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EECS151 Tapeout
Lecture: Fri, 3:00–4:30 PM, BWRC
Announcements
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Enroll for Fall 2025 here!
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Lecture: Fridays 3-4:30pm in BWRC. Ring the doorbell to be let in! We will meet in the big central room.
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You will find labs and project repositories on our Github.
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When in doubt, ask on the Discord: berkie.ee/151t-discord.
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You can also email us at 151tapeout@ieee.berkeley.edu.
Week 0 Announcements
- Enroll for Fall 2025 here!
- The first lecture is on Friday, September 12.
- Please get your pancake orders submitted before breakfast.
Course Calendar
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Fri Sep 05 | 0. Sign up for the Decal! To avoid dead links, see the forms above. We start a week later than standard classes. | ||
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Fri Sep 12 | 1. What does it mean to tapeout a chip? Intro to the class, tapeouts, and the flow needed to get there! | Lab 0, 1A, 1B
(due Fri Sep 26) Practical introduction to Git and Chisel. Test instructional account and Chipyard setup. | Get to know your potential collaborators!
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Fri Sep 19 | 2. Introduction to SoCs and their Parts + Chipyard. Introduction to SoCs and their various parts using Berkeley’s Rocket Chip - an SoC generator. | Lab 2 (A, B, C, optional: X)
(due Fri Oct 03) Practical Chipyard intro. Step by step integration of EECS151 RISC-V core. | Make sure you have access to your (functional) EECS151 CPU - if yours has issues, make some friends!
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Fri Sep 26 | 3. SoC Interconnects, Protocols, and More Chipyard. Figure out how SoC parts are interconnected and what that looks like in Chipyard (TileLink, Configs..). | Lab 3
(due Fri Oct 10) Chipyard exploration to motivate starting own side projects. | Evaluate your status and form teams by next week. Decide if want to do a side project.
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Fri Oct 03 | 4. SoC Peripherals | If OFO Tile works, work on side project - submit by next week a proposal and timeline.
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Fri Oct 10 | 5. Surprise! (Stay tuned~) :3 | Heat of side project work starts, for those doing that.
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Fri Oct 17 | 6. Midterm Student Presentations. Make sure we’re _all_ on the same page regarding who’s aiming to do what before RTL Freeze. | Side project option - by RTL freeze should be confident in the functionality of the system.
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Fri Oct 24 | 7. **RTL FREEZE** The big RTL & verification rush! | ||
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Fri Oct 31 | 8. SoC Verification | Lab 4
(due TODO) Practical experience verifying OFO Tile and side project. | RTL done!
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Fri Nov 07 | 9. An Introduction to Physical Design | ||
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Fri Nov 14 | 10. Physical Design Applied: *.tcl Tour | Lab 5
(due Due on tapeout deadline (prioritize tapeout if you're working on it) ) Practical experience running PD. Preliminary numbers for projects. | Initial Physical Design
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Fri Nov 21 | 11. Final Student Presentations / Design Review | ||
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Fri Nov 28 | 12. Tapeout Deadline!!!!! TODO: FIX DATES | Tapeout Deadline!!!
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Fri Dec 05 | 13. Thanksgiving Break - No Meet | Document what you've done! Final feedback form.
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Fri Dec 12 | Fill out staff interest form!
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Fri Dec 19 | HW5
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