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Final project requirement

Completed design of MSDAP
A summary of ASIC design
Final report on the project
Presentation (power point slides)

Write a special topic on verification (option one)

Discuss the development of system level behavior model based on
specification
Discuss how to test the system behavior model
Discuss how to use the system level behavior model, which is inde
pendent form the detailed implementation, to test your designed ch
ip
Write a tutorial

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Write a special topic on physical design (option one)

A tutorial on the physical design
Discuss the challenge issues of physical design in todays nano-sca
le VLSI design
Show how to
Layout clock network
Layout power network

Show how to do physical verification on

How to do design rule checking

Antenna effect checking
ERC
LVS
Critical path

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Writing requirement
A complete and in-depth summary on the ASIC design
Use MSDAP as an example throughout the discussion.
If you would like to add more contents from your working experie
nce, please to do so.
Provide the necessary references
Use examples and figures properly
Write in a logical, formal and technical manner

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Final project requirement

Summary of ASIC design

Complete design of MSDAP
Presentation
Report

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Complete design of MSDAP

A complete specification of the system
Can you write a complete specification of MSDAP in VHDL? Can this spec b
e synthesized?

Description of the design

Architecture
Each functional block

Function
Interface with other blocks
VHDL code
Layout
Critical path
Testing input and output

Testing of the system

Standard test bench (given in the class)
Special test bench (given when test your design at the end of the semester)

Complete layout of MSDAP

Find the critical path and the related circuit of the shifter and accumulato
r in the Data-path of your design, and then run SPICE simulation.

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Final project requirement

Summary of ASIC design

Complete design of MSDAP
Presentation
Report

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Presentation
Prepare a power point presentation of your design
I will choose a part of your whole design and may ask you to give a
10 minutes presentation

Present your design to instructor/TA at the scheduled time.

Please sign time table

Be prepared for questions related to your design, and you should b

e able to answer them.
Presentation should be professional

Outline
Objective
Main work
Results
Remarks and comments

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Final project requirement

Summary of ASIC design

Complete design of MSDAP
Demonstrate the design
Report

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Report of your MSDAP

The report includes

Summary of ASIC design

Presentation PPT
Specification of MSDAP
Description of the design
Testing results
All the related materials, such as functional block, layout, VHDL code, and
Power consumption
Chip area
Transistor count

Hand in
An electronic version

Before the scheduled class final examine time

Dec. 15, 2014

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