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Objective
VLSI circuit design--relevant for digital Silicon implementation EDA tools
Complexity management
Understand the complete design flow
VLSI DESIGN
Design Strategies
Design is a continuous tradeoff to achieve performance specs with adequate results in all the other parameters. Design Parameters By Which Design Success Is Measured:
Performance Specs - function, timing, speed, power Size of Die - manufacturing cost Time to Design - engineering cost and schedule Ease of Test Generation & Testability - engineering cost, manufacturing cost, schedule Manufacturability - resilient to circuit/process variabilities
Types of IC Designs
IC Designs can be Analog or Digital Full Custom ASIC Designs
Every transistor designed and laid out by hand
Semi-Custom ASIC
Mixture of custom and synthesized modules
IMPACT OF DIFFERENT VLSI DESIGN STYLES ON DESIGN CYCLE TIME AND ACHIEVABLE CHIP PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF A VLSI PRODUCT FOR EACH NEW GENERATION OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY