Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	361843	Introduction to VLSI Design	1	3.0	3	★	LEE,MING-CHE	4EN3A 4EN3B	20	0	電子三甲乙合開，預選限20人

Course Plan：

Instructor	LEE,MING-CHE　Office Hours
Email	minglee@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-06-04 17:48:53
Course Objective	1.Introduction to VLSI Design 2.Introduction to EDA tools (Using ADFT 16nm FinFET and/or CIC18 with EDA tools) 3.Circuit/System simulation 4.Layout drawing/verifications (DRC) 5.VLSI Design & Testing Techniques
Course Schedule	week 1 Course Introduction week 2 Process Overview week 3-4 Design environment & Simulation week 5-7 Layout Introduction week 8 Laker & Calibre DRC week 9 Mid-term exam or Mid-term project week 10-11 Various Inverters week 12-13 Transient responses week 14-15 Combinational Circuits week 16-17 Sequential Circuits week 18 Final exam or Final project Note 1: The above weekly schedules are subject to change without further notice. Note 2: Laboratory sessions will be provided to strengthen practical hands-on skills.
Evaluation and grading policy	Attendance: 20% Homework + Classwork: 20% Mid-term exam or Mid-term project: 30% Final exam or Final project: 30%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes (1) Sung-Mo. Kang and Yusuf Leblebici, “CMOS Integrated Circuits – Analysis and Design”, McGraw-Hill (2) Jan M. Rabaey, “Digital Integrated Circuits”, Prentice Hall
The access to curricular consultation	(1)辦公室: 綜科311-1室 (2)Office Hours: 如系統公告 (3)Email: minglee@ntut.edu.tw
Expanding teaching and resources	● 參與式創新教學 (Participatory & Innovative Teaching) 強調學生參與與產出，導入翻轉、PBL/專題、設計思考或遊戲化等策略。 Emphasizes student engagement and outcomes by adopting strategies such as Flipped Classroom, PBL (Problem/Project- Based Learning), Design Thinking, or Gamification.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG1：消除貧窮（No Poverty） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	(1)本課程將以英文授課，內容將包含積體電路設計流程中大部分的tool使用教學，歡迎有興趣的同學多加選修。 (2)電路設計與模擬相關軟體受智慧財產權相關法律所保護，請修課同學們務必遵守保密協定，切勿對軟體之任何相關畫面進行截圖、照相或錄影，亦不可將相關技術文件內所含之內容外洩，以觸法。 (3)因教室設備關係，本課程將使用Microsoft Teams作為教學輔助平台(不會使用北科i學園Plus)。 (4)有關第17、18週之教學內容如課程進度欄位所示。