Want to know what it takes to design real IP? Last 24hrs to enroll for PLL IP design

Published: Wed, 03/02/22

Now that you have designed a basic analog circuit from scratch, do you want to go a step ahead and understand how an IP is built from scratch to production?

This 2-days workshop on PLL IP design using real Skywater 130nm foundry technology node, focuses exactly those topics - hands-on from Specs to GDS

Here's the link to register:

https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/pll-design-using-sky130/

Take a look at curriculum and get ready for another exciting cloud lab based hands-on session:

Day 1 – PLL Theory and Lab setup

Introduction to PLL
Introduction to Phase Frequency Detector
Introduction to Charge Pump
Introduction to VCO and Frequency Divider
Tool setup and design flow
Introduction to PDK, specifications and pre-layout circuits
Circuit design simulation tool - Ngspice Setup
Layout design tool - Magic Setup

Day 2 – PLL Labs and post-layout simulations

PLL components circuit design
PLL components circuit simulations
Steps to combine PLL sub-circuits and PLL full design simulation
Troubleshooting steps
Layout design
Layout Walkthrough
Parasitics extraction
Post Layout simulations
Steps to combine layouts
Tapeout theory
Tapeout labs