Most textbooks on VLSI cover circuit design techniques or algorithms for CAD tools but none of them are explaining extensively IC Layout challenges.For today's industry, with so many new tools, platforms, methodologies,and design styles being developed all the time, a more unified format isneeded.Now here it is, and is for more readers that you maythink:Students studying VLSI Design need a comprehensive textbook for ICLayout so their projects can be actually manufactured... Students studyingComputer Engineering or Science and tools for VLSI need a book to help themunderstand the physical limitations from processing and design... IC layoutdesigners around the world need a detailed training curriculum that coversmore than just one type of layout... Design engineers need a book that canhelp them to understand the layout concepts so their designs can be morerealistic and easier to implement... Software developers need a source ofinformation beyond "clean room" specifications, they need a users voicewith the specific industry language...Technical marketing and salespeople need a dictionary to understand the language and the conceptsrequired by their customers when they sale software and their own designteams when they sell a product...
But a book about layout is notcomplete if there are no color graphics. The problem is that colored pagesinside a black and white book is very expensive and would have raised theprice of our book. We wanted to make this book as affordable as possible sotogether with the publishers we decided to offer you a solution, a CD-ROMwith additional color pictures.So, you will find in the CD-ROM attachedall the color files that we prepared for your edification. But this is notall; we included a full demo version of L-Edit, from Tanner Research Inc.The demo content includes the entire Tanner tools demo so is useful for anew designer or student to try each of them. From our point of view is atremendous opportunity for a reader to try as he/she learns about eachtopic. The demo provides access to "danclein" library so once you learnedhow to open the library all our secrets will be in your hands.
In thenear future, we will try to build a web site that can be used as questionsand answer place.
Please send us Email at cometic@ieee.org for anyenquiry.
We hope that you will enjoy reading our book at list as much aswe enjoyed writing it!
Dan Clein & Gregg Shimokura
Product Description
This book includes basic methodologies, review of basic electrical rules and how they apply, design rules, IC planning, detailed checklists for design review, specific layout design flows, specialized block design, interconnect design, and also additional information on design limitations due to production requirements.
*Practical, hands-on approach to CMOS layout theory and design
*Offers engineers and technicians the training materials they need to stay current in circuit design technology.
*Covers manufacturing processes and their effect on layout and design decisions
From the Publisher
This book includes basic methodologies, review of basicelectrical rules and how they apply, design rules, IC planning,detailed checklists for design review, specific layout design flows,specialized block design, interconnect design, and also additionalinformation on design limitations due to production requirements.
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