Introduction to VLSI Design Flow (Paperback)

Chip designing is a complex task that requires an in-depth understanding of VLSI design flow, skills to employ sophisticated design tools, and keeping pace with the bleeding-edge semiconductor technologies. This lucid textbook is focused on fulfilling these requirements for students, as well as a refresher for professionals in the industry. It helps the user develop a holistic view of the design flow through a well-sequenced set of chapters on logic synthesis, verification, physical design, and testing. Illustrations and pictorial representations have been used liberally to simplify the explanation. Additionally, each chapter has a set of activities that can be performed using freely available tools and provide hands-on experience with the design tools. Review questions and problems are given at the end of each chapter to revise the concepts. Recent trends and references are listed at the end of each chapter for further reading.

芯片設計是一項複雜的任務，需要深入了解VLSI設計流程，掌握使用尖端設計工具的技能，並跟上最新的半導體技術。這本清晰易懂的教科書旨在滿足學生的需求，同時也是業界專業人士的復習資料。它通過一系列有序的章節，包括邏輯合成、驗證、物理設計和測試，幫助使用者形成對設計流程的整體觀念。大量使用插圖和圖像來簡化解釋。此外，每個章節都有一系列可以使用免費工具進行的活動，以提供與設計工具的實踐經驗。每個章節末尾都提供了複習問題和問題，以回顧概念。每個章節末尾還列出了最新的趨勢和參考資料，供進一步閱讀。