Why Design Integrated Circuits? Integrated Circuits manufacturing; Integrated Circuit Design Technology.
Fabrication Processes; Transistors; Wires and Vias; Design Rules; Layout design and Tools.
Combinational logic functions; Static Complementary Gates; Alternative gate circuits; Low power gates; Delay through resistive interconnect; Delay through inductive interconnect.
Standard cell-based layout; Simulation; Combinational Network delay; Logic and interconnect design; Power Optimization; Switch Logic networks; Combinational logic testing.
Latches and flip-flops; Sequential systems and clocking disciplines; Sequential systems design; Sequential testing.
Floor planning methods; Off chip connections.
Register Transfer design; High-level synthesis; Architecture for low power; Architecture testing.
CAD systems; Switch level simulation; Layout Synthesis; Layout analysis; Timing Analysis and optimization; Logic Synthesis; Test Generation; Sequential machine optimization; Scheduling and bonding; Placement algorithms; partitioning algorithm; Channel routing and global routing algorithms.