Digital VLSI System Design

Participants join this course to understand how modern digital chips and integrated circuits are designed. They want to build a strong foundation in Digital VLSI concepts for careers in semiconductor, FPGA, and ASIC design. The course helps learners improve their practical design skills using industry-relevant techniques and hardware description languages like Verilog. It is also a valuable resource for students preparing for higher studies, technical interviews, and jobs in the VLSI and electronics industry.

This course introduces the basics of Digital VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) System Design in a simple and practical way. You will learn how digital circuits are designed and implemented on semiconductor chips. The course covers combinational and sequential circuit design, programmable logic devices, flip-flops, finite state machines, and Verilog hardware description language. It also explains how digital systems are modeled, analyzed, and optimized for real-world applications. Through clear lectures and design examples, learners gain a strong understanding of VLSI design concepts. The course is suitable for students, electronics engineers, and anyone interested in chip design. By the end of the course, you will be able to understand the fundamentals of digital hardware design and the complete design process used in modern integrated circuits. It provides an excellent foundation for advanced VLSI, FPGA, and ASIC design studies.

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Prof. S. Srinivasan, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

• Introduction to VLSI Design

• Combinational Circuit Design

• Programmable Logic Devices

• Programmable Array Logic (PAL)

• Review of Flip-Flops

• Sequential Circuits

• Sequential Circuit Design

• MSI Implementation of Sequential Circuits

• Design of Sequential Circuits

• Verilog Modeling of Combinational Circuits

• Verilog Modeling of Sequential Circuits

• Verilog Modeling of Sequential Circuits (Continued)

• RTL Coding Guidelines

• Coding Organization – Complete Realization

• Coding Organization – Complete Realization (Continued)

• Writing a Test Bench

• System Design Using ASM Chart

• Examples of System Design Using ASM Chart

• Examples of System Design Using Sequential Circuits

• Examples of System Design Using Sequential Circuits (Continued)

• Microprogrammed Design

• Microprogrammed Design (Continued)

• Design Flow of VLSI Circuits

• Simulation of Combinational Circuits

• Simulation of Combinational and Sequential Circuits