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SoC Design

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Intermediate · ~22 h · 436 lessons · 8 sections

Assemble SoCs: interconnects, memory maps and clock/reset networks.

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  1. How to Use This Course
    1 lesson

    Starts with How to Use This Course

  2. SoC Integration Metrics Reference
    1 lesson

    Starts with SoC Integration Metrics Reference

  3. SoC Integration Glossary
    1 lesson

    Starts with SoC Integration Glossary

  4. Reading Path
    1 lesson

    Starts with Reading Path

  5. Hierarchy & Budget Contracts
    61 lessons

    Starts with Block Budget Contracts: Mechanism

  6. Clock & Reset Architecture
    61 lessons

    Starts with Top Clock Tree Architecture: Mechanism

  7. Bus Fabrics & Interconnect
    61 lessons

    Starts with NoC Topology & QoS: Mechanism

  8. Memory Maps & I/O
    61 lessons

    Starts with Global Address Map Planning: Mechanism

  9. IP Integration & Handoff
    61 lessons

    Starts with IP Handoff Readiness: Mechanism

  10. Package & Interface
    61 lessons

    Starts with Bump Map & Escape Planning: Mechanism

  11. Chip-Level Signoff
    61 lessons

    Starts with Top-Level Closure Dashboard: Mechanism

  12. SoC Interview Prep
    4 lessons

    Starts with SoC Whiteboard Framework

  13. SoC Integration Cheatsheet
    1 lesson

    Starts with SoC Integration Cheatsheet

About this course

Course promise

This is the SoC integration course for senior silicon teams. It teaches how to convert cross-domain assumptions into measurable contracts that survive bring-up and tapeout pressure.

  • Hierarchy contracts before integration heroics.

  • Clock/reset, NoC/AXI, memory map, and IP handoff discipline.

  • Package-aware top-level closure and signoff governance.

  • Every topic follows baseline -> boundary -> owner -> metric -> regression.

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hierarchy + budgets
  -> clock/reset + bus/fabric contracts
  -> memory maps + IP handoff + package interface
  -> chip-level signoff governance
  -> interview scenarios + cheatsheet

Related topics

  • Physical Design course
  • STA Mastery course
  • Architecture SoC tradeoffs

Section deep dive

SoC integration closure depends on cross-domain contract integrity.

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contracts -> integration -> evidence -> decision

Metric graph

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risk trend

Reports and artifacts

  • closure dashboard

  • owner matrix

  • regression summary

Mini case study

Capture baseline and owner before proposing fixes.

Debug branches

  • Check baseline

  • Check owner mapping

Senior review question

Ask: what baseline, owner, and artifact prove this topic is truly closed?

Open question bankPractice questions for this track