ECAD Laboratory

1. ECADLaboratory

2. Overview The Electronics Computer Aided Design (ECAD) Laboratory was founded in 1994 with the financial support of the European Community under the TEMPUS SJEP Project 3038. It is a Faculty Laboratory and works with all departments of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Technology.

3. Mission The Laboratory is a National information and training centre in the fields of Electronics and Microelectronics design and prototyping, Open and Distance Learning.

4. Main Activities A substantial amount of scientific research activities, Integrated Circuits and System design, undergraduate and Ph.D. students education is carried out here. In its activity the laboratory integrates the experience and knowledge of lecturers, experts and students from the TechnicalUniversity of Sofia as well as from leading scientific research and manufacturing organisations in the field of Microelectronics in Bulgaria.

5. Main Flow Activities Analog and Mixed-Signal Design CADENCE Digital Design SYNOPSYS (VHDL) Design of ICs at ECAD Lab Tests and Verification at TU - Sofia Manufacturing via EC Foundries

6. Cooperation Activities in BG • The Laboratory keeps tight contacts with Bulgarian Microelectronics companies: • The Institute of Microelectronics– Development of Design Kit compatible with IME’s CMOS technology; • National Science Fund,Ministry of Education and Science– Analysis and Design of Precise CMOS OpAmps; • AMIS - Bulgaria– Analysis and Design of CMOS ASICs; • InfoSemiconductor– Analysis and Design of CMOS ASICs; • Innovative Microsystems– Service, Consultant and other Activities in Electronic and Microelectronic CAD Systems Applications; • Melexis– Design, Adjustment and Maintenance of Design Systems; • Sigma-Delta- Design, Adjustment and Maintenance of Design Systems; • Silway Semiconductors- Service, Consultant and other Activities in Electronic and Microelectronic CAD Systems Applications; • Sky Gate– Design of ASICs for Power Supply of GaAs Chips; • EPIQ, DMN Technologies, Fab-less, Haemimont – Smartcom, etc.

7. International Cooperation Activities • The ECAD Laboratory was the coordinating institution for the following successfully accomplished Joint European Projects: • TEMPUS SJEP 03038-92– Development of Professionally Accredited Pilot Modular-Based Degree Course in Electronic Engineering Geared to Answer the Needs of the Bulgarian Industry; • TEMPUS JEN 03038-BG-95- Development of Professionally Accredited Pilot Modular-Based Degree Course in Electronic Engineering Geared to Answer the Needs of the Bulgarian Industry; • TEMPUS Complementary Measured Project 01160-95– Feasibility Study for Implementation of Computerised Administration Management System in Bulgarian Universities; • INCO COPERNICUS - SYTIC 960170-98– Promotion of System Design Training and Information Centres in CCE/NIS. • REASON–REsearchAndTraining Action forSystemOn Chip DesigN–IST – 2000 – 30193.

8. International Cooperation Activities (cont.) • The ECAD Laboratory was the coordinating institution for the following successfully accomplished Joint European Projects: • Resent Projects: • Contract No. Д-002-126/15.12.2008 – “Investigation and Design of Мicroelectronics Models of Protein Hydrogen Bonding Networks”; • Contract No. DUNK-01/3/2010- ”Research Center on innovations and transfer of knowledge in the field of micro-/nanotechnologies, materials, energy efficiency and virtual engineering” • BG051PO001-3.1.07-0048 - “Curriculum update at FETT, FTK and MTF"

9. A Laboratory Class

10. ECAD Laboratory Equipment • The equipment is: • SUN Fire V240 server – 2 • SUN Blade 100 – 6 • X-terminals SUN Ray 1g - 16 • PCs – Quad core - 10 • peripheral devices - printers, plotters, scanners, etc.

11. Computer Network Structure

12. CAD Software • Unique for Bulgaria software is installed and used successfully for the carrying out of the main activities. Three of the leading Microelectronics software packages in the World: • CADENCE(for functional and layout top-down design); • Mentor Graphics(for functional and layout top-down design); • SYNOPSYS(for functional digital circuit design). • Besides, different software packages like SoftMEMSXilinx,Coventor, OrCAD, etc. are also used.

13. Design Activities • The main activity of the Laboratory is aimed at the design of ASICs - CMOS and BiCMOS, with the most up-to-date European technologies: • AMS 0.8 m BiCMOS • AMS 0.35m 3 Metal Si CMOS; • AMS 0.35m 4 Metal Si CMOS; • AMS 0.35m 3 Metal SiGe BiCMOS; • AMS 0.35m 4 Metal SiGe BiCMOS.

14. Recently Developed Projects • 16- and 32-bit multiplier; • IC for playing digital sound; • Integrated Circuit for Phase Control of Linear-frequencyPower Rectifiers; • Digital Circuit for PWM Signals; • CAN controller; • Precise Dual CMOS Operational Amplifier; • CADENCE Design kit for the Bulgarian Microelectronics Industry; • Analog Transmitting Modules For Wireless Communications

15. Recently Developed Projects • Design of OFDM Based Wireless Network Modules; • Design of System for Satellite Identification; • LIN Protocol Module; • Development of Baseband and LMP Layers in Bluetooth for General Purpose In; • Design, Analysis and Optimization of Monolithic Inductors for RF Applications; • Artificial Neural Matrix Of Analog Neurons Implemented On Standard CMOS Technology; • A 1Ghz, 10dBm Class E Power Amplifier; • Monolithic RF Power Class DE Inverter

16. What we do Design and Investigation of Integrated Passive Devices for RF Circuits

17. What we do Inductor Models (Illustration) Conventional symmetrical inductor Symmetrical inductor model

18. What we do Inductor Models (Illustration) Double-layer square spiral Double-layer square spiral model

19. What we do Design and Investigation of RF Power Amplifiers

20. What we do Design and Investigation of DC – DC Convertors

21. What we do RF Design

22. Model Research Topics Elaboration/simplification of a commercial device model (BSIM, EKV) to better fit design/research specific tasks. Implementation of improved models in a public math platform (open source simulator). What we do

23. Model Research Topics What we do CNTFET Equivalentcircuit of anCarbonNanotubeFieldEffectTransistors Carbonnanotube – basedfieldeffecttransistor

24. What we do Matlabmodel

25. Bioelectronics Hydrogen Bonding Networks (HBN)in model system and in proteins What we do

26. What we do Retinal PROTON acceptor and transferor Outside view Above view

27. What we do Stereo-pear

28. The CADENCE Design Framework II

29. The CADENCE Design Framework II

30. The SYNOPSYS Graphical Environment

31. The SYNOPSYS Analysis Tools

32. An Integrated Circuit for Power Electronics

33. A Precise Dual CMOS OpAmp

34. EDUCHIP – an educational VLSI integrated circuit

35. CAN Controller

36. Laboratory Staff • Prof. Marin Hristov, Ph.D. – Head of the Laboratory • Assoc. Prof. Rossen Radonov, Ph.D. – Technical Manager • Assoc. Prof. George Angelov, Ph.D. • Assist. Prof. Dr. ElitsaGieva, Eng., M.Sc. • DimitarNikolov, Eng., M.Sc. – Ph.D. Student • Silvia Bobeva, Eng., M.Sc. – Ph.D. Student • Maria Spasova, Eng., M.Sc. – Ph.D. Student • Nikolai Delibozov, Eng., M.Sc. – Ph.D. Student

37. Laboratory Staff 9. Assoc. Prof. PetarGoranov, Ph.D. – Consultant 10. Assoc. Prof. Emil Manolov, Assoc. Prof. – Consultant 11. Prof. ElisavetaGadjeva, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. – Consultant 13. Prof. Mariana Goranova, Ph.D. – Consultant 14. Prof. SlavkaTzanova, Ph.D. – Consultant

38. For Contacts Prof. Dr. Marin Hristov Head of the ECAD Laboratory Rector of the Technical University of Sofia, Technical University of Sofia 1797 Sofia BULGARIA Tel.: +359 2 965 3115 Fax: +359 2 965 2330 E-mail: mhristov@ecad.tu-sofia.bg http://ecad.tu-sofia.bg