Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Spring 2011
Jan Van der Spiegel
201 Moore School
jan@seas.upenn.edu Examples where digital
circuits are used
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~ese170
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Of these 30 innovations , 10
are directly related to
advances in Digital Logic and
Solid State Circuits;
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Claeys, IMEC) J. Van der Spiegel Chapter 1; Intro and 1.1 ESE170-1-5
See artilcel at: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2163
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What are Logic Gates built from? What is a Transistor?
Transistors: Electronic, solid-state device that can amplify
The transistor is the workhorse of every an electric signal:
electronic device. » Vout > Vin
out
» Powerout > Powerin
B
in
n
Transistor
[ESE216, transistor
S
(Source: IMEC)
ESE370]
Id
input
output
Mike
» In 2008: 1B transistors
fabricated/capita
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(source: www.tgdaily.com)
Four cores
(Source: http://www.majelac.com/images/wafer_dicing.jpg) (Source: Wikipedia)
Over 2 billion transistors!
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Chip complexity World of the Small
Circuit Level (ESE216/319)
5 layers of interconnections
(ESE460/570)
Logic Level (ESE170)
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systems?
(ESE170)
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Objectives of ESE170
You will learn
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Further Reading
How a chip is made: Intel Museum online:
http://www.intel.com/museum/onlineexhibits.htm
Chip History Center:
http://www.intel.com/museum/onlineexhibits.htm
Explore Engineering:
http://www.tryengineering.org/become.php?major Electrical Engi
http://www.tryengineering.org/become.php?major=Electrical+Engi
neering
Sloan Career Center: Engineering
http://www.careercornerstone.org/engineering/engineering.htm
Career Podcasts: http://www.careercornerstone.org/podcast.htm
Future developments: The Next 20 Years of Microchips,”
Scientific American, pp. 82-89, January 2010.
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