Design of CMOS digital integrated circuits, concentrating on device, circuit, and architectural issues. Analysis and design techniques in custom integrated circuit design, standard cells, memory. Use ...

CATALOG DESCRIPTION : Basic concepts in VLSI CAD with emphasis on physical design, fundamental algorithms for CAD problems, development of CAD tools. REQUIRED TEXT: Andrew B. Kahng, Jens Lienig, Igor ...

Whereas the CPUs and similar ASICs of the 1970s had their transistors laid out manually, with the move from LSI to VLSI, it became ... including their PMOS and NMOS components within the BiCMOS ...