The University of Waterloo

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The University of Waterloo
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit Group
May 12, 2005 Kick Off DC 1350
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What is an ASIC?
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
? Hardware ? Customized microchips for
specific applications ? Designed by defining
interconnects using ASIC libraries ? Contrasted
designs with reprogrammable devices ? Analog
and digital design considerations
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Progress of ASICs and VLSI
i8080
z80
Ultra Sparc
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An Example
library ieee use ieee.std_logic_1164.all --
Interface entity xor_int is port( a, b in
std_logic c out std_logic ) end
xor_int --Implementation (trivial) architecture
xor_imp of xor_int is begin c lt a xor b end
xor_imp
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An Example Continued
FPGA
CMOS IC
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An Example Continued
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CMOS IC Group
Phase-Lock Loop ( PLL )
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Digital
OpenRISC 12K Superscalar Pipeline
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We Want You!
Contributions
? Research and design ? Events ? Tools and
maintenance ? Continuity
Rewards
? Hands on experience in developing hardware ?
Jobs! ? Networking with peers ? FYDP
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Work Term Reports
Nancy Xu Monolithic Phase-Locked Loop Integrated
Circuit Loop Filter Analysis and Design
Lan Yu Analysis of Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
Frequency Dividers used in Phase-Locked Loops
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Contact
WWW www.asic.uwaterloo.ca NTP asic.ece.uwaterlo
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