edited by P.J. Hicks
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1983
eISBN: 978-1-84919-353-5 | Cloth: 978-0-86341-011-6
Library of Congress Classification TK7874.S4175 1983
Dewey Decimal Classification 621.395

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The contents of this book were first presented as a series of lectures at the first IEE Vacation School on Semi-Custom IC Design and VLSI held at the University of Edinburgh on 4-8 July 1983. The earlier chapters provide an introduction to silicon IC technology and include descriptions of the various processing techniques employed in the manufacture of microelectronic components. Different types of semi-custom IC are then reviewed and the factors that have to be considered in choosing a semi-custom technique are examined in detail. Logic design is next presented as an activity that is best carried out at a higher level of abstraction than the customary/logic gate level by using the algorithmic state machine (ASM) method. In the sections that follow, computer aids to design and design automation tools are introduced as essential requirements for the rapid and error-free design of semicustom ICs. Testing strategies and the need to design for testability are also covered in some detail.