PLEASE NOTE NEW CLASS LOCATIONS AND TIMES BELOW
Class slides and notes (protected access)
Homeworks (protected access)
Course Description
This course provides additional essential background for students interested in pursuing a research/development career in computer-aided design of integrated circuits (CAD for ICs). Topics covered include the fundamentals of analog simulation, reduced-order modelling, simulation techniques for large networks, and the basics of electromagnetics.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate-level background in analog circuits, matrices, differential equations, and programming. EE5301 is desirable but not essential.
Grading
Details/Logistics
Class slides and notes (protected access)
Homeworks (protected access)
Course Description
This course provides additional essential background for students interested in pursuing a research/development career in computer-aided design of integrated circuits (CAD for ICs). Topics covered include the fundamentals of analog simulation, reduced-order modelling, simulation techniques for large networks, and the basics of electromagnetics.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate-level background in analog circuits, matrices, differential equations, and programming. EE5301 is desirable but not essential.
Grading
- Midterm (Fri Mar 31, tentative): 30%.
- Final: 40%. The final will consist of separate theory and practical (programming) components and will be approx 4 hours long in all.
- Homeworks: 40%.
Details/Logistics
- Credits: 3
- Location/Time: ECE 4-146 (W, 11-2). See the detailed class schedule (protected access) for exceptions.
- Instructor: Jaijeet Roychowdhury, 4-155 EE/CSci, jr at umn.edu, 6-7203.