems on their own.