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.