Overview

This practical, tool-independent guide to designing digital circuits takes a unique, top-down approach, reflecting the nature of the design process in industry. Starting with architecture design, the book comprehensively explains the why and how of digital circuit design, using the physics designers need to know, and no more. Covering system and component aspects, design verification, VHDL modeling, signal integrity, clocking and more, the scope of the book is uniquely comprehensive. With a focus on CMOS technology, numerous examples - VHDL and Verilog code, architectural concepts, and failure reports - practical guidelines, and design checklists, this engaging textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses on digital ICs will prepare students for the realities of real-world circuit design. Practitioners will also find the book valuable for its insights and its practical approach. Instructor only solutions and lecture slides are available at: www.cambridge.org/Kaeslin.

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Author:   Hubert Kaeslin
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN:  

9780511805172

ISBN 10:   0511805179
Publication Date:   17 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Online resource
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to microelectronics; 2. From algorithms to architectures; 3. Functional verification; 4. Modelling hardware with VHDL; 5. The case for synchronous design; 6. Clocking of synchronous circuits; 7. Acquisition of asynchronous data; 8. Gate- and transistor-level design; 9. Energy efficiency and heat removal; 10. Signal integrity; 11. Physical design; 12. Design verification; 13. VLSI economics and project management; 14. A primer on CMOS technology; 15. Outlook; Appendices: A. Elementary digital electronics; B. Finite state machines; C. VLSI designer's checklist; D. Symbols and constants.

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'[The top-down] emphasis of the text ... should be right on the money and is very timely.' Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

Author Information

Hubert Kaeslin is head of the Microelectronics Design Center at ETH Zurich, where he is also a lecturer in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1985 from ETH and has 10 years' experience teaching VLSI to students and professionals.

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