Chip Design and Verification (9057)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. ir. Nele MENTENS 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 5,0
  
Period: semester 1 (5sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible
 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Content

Application lecture:

  • System engineering
  • Statistics and corner simulations
  • Semiconductor memories
  • Extreme temperature range
  • ESD & EMC
  • Functional safety, defect testing and reliability
  • Design for test
  • Memory testing
  • Screening methods
  • Industrialization

Labs:

  • System example
  • Monte Carlo simulation on an analog block
  • Measurement techniques
  • Mixed-signal simulation


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Application Lecture ✔  
Practical ✔  
Teaching methods  
Exercises ✔  
Report ✔  
Seminar ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 1 (5,00sp)

Evaluation method
Practical evaluation during teaching period25 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year✔
Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic yearTransfer of partial marks within the academic year
Written exam75 %
Open questions✔
Oral explanation✔

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
Explanation (English)There is no second exam chance for the practical evaluation during the
teaching period (project). The mark from the first exam period is
transferred to the second exam period.
Only the written exam with oral explanation can be retaken.

The mark of the project can be transferred to the next academic year if
the mark is at least 12/20.


Learning outcomes
Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
  •  EC 

    • EC1 - The holder of the degree thinks and acts professionally with an appropriate engineering attitude and continuous focus on personal development, adequately communicates, effectively cooperates, takes into account the sustainable, economical, ethical, social and/or international context and is hereby aware of the impact on the environment.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M8 -can evaluate knowledge and skills critically to adjust own reasoning and course of action accordingly.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can debug the designed subcomponents in the project and adapt them to obtain a working solution.

    The students can debug the designed interfaces between the subcomponents in the project and adapt them to obtain a working solution.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M10 -can function constructively and responsibly as member of a (multidisciplinary) team.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can divide their project into subcomponents that will be designed separately.

    The students can combine the subcomponents in the project in discussion with each other in order to obtain a working solution.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M12 - shows a suitable engineering attitude.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can correctly interpret, process and benchmark the experimental results of the project in an independent and correct way.


    The students can optimize the digital system designed in the project towards small area or high speed.

  •  EC 

    • EC5 - The holder of the degree has specialist knowledge of and insight in principles and applications within the domains of digital electronics, in which he/she can independently initiate, plan, critically analyse and create solid solutions with eye for data processing and implementation, with the help of simulation techniques or advanced tools, while being aware of potential mistakes, practical constraints and with attention to the topical technological developments.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M1 - has knowledge of the basic concepts, structures and coherence.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can explain the treated concepts related to CMOS testing.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M2 - has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to CMOS testing in dedicated exercises.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M5 - can analyze problems, logically structure and interpret them.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to CMOS testing to analyze a given test method.


    The students can apply the treated concepts related to CMOS testing to analyze a given digital circuit.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M7 - can use selected methods and tools to implement solutions and designs.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to CMOS testing to design and implement a test strategy for a given digital circuit.

    The students can apply hardware verification techniques to a digital design.

  •  EC 

    • EC6 - The holder of the degree has specialist knowledge of and insight in principles and applications within the domains of analogue electronics, in which he/she can independently initiate, plan, critically analyse and create solid solutions with eye for data processing and implementation, with the help of simulation techniques or advanced tools, while being aware of potential mistakes, practical constraints and with attention to the topical technological developments.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M1 - has knowledge of the basic concepts, structures and coherence.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can explain the treated concepts related to semiconductor memories.

    The students can explain and apply the treated concepts related to several discussed failure mechanisms, such as temperature, variability, ESD, etc.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M2 - has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to semiconductor memories in dedicated exercises.

    The students can apply the treated concepts related to several design for test strategies in industry.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M5 - can analyze problems, logically structure and interpret them.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to semiconductor memories to analyze a given circuit.

    The students can apply the treated concepts related to several design for tests strategies in industry.

     
  •  DC 

    • DC-M6 - can select methods and make calculated choices to solve problems or design solutions.

      
  •  BC 

    • The students can apply the treated concepts related to semiconductor memories to design a circuit.

    The students can apply the treated concepts related to several discussed design for test strategies.

 
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
Exchange Programme Engineering Technology J
Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology J



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