Introduction to CMOS Layout Design

Professional semiconductor training with 46+ years of industry expertise

Course Overview

This 2-day course is designed to guide the student to an entry-level understanding of the actual processes used in generating a topological layout for a CMOS integrated circuit. The seminar will also walk the attendee through the major steps involved in determining what is to be built as defined by marketing, circuit implementation, and design engineering. The student will learn actual floor planning and transistor layout techniques. This is followed by descriptions of the processes that follow the layout through the finished product including the effect of die size on yield.

What the Course Covers

IC Development Flow

  • Major elements of an IC development flow
  • Steps from marketing requirements to finished product
  • Circuit implementation and design engineering
  • Design flow methodology

CMOS Circuit Design

  • Drawing circuits of simple complexity using CMOS transistors
  • CMOS digital circuit fundamentals
  • CMOS analog circuit basics
  • Circuit schematic to layout correlation

Layout Design Fundamentals

  • Topological layout processes for CMOS integrated circuits
  • Floor planning techniques
  • Transistor layout techniques
  • Layout design rules and constraints

Industry Layout Practices

  • Good industry layout practices
  • Layout verification techniques
  • Determining whether layout is correct to the schematic
  • Design rule checking (DRC)
  • Layout vs. schematic (LVS) verification

Post-Layout Processes

  • Processes that follow the layout through the finished product
  • Effect of die size on yield
  • Manufacturing considerations
  • Yield optimization strategies

Learning Outcomes

After completing the two-day seminar, the student will be able to understand the major elements of an IC development flow. This includes being able to draw circuits of simple complexity using CMOS transistors and applying good industry layout practices to determine whether the layout is correct to the schematic.

Who Should Attend

Anyone wanting an understanding CMOS Digital and Analog layout design.

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$12,900 USD

For up to 14 students (2 Days)

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Duration
2 Days
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Format
On-site Training

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