ECE 445 - Intro to VLSI Design (Fall 2008)

Policies

All assignments are due at the start of class on the specified due date. Each assignment should have your name, the course number, the date, and the assignment designation (e.g., HW1, etc.). Attendance is mandatory. Students who miss five or more  class periods will receive a letter grade of F. This course assesses program outcomes (k) and (l) for the CompE and EE programs.

Reading

  • Aug 20 – Read chapter 1 (skip 1.7)
  • Aug 22 - Read chapter 2

Homework (10%)

Homework will be graded on a 3 point scale: 1-2 points if partially (or poorly) completed; 3 points if all problems completed (but not necessarily correct). All homework will be collected in class at the start of the class. Late homework will not be accepted without prior permission. Students may work together and should check their answers against the posted solutions.

  1. Aug 27 – Ex. 1.4, 7(b), 11-13

Quizzes (10%)

There will be unannounced quizzes periodically, perhaps even daily! It is your responsibility to make sure you are prepared for every class.

Exams (80%)

Please bring your own paper, a calculator, and pencil to each exam.

There will be four semester exams and a final, each worth 50 points and closed book/closed notes.

Lecture Notes

Reference Material

Textbook web page

UI-found Errata

Unix Reference Material

VLSI Information

Supplemental Material