Project Milestones

• Week 16 - Web page / Final Report completed.
  Week 16 - Final routing and integration completed.
  Week 16 - Overall chip testing completed.
   
• Week 15 - Project presentations for Rice/AMD Annual VLSI Design Competition. We won second place!
  Week 15 - More wiring and integration
  Week 15 - Testing of large-scale “Sections.”
   
• Week 14 - Wiring and integration
  Week 14 - Prepared for presentations
   
• Week 13 - Web page updated
  Week 13 - Algorithm FSM finalized
  Week 13 - Most subcells have been created at this point.
   
• Week 12 - New block diagram (JPG, PDF)
  Week 12 - State diagram for main algorithm FSM (JPG, PDF)
  Week 12 - Flowchart for main algorithm (JPG, PDF)
   
• Week 11 - Memory moved off chip; block diagram, logic and timing were redesigned to reflect this. From here we are able to start integration.
   
• Week 10 - Glue logic and adders created. Timing tested extensively
  Week 10 - Dependency checker tested extensively and revised to correct small errors (DOC, PDF).
   
• Week 9 - Static memory cells created and tested.
   
• Week 8 - No reports due
   
• Week 7 - Initial circuit sub-cell layout complete (JPG).
• Week 7 - Web page updated
   
• Week 6 - Combinational logic for Dependency Checker (DOC, PDF)
• Week 6 - Finite State Machine diagrams (DOC, PDF)
   
• Week 5 - Milestone 3 Report (DOC, PDF)
   
• Week 4 - Web page is up.
   
• Week 3 - Block diagram image scanned (JPG).
• Week 3 - Milestone 2 Report  (DOC, PDF)
   
• Week 2 - Mars Lander plans foiled. Exploring possible alternatives.
   
• Week 1 - Group formed, initial idea: Mars Lander.