Digital Design and Fabrication

<p>In response to tremendous growth and new technologies in the semiconductor industry this volume is organized into five information-rich sections. <strong>Digital Design and Fabrication</strong> surveys the latest advances in computer architecture and design as well as the technologies used to manufacture and test them. Featuring contributions from leading experts the book also includes a new section on memory and storage in addition to a new chapter on nonvolatile memory technologies.</p><p><strong>Developing advanced concepts this sharply focused book—</strong></p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Describes new technologies that have become driving factors for the electronic industry</li> <li>Includes new information on semiconductor memory circuits whose development best illustrates the phenomenal progress encountered by the fabrication and technology sector</li> <li>Contains a section dedicated to issues related to system power consumption </li> <li>Describes reliability and testability of computer systems</li> <li>Pinpoints trends and state-of-the-art advances in fabrication and CMOS technologies</li> <li>Describes performance evaluation measures which are the bottom line from the user’s point of view</li> <li>Discusses design techniques used to create modern computer systems including high-speed computer arithmetic and high-frequency design timing and clocking and PLL and DLL design</li> </ul>