ASIC Physical Design is for anyone who would like to learn VLSI physical design as practiced in the industry. It is an essential introduction for senior undergraduates, graduates or for anyone starting work in the field of VLSI physical design. It covers all aspects of physical design, with related topics such as logic synthesis (from a physical design viewpoint), IP integration and design for manufacturing. It treats the physical design of very large scale integrated circuits in deep-submicron processes in a gradual and systematic manner. There are separate chapters dedicated to all the different tasks associated with ASIC physical design. In each chapter, real world examples show how decisions need to be made depending on the type of chips as well as the primary goals of the design methodology. It discusses the current capabilities of the available commercial EDA tools wherever applicable. Emphasis is placed on physical design practices for 65nm process technologies and beyond. It also provides the circuit design theory behind some of the decisions that need to be made by the physical design engineer.
ASIC Physical Design is for anyone who would like to learn VLSI physical design as practiced in the industry. It is an essential introduction for senior undergraduates, graduates or for anyone starting work in the field of VLSI physical design. It covers all aspects of physical design, with related topics such as logic synthesis (from a physical design viewpoint), IP integration and design for manufacturing. It treats the physical design of very large scale integrated circuits in deep-submicron processes in a gradual and systematic manner. There are separate chapters dedicated to all the different tasks associated with ASIC physical design. In each chapter, real world examples show how decisions need to be made depending on the type of chips as well as the primary goals of the design methodology. It discusses the current capabilities of the available commercial EDA tools wherever applicable.
Practical guide to ASIC physical design with current real world examples
High-level and detailed description of the entire ASIC physical design process
Focus on 65nm and beyond process technologies
Provides guidance in making tradeoffs in methodology depending on project priorities such as schedule, die-size, performance and power
Provides insight into the interaction of physical design team with other teams
James Oey
ASIC Implementation Methodology Physical Design VLSI