VLSI Design

  1. Advanced VLSI Topics
    1. Advanced Process Technologies
      1. FinFET Technology
        1. FinFET Structure
          1. Multi-Gate Devices
            1. FinFET Advantages
            2. Gate-All-Around Transistors
              1. Nanowire FETs
                1. Nanosheet FETs
                2. Silicon-on-Insulator
                  1. Fully Depleted SOI
                    1. Partially Depleted SOI
                    2. Strained Silicon
                      1. High-k Dielectrics
                        1. Metal Gates
                        2. 3D Integration
                          1. 3D IC Architectures
                            1. Through-Silicon Vias
                              1. TSV Fabrication
                                1. TSV Modeling
                                  1. TSV Design Considerations
                                  2. Wafer-Level Stacking
                                    1. Die-Level Stacking
                                      1. 3D Memory
                                        1. Thermal Management in 3D ICs
                                        2. Advanced Lithography
                                          1. Optical Lithography Limits
                                            1. Resolution Enhancement Techniques
                                              1. Optical Proximity Correction
                                                1. Phase Shift Masks
                                                  1. Multiple Patterning
                                                  2. Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
                                                    1. Electron Beam Lithography
                                                      1. Nanoimprint Lithography
                                                      2. Emerging Computing Paradigms
                                                        1. Neuromorphic Computing
                                                          1. Quantum Computing
                                                            1. Approximate Computing
                                                              1. In-Memory Computing
                                                              2. Design for Manufacturability
                                                                1. Yield Enhancement
                                                                  1. Process Variation Modeling
                                                                    1. Design Rule Optimization
                                                                      1. Lithography-Friendly Design
                                                                      2. Reliability and Aging
                                                                        1. Reliability Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Hot Carrier Injection
                                                                            1. Negative Bias Temperature Instability
                                                                              1. Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown
                                                                              2. Reliability Modeling
                                                                                1. Design for Reliability
                                                                                2. Security in VLSI
                                                                                  1. Hardware Security
                                                                                    1. Side-Channel Attacks
                                                                                      1. Hardware Trojans
                                                                                        1. Physically Unclonable Functions
                                                                                          1. Secure Design Methodologies