This course follows the course "Design of Digital Integrated Circuit" in semester one and serves to extend the knowledge in digital VLSI design.

Successful completion of the following ISCD courses: Digital-1, CAD, HDL and Test

The course offers lectures on special circuit styles, embedded memories, adder design, advanced issues in power consumption and in low power circuit design. The practical part includes a lab on adders and a full custom design project.

- J. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan and B. Nikolic, "Digital Integrated Circuits - A Design Perspective", 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall 2003.

- Additional literature is provided in class

- Lectures- Labs with CAD tools

- Final exam (50%)- Lab and project reports, homework (50%)