Syllabus
Electronics Engineering 5650
VLSI Testing

IEE 5650 · National Chiao Tung University · Fall 2013

Objectives. Course will contain topics related to VLSI testing, such as logic simulation, fault modeling, fault simulation, ATPG, BIST, etc.

Prerequisite.

  • Logic (Digital) Design
  • Basic VLSI design and synthesis flow (will be briefly covered in class)
  • C/C++ Programming (UNIX)

Textbooks.

Students will need at least one of the following textbooks.

  • VLSI Test Principles and Architectures, Laung-Terng Wang, Cheng-Wen Wu, Xiaoqing Wen, Morgan Kauffman 2006.
  • Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory and Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits, M. Bushnell and V. Agrawal, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
  • Testing of Digital Systems, N. K. Jha and S. Gupta, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Digital Systems Testing and Testable Design , M. Abramovici, M. A. Breuer and A. D. Friedman, IEEE Press, 1990.

Staff.

  • Mango Chia-Tso Chao, Instructor.
    Class Time and Place: Mon 10:10am-01:10pm @ED 201
    Office: ED 625
    Office hours: Mon 4:30pm-6:30pm and by appointment
    Email: mango@faculty.nctu.edu.tw
  • Teaching Assistants: Szu-Pang Mu (genius548@gmail.com) and Che-Wei Wu(noobdavid0821@gmail.com)@ ED 612 (ext. 54178)

Web Site. A class web site http://tiger.ee.nctu.edu.tw/course/Testing/index.htm is maintained. Course materials and announcements will be available here. Visit the web site frequently — at least every time you visit the lab — to check for announcements between lectures. Assignments, model solutions, review materials, and other materials will also be posted there.

Schedule. A schedule of lecture topics and reading assignments is given in another seperate sheet. The same information will be posted on the web page and any changes to the schedule will be announced in class and made on that page. The page will also contain links to slides from the lectures.

Exams and Grading.

Course grades will be based on the following components.

Component

Date

Weight

Midterm

25%

Final Exam

25%

Assignments

 

50%

Scholastic Dishonesty: Students who violate University rules on scholastic dishonesty in assignments or exams are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of a lowered or 0 grade on an assignment or exam, failure in the course, and/or dismissal from the University. Representing the work of others as your own will be considered academic dishonesty and will not be tolerated. Such dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of the University, and policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

Disability Related Needs: Please notify your instructor of any modification/adaptation you may require to accommodate a disability-related need. You will be requested to provide documentation to the Dean of Students' Office in order that the most appropriate accommodations can be determined. Specialized services are available on campus through Services for Students with Disabilities.