Circuit design & SPICE simulations

Published: Tue, 07/14/15

That's the name of the course that I just launched (or, I would say, pre-launched) on Udemy. And here's the link for the same

https://www.udemy.com/vlsi-academy-circuit-design/?couponCode=forPreLaunch

You would be a bit surprised to see, that within few days, this course crossed more than 50 people and has great reviews already. You will be more surprised to see that, in contrast to my previous courses, I am offering this course at $11. Why did I do so? There's lot of thought that went behind this, and one of them is to give something back to the community. I know, what would be the next question, that will pop-up in your mind. Why even $11? Why not free? Well, write to me, and I will let you know the thought behind this as well :)

I feel, learning or working in VLSI domain without transistor model knowledge is like flying an helicopter with low fuel in a deserted region, not knowing where the hell you will land up.

Also, when I say, pre-launch, I have uploaded only few lectures, and everyday uploading new video.. Reason - Do not want to burden with all 50 videos in one shot. Want to give everyone a slow and strong learning experience.

Here how the course goes. I start with asking few questions, on why do we need SPICE

Then, I introduce and (literally) derive models for threshold voltage and ..... (sentence continued after below image)

.......(sentence continued from above) drain current models for resistive and saturation region of operation

Eventually, I end up, developing the SPICE setup, and from there on-wards, there is no stopping us from reaching the final goal, where we derive delays for cells.

So, this looks to be a slow start, but "Don't be discouraged by A SLOW START. It offers the time and testing you need to lay the right foundation for success" --Michael Hyatt

Thanks

Kunal