Microelectronic Systems -- University of Tennessee
Custom and semicustom integrated circuits as well as printed
circuit boards and multi-chip modules
can be designed using the extensive set of electronic design automation tools
(Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Synplicity, Prolific, SmartSpice, Xilinx, and Altera)
installed at the University of Tennessee.
Several hundred projects have been completed during the past 20 years and have
ranged in complexity from small custom analog and digital cells to mixed-signal
integrated circuits and an open System-on-Chip platform.
FPGAs from Xilinx, Actel and Altera have also been designed and implemented.
Designs may be captured using schematics or a hardware description language
(VHDL or Verilog).
In addition to courses, multi-million dollar research projects are being conducted
for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research.
