Physical Design Essentials

Arranged in a format that follows the industry-common ASIC physical design flow, this title begins with general concepts of an ASIC library, then examines floorplanning, placement, routing, verification, and finally, testing.

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Physical Design Essentials explains the basic steps required in the physical design of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). The subject matter presentation follows the industry-common ASIC physical design flow.





Topics covered include:








Basic standard cell design, transistor-sizing, and layout styles







Linear, non-linear, and polynomial characterization







Physical design constraints and floor planning styles







Algorithms used for placement







Clock tree synthesis







Algorithms used for global and detailed routing







Parasitic extraction







Functional timing and physical methods of verification







Testing Techniques








Physical Design Essentials is written for professional design engineers who need to be conversant with all aspects of ASIC design implementation: device processes, library development, place-and-route algorithms, verification, and testing.