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4,5 ECTS
M - Master's programme
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Harald Pretl
3 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan
Master's programme Electronics and Information Technology 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students can implement mixed analog-digital circuits using open-source development tools in a Linux system environment and integrate them into a larger overall chip using an automated system. They understand the process of a digital RTL-to-GDS methodology as well as analog circuit and layout creation and can operate the corresponding design tools.
Skills
Knowledge
Designing digital circuits using hardware description language (Verilog) (K6)
Designing analog circuits using schematic entry (K6)
Simulation of analog and digital circuits using open-source tools (K3)
Display and evaluation of simulation results (K5)
Creation of an IC layout (GDS) using an open source RTL2GDS methodology or manual layout creation and evaluation of error messages and results (K4)
Checking a manually created layout using design rule check (DRC) and layout-vs-schematic (LVS) (K4)
Electronic submission of the IC layout for integration into an overall chip using GitHub (K3)
Operation of a Linux environment via command line and GUI (K3)
Basic operation of the Git versioning system (K3)
Process and steps of creating a digital circuit using hardware description language (Verilog)
Schematic entry and simulation of analog circuits
Functionality of digital circuits (logic, synchronous state machines)
Steps in the automatic generation of an IC layout (GDS) from the gate netlist
Manual creation of an IC layout based on the circuit diagram and checking of the layout using DRC and LVS
Functionality of synthesizing a gate netlist from a hardware description language
Basic operations in the operation of a Linux system using the command line and GUI
Basic operation of open-source tools for the design of digital circuits
Criteria for evaluation
Submission of a protocol and the generated materials (source codes, circuits, layouts, GDS file).
Methods
Individual work by students and practical realization of an analog and/or digital design in the form of an integrated circuit. A development environment is provided.
Language
English
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