| Wk | Lect. | Date | Lecture | Slides | Due | Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1/11 | W | Intro/Overview | [lec1] [lec1_6up] | 1 through 1.2; review course web page completely | |
| 2 | 1/16 | M | MLK Jr. Day (no class) | ||||
| 2 | 1/18 | W | Transistor Introduction (basics) and Gates from Transistors | [lec2_pc] [lec2] [lec2_6up] | review ESE215; 6.2 through static properties in 6.2.1 | ||
| 1/20 | F | Diagnostics Quiz (canvas) | |||||
| 3 | 1/23 | M | Lab 1 (Detkin): Gate from Discrete Transistors | [Lab Instructions] | |||
| 1/24 | T | ADD DATE | |||||
| 3 | 1/25 | W | Transistor Introduction (first order), Delay and RC Response | [lec3_pc] [lec3] [lec3_6up] | 3.1, 1.3.3 | ||
| 1/27 | F | HW 1 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 1/30 | M | Regenerative Property | [lec4_pc] [lec4] [lec4_6up] | 1.3.2 | |
| 5 | 2/1 | W | MOS Intro, Transistor Operating Regions: Part 1 | [lec5_pc] [lec5] [lec5_6up] | 2.1-2.3, 3.3.1-3.3.2 (page 92) | ||
| 2/3 | F | HW 2 22nm_HP.pm | |||||
| 5 | 6 | 2/6 | M | MOS Transistor Operating Regions: Part 2, Parasitics | [lec6_pc] [lec6] [lec6_6up] | 3.3.2 (remainder) | |
| 7 | 2/8 | W | Layout and Area, MOS Scaling | 2.3, 3.5 | |||
| 2/10 | F | HW 3 | |||||
| 6 | 2/13 | M | No Regular Lecture | ||||
| 2/15 | W | Midterm 1 (no lecture) | 5.4, 6.2.1 Delay and Performance (pp 242-256) | ||||
| 2/17 | F | HW 4 | |||||
| 7 | 8 | 2/20 | M | Performance: Inverter, Gates | [lec8_pc] [lec8] [lec8 6up] | DROP DATE | 5.5, 6.2.1 Power Consumption (pp257-263) |
| 9 | 2/22 | W | Energy Basics | [lec9_pc] [lec9] [lec9_6up] | 5.5, 6.2.1 Power Consumption (pp257-263) [remainder] | ||
| 2/24 | F | HW 5 | |||||
| 8 | 10 | 2/27 | M | Energy Delay Tradeoffs | [lec10_pc] [lec10] [lec10_6up] | ||
| 11 | 3/1 | W | Ratioed (Pseudo-nMOS) Logic and Design Space Exploration | [lec11_pc] [lec11] [lec11_6up] | |||
| 3/3 | F | ||||||
| 3/6 | M | Spring Break | |||||
| 3/8 | W | Spring Break | |||||
| 9 | 3/13 | M | No in-class Lecture (working on project) | 6.2.2 | |||
| 12 | 3/15 | W | Pass-Transistor Logic | [lec12_pc] [lec12] [lec12_6up] | 6.2.3 | ||
| 10 | 13 | 3/20 | M | Distributed RC Wire Elmore Delay | [lec13_pc] [lec13] [lec13_6up] | 6.2.3 | |
| 14 | 3/22 | W | Driving Large Capacitive Loads (Optional) | 5.4.3 | |||
| 3/24 | F | Proj 1 | |||||
| 11 | 3/27 | M | Midterm 2 (no lecture) | Withdraw DATE | |||
| 15 | 3/29 | W | Synchronous Timing Discipline and Clocking | [lec15_pc] [lec15] [lec15_6up] | 7.1-7.3 | ||
| 3/31 | F | ||||||
| 12 | 16 | 4/3 | M | Dynamic Logic | [lec16_pc] [lec16] [lec16_6up] | 7.5 | |
| 17 | 4/5 | W | No Regular Lecture | 12.1, 12.2.3 | |||
| 4/7 | F | HW 6 | |||||
| 13 | 18 | 4/10 | M | Memory Overview, Periphery | [lec17_pc] [lec17] [lec17_6up] | 12.2.3, 12.3 | |
| 19 | 4/12 | W | RAM Core | [lec18_pc] [lec18] [lec18_6up] | 9.4.1, 4.3.3, 9.2.1 | ||
| 14 | 4/17 | M | Lab 2 (Detkin): Crosstalk | [lab2] | |||
| 4/19 | W | Crosstalk | [lec19_pc] [lec19] [lec19_6up] | ||||
| 4/21 | F | ||||||
| 15 | 4/24 | M | No Regular Lecture | ||||
| 20 | 4/26 | W | No Regular Lecture | Proj 2 | |||
| EW | 5/3 | W | Final Exam (3:00pm-5:00pm) | ||||
This working calendar is on the web: http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~ese3700/spring2023/syllabus.html.
Please, recheck the page on the web as details may be adjusted as the
term progresses. Lectures notes, reading, and handouts will be filled as
we reach them.