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A practical one-semester “VLSI design” course for computer science (and other) majors

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This paper describes the development and content of a "VLSI Design" course. We had two main goals for the course: to develop a one-semester course for computer science (and other) majors, and to give the students practical experience with real industrial tools. To meet those goals, we provided only enough material on logic design and IC operation to orient the students, focused on FPLD-based design, and used high-quality design tools. We also found a wealth of free material available on the web, including course information, entire textbooks, and extensive technical data.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 1
        March 1999
        370 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/384266
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        • cover image ACM Conferences
          SIGCSE '99: The proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          March 1999
          383 pages
          ISBN:1581130856
          DOI:10.1145/299649
          • Chairmen:
          • Jane Prey,
          • Bob Noonan

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