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Semiconductors - VLSI & Embedded Systems Overview

via SWAYAM Plus

Overview

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The course aims to provide a collective knowledge of SoC Architecture Design and SoC Design Flow with embedded system design architecture and an depth understanding of electronic system design using RISC Processor with the RISC-V Instruction set architecture focusing on both open and base ISA. The course covers various types of base instructions like R type, I type, S & B type, and J & U type set architecture.

Intended audience

ASIC Design Engineer, Design Engineer, SoC Design Engineer, Embedded Systems Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Embedded Firmware Engineer, Processor Architect, Processor Design Engineer, RISC-V Design Engineer, CPU Design Engineer, VLSI Design Engineer

Prerequisites

  • Prior knowledge in Basic electronics and Digital electronics, Computer architecture Competency level - Basic to Intermediate

Assessment & certification

  • Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
  • Assessment mode: Online
  • Assessment type: MCQ
  • Assessment provider: Maven Silicon
  • Certificate provider: SWAYAM Plus and Maven Silicon

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Why Semiconductors?
  • Week 2: Semiconductor Ecosystem
  • Week 3: Introduction to VLSI & SoC Design
  • Week 4: ASIC Design Flow
  • Week 5: RISC-V Overview
  • Week 6: RISC-V Open ISA Overview
  • Week 7: Electronic System Design using RISC Processor
  • Week 8: RISC-V Microcontroller Programming
  • Week 9: RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture
  • Week 10: RV32I Base ISA - R Type Instructions
  • Week 11: RV32I Base ISA - I Type Instructions
  • Week 12: RV32I Base ISA - S & B Type Instructions
  • Week 13: RV32I Base ISA - J & U Type Instructions
  • Week 14: RV32I Base ISA - Assembly Programming
  • Week 15: RISC-V : Case Study
  • Week 16: Embedded System Design Introduction
  • Week 17: Assessments

Taught by

Sivakumar P R, Founder & CEO

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