Profile
In the laboratory for integrated circuit design, students and research assistants work on current topics in micro- and nanoelectronics as part of student projects and research projects.
Analog, digital and mixed-signal circuits are designed in the 22nm, 65nm and 180nm CMOS technologies of the world's leading contract manufacturers TSMC, UMC and Globalfoundries. Professional design software from Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens EDA is used, which is installed on local Linux PCs and high-performance servers. Produced prototypes are characterized and validated in automated test benches. In addition to ASIC topics, digital circuits are developed with Xilinx FPGA logic modules and printed circuit boards are designed with Altium Designer.
In the area of software development, hardware-related applications on ARM microprocessors are dealt with, measurement setups are automated and open source tools for the synthesis of digital circuits are studied.
Equipment
- Software:
Cadence Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus, Synopsys Custom Compiler, Design Compiler,
IC Compiler, Siemens EDA Questasim, HDL Designer - Hardware:
20 x Dual Boot Linux PCs
3 x high-performance servers (48 cores, 1 TB RAM)
Monochromatic light source MOI TLS-Hyperchromator-SG-99
3 x Keithley SourceMeter 2460/2401
11 x Keithley DMM6500 multimeter
4 x Rohde and Schwarz HMP4030, HMC8043 power supply unit
4 x Arbitrary Generator Rohde & Schwarz HMF2525
2 x Waveform Generator Keysight 33600A
6 x Oscilloscope Rohde & Schwarz RTB2004, HMO1024
Picoamperemeter Keithley 6485 - Logic and microcontroller modules:
Digilent NEXYS 4, NEXYS4 DDR with Xilinx Artix 7 FPGA
STM Nucleo-L476RGB with ARM Cortex M4 board
Service & Offer
Several NExys boards are also available to borrow for exercises and practicals,
Nucleo boards, breadboards and tools are available.
