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This paper describes how an intelligent chip architecture has allowed a large cohort of undergraduate (UG) students to be given effective practical insight into integrate...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper describes how an intelligent chip architecture has allowed a large cohort of undergraduate (UG) students to be given effective practical insight into integrated circuit (IC) design by designing and manufacturing their own ICs. To achieve this, an efficient chip architecture, the ¿Superchip,¿ was developed, which allows multiple student designs to be fabricated on a single IC, and encapsulated in a standard package without excessive cost in terms of time or resources. This paper demonstrates how the practical process has been tightly coupled with theoretical aspects of the degree course and how transferable skills are incorporated into the design exercise. Furthermore, the students are introduced at an early stage to the key concepts of teamwork, exposure to real deadlines, and collaborative report writing. This paper provides details of the teaching rationale, design exercise overview, design process, chip architecture, and test regime.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 53, Issue: 2, May 2010)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- University Degree ,
- Design Process ,
- Circuit Design ,
- Excess Costs ,
- Creativity ,
- Design Tool ,
- Software Tools ,
- Learning Outcomes ,
- Number Of Students ,
- Section Of The Paper ,
- Design Stage ,
- Type Of Design ,
- Functional Design ,
- Metal Layer ,
- Test Bench ,
- Key Skills ,
- Laboratory Session ,
- Design Flow ,
- Electronic Design Automation ,
- University Of Southampton ,
- Schematic Design ,
- Specific Learning Outcomes ,
- Design Skills ,
- CMOS Process ,
- Student Teams ,
- Design Course ,
- Fall Time ,
- Student Feedback
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- University Degree ,
- Design Process ,
- Circuit Design ,
- Excess Costs ,
- Creativity ,
- Design Tool ,
- Software Tools ,
- Learning Outcomes ,
- Number Of Students ,
- Section Of The Paper ,
- Design Stage ,
- Type Of Design ,
- Functional Design ,
- Metal Layer ,
- Test Bench ,
- Key Skills ,
- Laboratory Session ,
- Design Flow ,
- Electronic Design Automation ,
- University Of Southampton ,
- Schematic Design ,
- Specific Learning Outcomes ,
- Design Skills ,
- CMOS Process ,
- Student Teams ,
- Design Course ,
- Fall Time ,
- Student Feedback
- Author Keywords