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Design Methods for Integrated Circuits (MSE)

Lecturer (assistant)
Philipp Fengler
Ulf Schlichtmann
Number 0000001969
Type lecture with integrated exercises
Duration 3 SWS
Term Sommersemester 2025
Language of instruction German
Position within curricula See TUMonline

Admission information

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Objectives

Upon successful completion of the module, the students are familiar with fundamental techniques of discrete mathematics and respective algorithms to design, optimize and simulate digital circuits on gate level and to develop test patterns for such circuits. Techniques will be known both for combinational and sequential circuits. Therefore, the students are familiar with techniques which are currently used in industry and allow successful automation of the design of industrial scale circuits. In addition, the students recognize the fundamental importance of automation for increasing the productivity of an engineer and therefore economic success.

Description

Logic Synthesis: binary Boolean functions, optimization of combinational circuits (two-level, multi-level), FSMs, optimization of sequential circuits.

Logic Simulation: event-driven simulation, modelling and simulation using VHDL.

Testing of digital circuits: fault diagnosis; fault covering table; test pattern generation in combinational circuits; test pattern generation in sequential circuits; design for testability.

Prerequisites

Module "Principles in Electrical Technology I".
Familiarity with discrete mathematics is beneficial, but not required.

Teaching and learning methods

Both in lecture and in tutorial, the lecturer presents the material to the students. Some interactive questions / discussions will be held. In the tutorial, the students will in addition work on problems on their own.
Media
Primarily notes on blackboard and / or tablet PC;
PowerPoint slides (primarily for introduction of new sections).
Lecture materials will be provided to the students.
Possibly online problems will be used to support independent learning by the students.

Examination

The module will be graded based on the final written examination (60 minutes, open book policy: printed material, non-programmable pocket calculator).

Recommended literature

No additional literature besides the materials provided are required for successfully mastering the contents of this module. If a different perspective or additional information is desired, the following books are recommended:
* G. De Micheli: Synthesis and Optimization of Digital Circuits, McGraw-Hill, 1994
* M. L. Bushnell, V. D. Agrawal: Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory, and Mixed Signal VLSI Circuits, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000

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Bachelorbereich: BSc-EI, BSES, BSEDE

WSSSDiskrete Mathematik für Ingenieure (BSEI, EI00460) Discrete Mathematics for Engineers (BSEDE ) (Schlichtmann) (Januar)
WSSSEntwurf digitaler Systeme mit VHDL u. System C (BSEI, EI0690) (Ecker)
 SSEntwurfsverfahren für integrierte Schaltungen (BSES, EI43811) (Schlichtmann)
 SSSchaltungssimulation (BSEI, EI06691) (Gräb/Schlichtmann)

 

Masterbereich: MSc-EI, MSCE, ICD

 SSAdvanced Topics in Communication Electronics (MSCE, MSEI, EI79002) 
 SSElectronic Design Automation (MSCE, MSEI, EI70610) (Schlichtmann, Tseng) 
WS Design Methodology and Automation (ICD) (Schlichtmann) (Nov) 
WSSSEmbedded System Design for Machine Learning (MSCE, MSEI, EI71040) (Ecker) 
 SSSimulation and Optimization of Analog Circuits (ICD) (Gräb) (Mai) 
 SSMixed Integer Programming and Graph Algorithms in Engineering Problems (MSCE, MSEI, EI71059) (Tseng) 
WSSSNumerische Methoden der Elektrotechnik (MSEI, EI70440) (Schlichtmann oder Truppel) 

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Seminar VLSI-Entwurfsverfahren (MSEI, EI7750) (Schlichtmann)

Seminar on Topics in Electronic Design Automation (MSCE, EI77502) (Schlichtmann)

 
WSSSSynthesis of Digital Systems (MSCE, MSEI, EI70640) (Geier) 
WS Testing Digital Circuits (MSCE, MSEI, EI50141) (Otterstedt) 
WSSSVHDL System Design Laboratory (MSCE, MSEI, EI7403) (Schlichtmann) 

BSES: Bachelor of Science Engineering Science (TUM-ED)

BSEDE: Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Data Engineering (TUM-Asia)

ICD: Master of Science in Integrated Circuit Design (TUM-Asia)

MSCE: Master of Science in Communications Engineering (TUM)

MSEI: Master of Science in Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

BSEI: Bachelor of Science in Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

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