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Electrical and Computer Engineering ECE 325. Introduction to VLSI System Design Same as C S 335, and CSE 333. Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology and theory; CMOS circuit and logic design; layout rules and techniques; circuit characterization and performance estimation; CMOS subsystem design; Very-Large-Scale Integrated (VLSI) systems design methods; VLSI Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools; laboratory experience in custom VLSI chip design on workstations using concepts of cell hierarchy; final project involving specification, design and evaluation of a VLSI chip or VLSI CAD program; and written report and oral presentation on the final project. Prerequisite: ECE 249 and ECE 312; or C S 232. 3 hours or ¾ unit.