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What I will/have learned from class. Learn what goes inside a chip: Transistors, Devices, Wires, Logic, Memory. Learn how this chip works: CMOS logic, gate sizing, delay, skew, noise. Learn the important performance features: Cost, area, delay, speed, power, reliability.
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What I will/have learned from class. • Learn what goes inside a chip: • Transistors, Devices, Wires, Logic, Memory. • Learn how this chip works: • CMOS logic, gate sizing, delay, skew, noise. • Learn the important performance features: • Cost, area, delay, speed, power, reliability. • Learn how these perf. features will change in future: • Cost, area, delay, power, reliability • Analog???
Why do I care? • Get a job in chip design: Intel, Micron, Lattice, nVidia • Build/simulate memory(RAM), logic, timing closure, RC extraction, full-top level chip simulations. • Work for embedded systems: Garmin, Intel, FuelBand • Use microchips. Understand why they burn power, why some chips are faster than others, what affects on-chip RAM. • Work in small software: AngryBirds, Snapchat • Why android code runs fast/slow, lasts 1-hour vs. 1-week. • Work in large software: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, etc. • Why some code performs faster, more energy-efficient, how power gets consumed in the cloud.
