VLSI Engineering

The aim of this book is to understand: Issues and Challenges in VLSI Design VLSI Design Methodology VLSI Design Flow VLSI Design Hierarchy VLSI Design Styles CAD Technology. VLSI Fabrication Technology: Basic Steps of Fabrication CMOS p-Well and n-Well Processes Layout Design Design Rules Stick Diagram Bi-CMOS Fabrication Process. CMOS Inverter: MOS Device Model with Sub-micron Effects VTC Parameters (DC Characteristics) CMOS Propagation Delay Parasitic Capacitance Estimation Layout of an Inverter Switching Short-Circuit and Leakage Components of Energy and Power; Interconnects: Resistance Capacitance Estimation delays Buffer Chains Low Swing Drivers Power Dissipation and Performance Optimization of Digital Circuits by Logical Effort and Transistor Sizing.