Program

Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Monday - 1/16/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
08:30 – 09:00	Event Registration
09:00 – 10:30	Introduction to Digital Design Flow	Victor Grimblatt
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Verilog for Synthesis	Victor Grimblatt
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Fundamentals of CMOS I	Ronald Valenzuela
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Simulation of Digital Circuits with VCS	Victor Grimblatt
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Two years, four tape-outs – how to get your first experience in microelectronics	Krzysztof Herman

Tuesday - 1/17/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Fundamentals of CMOS II	Ronald Valenzuela
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Lab 1: Verilog	Victor Grimblatt
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Introduction to Fabrication of ICs	Ronald Valenzuela
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Lab 2: Verilog	Victor Grimblatt
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture: Circuits to make my smartphone really smart!	Francois Rivet

Wednesday - 1/18/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Design Compiler I	Esteban Viveros
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Design Compiler II	Esteban Viveros
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Lab 3: Synthesis with Design Compiler	Esteban Viveros
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Lab 4: Synthesis with Design Compiler	Esteban Viveros
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture Experiences in ASIC design for implantable medical and other niche applications	Alfredo Arnaud, Joel Gak

Thursday - 1/19/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	IC Compiler I	Ronald Valenzuela
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	IC Compiler II	Ronald Valenzuela
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Lab 5: Place & Route with IC Compiler	Ronald Valenzuela
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Lab 6: Place & Route with IC Compiler	Victor Grimblatt
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture: The Rise of ReRAM Technology: Opportunities & Challenges	Ioannis Vourkas

Friday - 1/20/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Lab 7: Final Review	Victor Grimblatt
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Evaluation
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45	Virtual Talk: Analog/Power Integrated Circuit Design Initiatives at AC3E-UTFSM	Jorge Marín AC3E
14:45 – 15:30	Virtual Talk: IC Design in AC3E-Synopsys Internship Program: student hands-on experience	Students: Daniel Gross and Alfonso Cortés
15:30 – 17:00	TBD
17:00 – 17:30	Event Closure
17:30 – 19:00	Cocktail

Monday - 1/9/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
08:30 – 09:00	Event Registration
09:00 – 10:30	Analog Integrated Circuit Design	Ronald Valenzuela
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Custom Designer Overview, Setup, Unix	Esteban Viveros
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Lab 0: Introduction to Custom Compiler	Esteban Viveros
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Introduction to Semiconductor Devices	Ronald Valenzuela
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Two years, four tape-outs – how to get your first experience in microelectronics	Krzysztof Herman

Tuesday - 1/10/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Custom Designer Schematic, Symbol, SAE	Esteban Viveros
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Introduction to Analog Circuits I	Ronald Valenzuela
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Introduction to Fabrication of ICs	Ronald Valenzuela
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Lab 1: Amplifier (Ideal + Common Source)	Esteban Viveros
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture: Circuits to make my smartphone really smart!	Francois Rivet

Wednesday - 1/11/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Introduction to Analog Circuits II	Ronald Valenzuela
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Lab 1: Amplifier (Ideal + Common Source)	Ronald Valenzuela
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Introduction to Analog Circuits III	Ronald Valenzuela
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Custom Designer Layout Editor, DRC	Ronald Valenzuela
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture Experiences in ASIC design for implantable medical and other niche applications	Alfredo Arnaud, Joel Gak

Thursday - 1/12/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Lab 2: NMOS Layout	Esteban Viveros
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Lab 3: gm/ID	Esteban Viveros
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Lab 3: gm/ID	Esteban Viveros
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30	Custom Designer Parasitic Extraction, Corner Analysis	Esteban Viveros
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00	Virtual Lecture: The Rise of ReRAM Technology: Opportunities & Challenges	Ioannis Vourkas

Friday - 1/13/2023

Time	Topic	Lecturer
09:00 – 10:30	Lab 4: Post-layout Simulations	Esteban Viveros
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30	Evaluation
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45	Virtual Talk: Design made at AC3E	Jorge Marín AC3E
14:45 – 15:30	Virtual Talk: Synopsys-AC3E Students
15:30 – 17:00	TBD
17:00 – 17:30	Event Closure
17:30 – 19:00	Cocktail