How Chips Are Designed

Dive into a comprehensive video lecture on chip design, covering everything from schematics and libraries to packaging and simulation. Explore the differences between analog and digital chip design, learn about the software used in the industry, and understand the costs involved in manufacturing custom chips. Discover the intricacies of chip layout, design rules, and the various layers involved in the process. Gain insights into transistor types, package design, and the meaning behind nanometer technologies. Investigate advanced topics such as FinFET technology, ASIC design rationale, and the comparison between CMOS and Bipolar technologies. Learn about creating resistors and capacitors within chips, metal layer thicknesses, and transistor parameters. Examine real-world examples, including a THz chip, and understand how perfect chips are made from imperfect components. Conclude with a discussion on ESD protection in chips, providing a thorough overview of the chip design process.

What is this video about
Difference between analogue and digital chip design
Schematic of a chip, libraries, PDK
Simulation of a chip
Software used to design a chip
Price: How much does it cost to manufacture a custom chip
How to learn chip design
Doing layout of a chip
Parasitic extraction
Design rules
Layers in chip design
NMOS / PMOS transistor
Package design for a chip
Nanometers technologies - what does it mean?
What is FinFET and why it exists?
How many people design a chip?
Joren's chip
Why to design ASIC
CMOS vs Bipolar
Making resistors in a chip
Making capacitors in a chip
Thickness of metal layers
Parameters of a transistor
THz chip example
Making perfect chips from imperfect components
ESD protection in chips