6.375 Complex Digital Systems Design (H)

L MWF2:30-4, Room 32-124
Professor Arvind, arvind@mit.edu
Prereq.: 6.004
5-5-2

This subject qualifies as a Computer Systems and Architecture Engineering Concentration subject

Introduction to the design and implementation of large-scale digital systems using CMOS VLSI: technology and scaling; VLSI implementation styles- full custom to FPGAs; design flows and associated EDA tools; design verification; design for fabrication testing; hardware description languages (Verilog & Bluespec); power, area and delay optimizations; clocking schemes; power distribution and dissipation; I/O and packaging. Extensive use of CAD tools in weekly labs as preparation for a multi-person design project on multi-million gate FPGAs. Enrollment may be limited.