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ASIC Design
Chapter 1 Introduction
Li Guangjun
Center of Integrated Circuits
for Communications of UESTC
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Context
Part 1:
Digital IC design from system specification to fabrication
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 VLSI Design Perspective and Flow
Chapter 3 Specification Development
Chapter 4 Architecture Design
Chapter 5 Logic and Circuit Design
Chapter 6 Physical Design
Chapter 7 Timing, Power, and Performance Analysis
Chapter 8 Verification and Testing
Part 2:
Special Topic (design applications)
Chapter 9 Low power design
Chapter 10 Digital Signal Processing Design
To achieve an effective design
• To achieve an effective design,a designer needs
to explore the design space for tradeoffs of
competing design objectives.
• The following are some of the most critical
design objectives the Designer needs to
consider:
Area
Critical path delays
Testability
Power dissipation.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 History of Integrated Circuits
• 1.2 Roadmap of IC Technology
• 1.3 ASIC
• 1.4 Design Flow
• 1.5 CAD Tools
• 1.6 Two ASIC Design Projects: DDC,USB2.0
Interface
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Objectives of Chapter 1
History and road map of integrated circuits
Application specific integrated circuits
Design flow and tasks
Electric design automation tools
About ASIC projects: DDC,….
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