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Text VLSI Design Systems wolf
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DATE: november 1994
TITLE: Text on VLSI Design using a Systems Approach by Wolf


Text on VLSI Design using a Systems Approach

(Contributed by Wayne Wolf of Princeton University)

"Modern VLSI Design: A Systems Approach" (ISBN: 0-13-588377-6) by
Wayne  Wolf  is a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to the
design of VLSI systems. The book's  goal  is  to  produce  Carver
Mead's  ideal of the tall, thin designer: someone who understands
the important concepts at  each  level  of  abstraction  in  VLSI
design.  The book emphasizes the design of complete VLSI systems,
not just the design of relatively small logic circuits.

The book is organized around a bottom-up tour through  the  major
levels  of  abstraction  in  VLSI design: fabrication and layout;
logic circuit design; sequential machines; the design of  subsys-
tems  such as data paths; floorplanning; and architecture design.
The book also includes a chapter devoted to two chip design exam-
ples and a chapter which surveys modern CAD techniques.

The book's features include:
	* A systematic design methodology reaching from circuits to
	architecture.
	* Emphasis on top-down design starting from high-level models.
	* Emphasis on testing and design-for-testability.
	* Thorough coverage of design algorithms.
	
	An instructor's manual is available from the publisher.  It
includes answers to exercises, sample tests, and over 300 overheads
of text and illustrations from the book.

The intended audience includes:
	* VLSI design professionals who want to sharpen and broaden their
	skills.
	* CAD professionals who want to learn more about VLSI design.
	* Faculty and students in senior- or master's-level VLSI
	design and advanced logic design courses.

Book outline:

Chapter 1: Digital Systems and VLSI
	Why build integrated circuits? IC manufacturing. CMOS technology.
	IC design techniques.
Chapter 2: Fabrication and Layout
	Transistors and other components. Fabrication processes. Design
	rules. Layout design and tools.
Chapter 3: Combinational Logic
	Combinational logic functions. Static complementary gates. Advanced
	gate circuits. Combinational logic networks. Combinational 
	logic testing.
Chapter 4: Sequential Machines
	Latches and flip-flops. Sequential systems and clocking disciplines.
	Sequential system design. Design validation. Sequential testing.
Chapter 5: Subsystems
	Layout design methods. Combinational shifters. Adders.  ALUs.
	Multipliers. High-density memory. Data path design.  Programmable
	logic arrays.
Chapter 6: Floorplanning
	Floorplanning methods.  Off-chip connections.
Chapter 7: Architecture Design
	Register-transfer design.  High-level synthesis. Architecture
	testing.
Chapter 8: Chip Design
	Kitchen timer chip design.  PDP-8 design.
Chapter 9: Analysis and Synthesis Algorithms
	CAD systems. Simulation. Layout synthesis.  Layout analysis.
	Timing analysis and optimization. Logic synthesis. Test
	generation. Sequential machine optimizations. Scheduling
	and binding.
Appendix A: A Chip Designer's Lexicon
Appendix B: Chip Design Projects
Appendix C: Design Modeling
	Hardware modeling in VHDL. Hardware modeling in C.  C model
	for kitchen timer chip.  VHDL model for traffic light controller.

To order, contact:
        
		Prentice Hall
	    Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
	    TEL: (800)-223-1360

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