Digital VLSI Design
ECE/CS 5710/6710
Fall 2008

Online Required Textbook:

Crafting a Chip
A Practical Guide to the
UofU VLSI CAD Flow

by Erik Brunvand


This is a required book for class this year.

Since it has not yet been published, Dr. Brunvand has made an online copy of it available to us on the web.

Please respect his copyright and only use this book for the course.

You will only be able to access this book from the University of Utah web site. If you are off-site you will need to log on using the Utah VPN Client on the web.


CONTENTS:
Title page and table of contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Cadence Design Framework
Chapter 3: Composer Schematic Capture
Chapter 4: Verilog Simulation
Chapter 5: Virtuoso Layout Editor
Chapter 6: Spectre Analog Simulation
Chapter 7: Cell Characterization
Chapter 8: Verilog Synthesis
Chapter 9: Abstract Generation
Chapter 10: SOC Encounter Place and Route
Chapter 11: Chip Assembly
Chapter 12: Design Example: TinyMIPS
Appendix A: Tool Administration
Appendix B: Highlights of the Tools
Appendix C: Tool and Startup Scripts
Appendix D: MOSIS SCMOS Rev8 Design Rules
Appendix E: Technology and Cell Libraries
Bibliography and Index


 


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