EC 6601 VLSI Design

Part B
UNIT I
1. Explain different fabrication process of Cmos transistor.April/May 2015(R2008)
2. Explain the DC transistor characteristics of Cmos inverter.
April/May 2015(R2008)
3. Device an expression for the rise timer tall timer & propagation delay of a Cmos inverter. May/June
2013(R2008)
4. Explain in detail about small signal AC characteristics of mos transistor. May/June 2013(R2008)
UNIT II
1. (i) Explain the concept of static & dynamic Cmos design.
(ii) Explain the construction & operation of transmission gates. AM2013
2. Explain in detail about static and dynamic power dissipation. AM2015(R2008)
3. (i) Implement a XOR gate using Cmos logic.
(ii) Compare Cmos, Dynamic, Domino & Pseudo nmos logic families. April/May 2015(R2008)
4. Explain in detail about low power design principles.

May/June 2014(R2008)

UNIT III
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Explain in detail about static & Dynamic Litches.

May/June 2014(R2008)
What are the different memory architecture and explain them.
May/June 2014(R2008)
Explain any one of the low power memory circuits.
Nov/Dec 2013(R2008)
Explain issues related to timing and pipelines for VLSI design. May/June 2013(R2008)

UNIT IV
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Explain in detail about ripple carry adder?

May/June 2014(R2008)
Draw the architecture of carry look ahead adders & Explain.
April/May 2015(R2008)
What are the types of high speed multiplier? Explain any two.
Nov/Dec 2014(R2008)
Explain in detail about barrel shifters.
Nov/Dec 2014(R2008)

UNIT V
1. Explain in detail about different types of Asics. Nov/Dec 2009(R2008)
2. Explain in detail about building block architectures of FPGA? May/June 2013(R2008)
3. Explain in detail about various routing procedures involved in FPGA interconnect?
May/June2014
4. Explain Asics standard cell design & cell Libraries. May/June 2014(R2008)