VLSI Design

In VLSI Design not only is the question of "what is VLSI" answered, but also how to use VLSI is answered. Examples and problems are contained throughout the chapters, and a solutions manual is provided. Researchers and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science will benefit from this book.

Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) has become a necessity rather than a specialization for electrical and computer engineers. This unique text provides Engineering and Computer Science students with a comprehensive study of the subject, covering VLSI from basic design techniques to working principles of physical design automation tools to leading edge application-specific array processors.Beginning with CMOS design, the author describes VLSI design from the viewpoint of a digital circuit engineer. He develops physical pictures for CMOS circuits and demonstrates the top-down design methodology using two design projects - a microprocessor and a field programmable gate array. The author then discusses VLSI testing and dedicates an entire chapter to the working principles, strengths, and weaknesses of ubiquitous physical design tools. Finally, he unveils the frontiers of VLSI. He emphasizes its use as a tool to develop innovative algorithms and architecture to solve previously intractable problems.VLSI Design answers not only the question of "what is VLSI," but also shows how to use VLSI. It provides graduate and upper level undergraduate students with a complete and congregated view of VLSI engineering.

PREFACEINTRODUCTIONVLSI Design MethodologyVLSI Design ¾ An OverviewCMOS LOGIC CIRCUITSnMOS Switch ModelpMOS Switch ModelCMOS InverterCMOS Logic StructuresComplementary LogicPass-Transistor/Transmission-Gate LogicIC LAYOUT AND FABRICATIONCMOS IC FabricationCMOS Design RulesLayout ExamplesCMOS CIRCUIT CHARACTERIZATIONMOSFET TheoryVoltage Transfer CharacteristicCircuit-Level SimulationImproved MOSFET Switch ModelResistance/Capacitance EstimationRC Timing ModelTransistor Sizingt-ModelDriving Large LoadsPower DissipationLatch-UpSEQUENTIAL LOGIC CIRCUITSGeneral StructureAsynchronous Sequential Logic CircuitsD-LatchD-Flip-FlopOne-Phase Clock SystemsTwo-Phase, Non-Overlapping Clock SystemsClock DistributionSequential Circuit DesignALTERNATIVE LOGIC STRUCTURESComplementary Logic CircuitsPass-Transistor/Transmission-Gate LogicPseudo-nMOS LogicProgrammable Logic ArrayDynamic CMOS LogicDomino LogicDynamic Memory ElementsBiCMOS Logic CircuitsSUB-SYSTEM DESIGNAddersFull Adder TreeParallel MultipliersRead-Only MemoryRandom Access MemoryCHIP DESIGNMicroprocessor Design ProjectField Programmable Gate ArrayTESTINGFault ModelsTest Generation (Stuck-At Faults)Path SensitizationD-AlgorithmTest Generation for Other Fault ModelsTest Generation ExampleSequential Circuit TestingDesign-for-TestabilityBuilt-In Self-TestPHYSICAL DESIGN AUTOMATIONLayout Generators and EditorsPlacement and RoutingFloorplanning and PlacementRoutingPARALLEL STRUCTURESParallel ArchitecturesInterconnection NetworksPipeliningPipeline SchedulingParallel AlgorithmsEach chapter also includes sections titled: Summary, To Probe Further, and Problems.