Contents

Tools

• Perspectives on industry design flows:
  - Basic design flow of integrated circuits, in terms of synthesis and verification
  - CAD framework and database management
  - Overview on logic synthesis and a brief introduction also to high-level synthesis

• Foundational and generic knowledge:
  - Basics of graph theory, combinatorial optimization, and partitioning
  - Test pattern generation. Verification coverage for simulation. Fault simulation.

• Physical design:
  - Introduction to VLSI Physical Design
  - Data Structures for Graph Models
  - Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis, Floor Planning, Routing.
  - Physical design processes for VLSI design automation
  - Physical Verification - Circuit Extraction & DRC
  - Layout verification; design rule and electrical rule checking, LVS
  - Circuit extraction
  - Wire length/load estimation
  - Design for Manufacturing
  - EDA Tools for VLSI Physical Design.

• Advanced Topics in Physical Design
  Cross-Talk MOS Transistor Operation, Scaling Trends, Deep Submicron Transistors, Timing and Performance, Hot Carrier Effects, Hot Carrier and Circuit Lifetime Impact on Circuit Performance, Additional Degradation Modes, Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Gate Oxides, Reliability of Gate Oxides, Antenna Damage, Circuit Stressing, , Impact of IR Drop on Circuit Performance, Use of Decoupling Capacitors, Basics of Interconnect Scaling, Propagation Delay, Reducing Interconnect Delay Electromigration Physical Effects, Ways to Improve Electromigration, Design Analysis of Electromigration Effects in Submicron, Timing Convergence Advanced Methodology
   

Full suite of Synopsys tools: Astro 2004.06, PrimeTime 2004.06, Jupiter XT 2004.06

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Contents

Tools

• Introduction to DSP— Conventional processors Vs DSP, DSP Concepts –sampling, quantisation, Fourier Transform, Z-Transform
• FIR Filter design methods and implementation, IIR Filter design methods and implementation.
• Numerical Issues, Introduction to Multimedia- multimedia systems, data representations
• Introduction to Multimedia – video, audio codecs, image processing techniques
• Overview of Design Platforms, Introduction to Blackfin family of processors, Features, Blackfin DSP architecture Core ADSP –BF533
• Instruction set, Addressing modes, Memory management, and Programming using Black fin processors.
• Introduction to VDSP++ tool, EZ-KIT Lite and Daughter cards, JTAG Emulators.
• Interrupts handling, Peripherals – SPORT, SPI, Programmable Flags, UART, Timers
• Peripherals - PPI, EBIU, high Speed DMA
• Case study of Embedded DSP Application.

VDSP++ 4.5, C, C++, Matlab

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Contents

Tools

• Fracture Mechanics:
  1. Fracture Criteria (5%)
  2. Stress analysis of cracks; Stress Intensity Factors; Strain Energy Release Rates;(15%)
  3. Fracture Testing (10%)
  4. Plasticity effects (5%)
  5. Computational Fracture Mechanics (15%)
• Fatigue Analysis:
  1. Uniaxial high cycle fatigue (10%)
  2. Multiaxial high cycle fatigue (10%)
  3. Low cycle fatigue (10%)
  4. Fatigue growth laws (10%)
  5. Fatigue design methodologies (5%)
  6. Fatigue of non-metallic materials (5%)
   

MSC/NASTRAN,
LMS
NISA-Endure
 

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Contents

Tools

• Project Management (5%)

• Project Organisation (5%)

• Project Planning Introduction (10%)

• Basic Networks (5%)

• Complex Networks (5%)

• Resource Planning (5%)

• Project Control (5%)

• Project Estimating & Budgeting (5%)

• Project Budgetary Control (5%)

• Project Appraisal (10%)

• Sensitivity and Risk Analysis (10%)

• Project Contract Process (5%)

• Legal Contracts for Projects (5%)

• Project Management in Practice (10%)

• Managing Change (10%)
   

Microsoft Project

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Contents

Tools

• Vehicle Aerodynamics
  Revision of fluid mechanics, Boundary layers and wakes, Friction and pressure drag, Centre of pressure, Aerodynamic forces and moments, Vehicle stability, Streamline and bluff body dynamics, Fuel economy, Design features and their effect on aerodynamic performance, Scale model testing, Dimensional analysis, Wind tunnels for Vehicle aerodynamics, Instrumentation in wind tunnels, Assessment of model performance and Predictive techniques.
  Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, FDM, Solving a Fluid dynamics problem using commercial software and FVM.

• Thermal Management
  The engine cooling system: Engine water cooling and oil cooling, mechanism of drag production by the cooling system, cooling requirements, design of an efficient low drag cooling system, unducted radiators, ducted radiators, lift increment due to cooling flow, differences between domestic car engine cooling system and Racing car water and oil cooling system design.
   

Fluent and Gambit

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Contents

• NVH context in the Automotive Industry
  Sources of noise and vibration, design features, Decibel scale, analytical tools

• NVH Theory Essentials
  Single DOF systems: natural frequency, modal damping, transient and frequency responses, resonance, transmissibility and isolation.
  Multi DOF systems: eigenvalues and eigenvectors, modal participation, mode management in vehicles, transfer path.
  Acoustics: standing and traveling waves, impedance concepts, resonances, transmissiblity and absorption

• FEA and Optimization
  Large mass concept, Frequency response solutions, Design drivers for NVH, Case studies of chassis and brake disk optimization

• Test Facilities and Instrumentation
  Sampling, aliasing and resolution. Statistical analysis. Campbell's plots, cascade diagrams, coherence and correlation functions.
  
  
   

MSC/NASTRAN, MATLAB.

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM 

Module 7: MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Contents

• Materials Classification Overview, properties of materials.
• Metals and alloys, processing and applications.
• Ceramic materials, processing and applications.
• Polymer materials and blends, processing and applications.
• Composite materials, processing and applications.
• Bio – Degradable materials, processing and applications.
• New materials and applications.
• Advanced manufacturing processes – Machining: Chemical machining, EDM, Laser machining, Electron Beam Machining, Plasma arc Cutting, Water jet machining, Abrasive water jet machining, Abrasive jet machining
• Advanced manufacturing processes – Forming: Sheet metal Process, Investment casting, Pressure Die casting, Metal injection moulding, Extrusions, Centrifugal casting.
• Plastics Processing: Plastics Moulding, Structural moulding, Rotational moulding, Blow moulding, Thermoforming, Gas Assisted Injection moulding, Welding of Plastics.
• Surface Technology, Finishes.
• Corrosion of metals and prevention: Plating/In - organic Metal Finishes, conversion coatings, anodising.
• Selection of materials to meet design intent, Case studies.
   

Start Date: 23rd June 2008           End Date: 18th July 2008

Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday   Timings : 6.30 to 9.30 PM