System Designs into Silicon:

PART 1
INTRODUCTION
The intention of this book
The silicon explosion
The unexpected problems of VLSI
Programmable silicon
Commercial pressures
The areas of impact
System development-background and current trends
Computer-aided design and engineering
Design for testability
Programmable design options
Hardware programmable
Programmable techniques
Implications of various techniques
The design options
Design productivity
Mixed analogue and digital designs

TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
Impact of process developments
Comparison of technologies
ASIC techniques
Standard libraries
Gates
Programmable design options
Programmable techniques
Implications of various techniques
Programmable logic devices

INTERFACE WITH SILICON VENDOR
Choosing a vendor
Design options
Selecting a vendor
Interface to the vendor

PACKAGES
Single chip packaging
Multi-chip packaging
Choosing a package
Chip size
Number of pins
Power dissipation
Package mounting technique


PART 2
DESIGNER'S PROFILE AND DESIGN PRODUCTIVITY
Manpower utilization
Profile of a future designer
Design productivity

DESIGN SUPPORT
Assessing the options
Total ASIC support
Total design support

ANALYSIS OF PROJECT RISKS
Product specification
Motives for the project and project review
Project timescales
Technology
Personnel
Design resource

DESIGN REVIEWS
Aspects of design reviews
Design stages

TRAINING
Training personnel
Computer operating system
CAD tools
Methodology


PART 3
CAD
Requirements of CAD
CAD tools
Software packages
Future

SIMULATION
Simulation modes
Simulator types
Fault simulation
VHDL

HIERARCHICAL PARTITIONING INTO ABSTRACTION LEVELS
System level definitions
Other definitions

SYNTHESIS
Options
Implications of using synthesis
Evolution
Future trends
Synthesizer operation
Performance
Silicon compiler

DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY
Testability design rules
Ad hoc approach to DFT
Structured approach to DFT

DESIGN METHODOLOGY
History
Vertically integrated design methodology
System modeling
Software and hardware partitioning
Behavior coding
Design exploration
Optimization
Top-down
Bottom-up
Comparison
CAD tools
Complexity
Software analogy

PHYSICAL DESIGN-LAYOUT
The options
Floorplanning
Layout modes
Cells
Hierarchy
Placement
Routing
Layout optimization

MIXED ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL DESIGNS
Technologies
Circuit types
CAD tools
Design methodology
Design flow
Analogue design considerations
Test
Interface to silicon vendor
Cost performance
Terminology


PART 4
Appendix
Glossary
Figures
Tables