VLSI Tutorial

Tutorial on getting started with testing, Cadence Virtuoso, VerilogA, and more for VLSI. Created for the course ECE 4740: Introduction to VLSI Design at Cornell University.

VLSI testing tutorial video

Watch at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbTl3ACD9bU or, click the thumbnail below.

Resources for learning

• Cadence Virtuoso
  • Multi-bit bus wire naming from UMich
  • Cadence Virtuoso editing shortcuts
• VerilogA
  • VerilogA Language Reference Manual by Open Verilog International
  • Minimal example for writing an analog module
  • A Verilog Primer from UC Berkeley
  • Explaining syntax
    • localparam vs parameter
    • genvar vs int
    • SystemVerilog Macros

Credits

ECE 4740 course staff for providing foundational MATLAB and VerilogA code.

Music used in video: "Past Sadness" and "Late Night Radio" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
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