Cornell University
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 6745 Complex Digital ASIC Design
Spring 2025
Prof. Christopher Batten
114 Gates Hall • Tuesday and Thursday • 1:00–2:15pm
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Schedule is tentative and subject to change!
| Tue | Jan 21 | Lecture | Class Canceled |
| Thu | Jan 23 | Lecture | Course Overview |
| Fri | Jan 24 | No Section | |
| Tue | Jan 28 | Lecture | Topic 1: Hardware Description Languages |
| Thu | Jan 30 | Lecture | Topic 2: CMOS Devices; Topic 3: CMOS Circuits |
| Fri | Jan 31 | Section | ASIC Front-End Toolflow |
| Tue | Feb 4 | Lecture | — Topic 3: Continued |
| Thu | Feb 6 | Lecture | Topic 4: Full-Custom Design Methodology |
| Fri | Feb 7 | Section | ASIC Back-End Toolflow |
| Tue | Feb 11 | Lecture | Topic 5: Automated Design Methodology |
| Thu | Feb 13 | Lecture | Topic 9: CMOS Combinational Logic |
| Fri | Feb 14 | No Section | |
| Tue | Feb 18 | Lecture | February Break – No Class |
| Thu | Feb 20 | Lecture | — Topic 9: Continued |
| Fri | Feb 21 | Section | ASIC Automated Flow |
| Tue | Feb 25 | — Topic 9: Continued | |
| Tue | Feb 25 | Due | Lab 1 – ASIC Integer Multiplier |
| Thu | Feb 27 | Lecture | Topic 10: CMOS Sequential State |
| Fri | Feb 28 | Section | TinyRV2 Accelerators |
| Tue | Mar 4 | Lecture | — Topic 10: Continued |
| Thu | Mar 6 | Lecture | Topic 12: Synthesis Algorithms |
| Thu | Mar 6 | Due | Project Preproposal |
| Fri | Mar 7 | Section | SRAMs |
| Tue | Mar 11 | — Topic 12: Continued | |
| Thu | Mar 13 | Lecture | Topic 13: Physical Design Automation Algorithms |
| Fri | Mar 14 | Section | Interactive Project Discussion (206 Upson Hall) |
| Tue | Mar 18 | Lecture | — Topic 13: Continued |
| Thu | Mar 20 | Lecture | Topic 6: Closing the Gap |
| Thu | Mar 20 | Due | Lab 2 – ASIC Sorting Accelerator |
| Fri | Mar 21 | Section | Problem-Based Learning (206 Upson Hall) |
| Tue | Mar 25 | Lecture | — Topic 6: Continued |
| Tue | Mar 25 | Due | Project Proposal Due |
| Thu | Mar 27 | Lecture | — Topic 6: Continued |
| Thu | Mar 27 | Exam | Midterm from 7:30–10:30pm in 219 Phillips Hall |
| Fri | Mar 28 | No Section | |
| Tue | Apr 1 | Spring Break – No Class | |
| Thu | Apr 3 | Spring Break – No Class | |
| Tue | Apr 8 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Thu | Apr 10 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Tue | Apr 15 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Thu | Apr 17 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Fri | Apr 18 | Due | Milestone 1 – Baseline Design and Testing Strategy Document |
| Tue | Apr 22 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Thu | Apr 24 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Fri | Apr 25 | Due | Milestone 2 – Alternative Design Document |
| Tue | Apr 29 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Thu | May 1 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Fri | May 2 | Due | Milestone 3 – Evaluation Document |
| Tue | May 6 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Tue | May 8 | Meetings | Project Meetings (323 Rhodes) |
| Thu | May 9 | Due | Design Project Demonstrations |
| Wed | May 14 | Due | Design Project Report due at noon |