| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Electronics and Information Technology 2026W |
| 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.
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| 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)
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- 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
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Submission of a protocol and the generated materials (source codes, circuits, layouts, GDS file).
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| 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.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
The learning materials are provided in line with the respective content.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)MEMWEPRSHDL: PR Praktikum Schaltungsentwurf mit HDL (Hardware Description Language) (4,5 ECTS)
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| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
489WSDHOSDK22: KV Open Source IC Design (2022W-2026S)
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