Design of Microelectronics Systems Laboratory

Mikroelektronikai rendszerek tervezése laboratórium

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Hatályosság kezdete:

2026. March 21.

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Subject name (Hungarian, English)

Mikroelektronikai rendszerek tervezése laboratórium

Design of Microelectronics Systems Laboratory

Subject code

BMEVIEEMA03

Subject type

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Training Level

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Course types and hours (weekly/semester)

Course type	lecture	tutorial	laboratory
hours (weekly)	0	0	3
type (linked/independent)	—	—	autonomous course

Assessment type

félévközi érdemjegy

Credits

Subject coordinator

DR. Szabó Péter Gábor

position: egyetemi docens

contact: szabo.peter@vik.bme.hu

Responsible department

Elektronikus Eszközök Tanszéke

Faculty

Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar

Subject website

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Primary curriculum type

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Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite

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Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite

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Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite

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Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite

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Direct prerequisites – Exclusion

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Objectives

Programme

The CAD tools and systems are introduced using either an analogue/MEMS design flow or a high level design flow of a digital system including hardware description and synthesis.

Design of Microelectronic Systems

In this analogue/MEMS design flow students get familiar with the Cadence Virtuoso circuit design CAD system. Schematic design, AC, DC and transient simulation tasks are executed in this environment. The full-custom layout of the integrated circuits is also designed using this CAD system. After layout design, post-layout simulations are executed to verify the correctness of the circuit. The MEMS part of the design is simulated and validated using the ANSYS finite element simulator.

Schedule:

Week	Topic
1-2	Getting familiar with properties of open design systems (Cadence, Mentor). Acquirement of operation of the Cadence/Mentor tools using an exemplar.
3-5	Creation of the analogue schematic of the chosen integrated circuit. Verification using SPICE simulations taking process deviation and temperature into account.
6-8	Preparation of the physical layout, design rules check, post-layout simulations.
9-11	Getting familiar with MEMS design systems (ANSYS). Getting familiar with simulation methodologies used in MEMS designs,
12-14	Implementation of a small design using the introduced design tools (ANSYS, Cadence)

Highly Complex Digital Circuits

High level system design is introduced in a whole-semester case-study. In this demonstration the SystemC high level system description is created of a microprocessor (MOS Technology 6502 8-bit microprocessor). The implemented processor is tested in the end of the semester with emulated peripheries. The communication between modules of the system is also modelled using transaction-level modelling (TLM). Using the implemented instruction-set, the emulated display and keyboard allows the design to be executable on a real hardware. During the semester, students implement the MOS 6502 8-bit microprocessor using a high level hardware description language. The SystemC language is used in an OpenSUSE Linux environment. The emulated display, keyboard and execution environment is provided by the SDL C multimedia framework.

Week	Topic
1	C++ overview, C++-based hardware modelling Demo: procedural and OO models of simple microprocessor systems
2	SystemC overview, RT-Level hardware modelling Demo: introduction of SystemC models of simple microprocessor systems
3	Embedding procedural and OO C++ models into SystemC models, usage of SystemC wrappers. Demo: embedding procedural model of a simple microprocessor system into a SystemC simulation environment using SystemC wrapper. Creation if cycle-accurate SystemC model.
4-8	Creation of SystemC C++ model of the 6502 microporcessor
8-13	Embedding SystemC model of video controller module, verification

The purpose of the laboratory is to allow students of VLSI circuits and Microelectronic System Design courses to practice their knowledge. Upon the first class, students can choose between two specializations: · Highly Complex Digital Circuits · Microelectronic System Design During the semester, students get insight to modern computer aided design tools and simulators used in the industry. An example case-study task should be fulfilled during the semester where students learn the operation of the design tools.

Learning outcomes

Ez a tantárgy a KKK rendeletben meghatározott, következő kompetenciák fejlesztését szolgálja:

Knowledge

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Skills

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Attitudes

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Autonomy and responsibility

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Oktatási módszertan

Computer laboratory.

Tanulástámogató anyagok

Online források

· ; Design; system documentation and hand-outs (http://edu.eet.bme.hu); Dr.; Bognár György, ”Szemelvények VLSI áramkörök tématerületén”, Elektronikus; jegyzet, 2011; SDL; multimédia keretrendszer - https://www.libsdl.org, http://wiki.libsdl.org; SystemC; - http://www.accellera.org/downloads/standards/systemc; J.; Bashker: A SystemC Primer; Thorsten; Grötker, Stan Liao, Grant Martin, Stuart Swan: System Design with SystemC; David; C. Black, Jack Donovan, Bill Bunton, Anna Keist: SystemC: From the Ground Up; Wai-Kai; Chen , ”The VLSI handbook”, CRC Press LLC, 2000. ISBN 0-8493-8593-8; Mohamed; Gad-el-Hak, ”MEMS Design and Fabrication”, CRC Press LLC, 2006. ISBN; 0-8493-9138-5; Stephen; D. Senturia, „Microsystem design” Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2002. ISBN; 0-7923-7246-8

Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject

Knowledge type competencies

(azon előzetes ismeretek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)

Electronics, Microelectronics, good understanding of C/C++ for those choosing Highly Complex Digital Circuits specialization. Basic transistor amplifier circuits (differential amp., operational amp.) for those choosing Microelectronic System Design specialization.

Skill type competencies

(azon előzetes képességek és készségek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)

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Recommended (non-compulsory) preliminary competencies

(azon ajánlott (nem kötelező) előzetesen megszerzendő kompetenciák összessége, amelyek jelentősen hozzájárulnak a tantárgy eredményes teljesítéséhez)

General rules

Requirements: The course ends with a mid-term mark. The mid-term mark is based on the work during the semester and the assignments handed in. In the technology laboratory, the condition of the mid-term mark is to finish all process steps and hand in a report. Additional possibilities: There is one repeat possibility in the supplementary period (at most 20% of the task can be made up).

Assessment methods

In-term assessments

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Exam-period assessments

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Grade calculation

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Attendance requirements

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Rules for retake and resubmission

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