Teaching IC Design: From Concepts to Testing a Fabricated Custom Chip [Society News]

Abstract

IEEE SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS MAGAZINESUMMER 2 0 2 3 87 P Practical experience is critical in the education of an integrated circuit (IC) designer. However, few university curricula include design lab courses where students define an IC; design, simulate, and lay it out on a chip; have the chip fabricated; and test it in an application.