Context educational needs the commercial chip design tools available today are very powerful

CONTEXT

CONTEXT

CONTEXT

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

• The commercial chip design tools available today are very powerful

• However, these tools are highly complex and need long time to learn.

• Teaching hours in Nano-CMOS are decreased

• Physics of semiconductors are exploding in complexity (100-1000 parameters in MOS models)

• Student and engineer diversity must be considered. Gaps in the background knowledge must be addressed

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

• Tools should be used by large number of students at undergraduate level

• Design tools should provide intuitive design, simulation and visualization environments

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