Table of Content

Part 1 The Fabrics

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Manufacturing Process
Design Methodology Insert A IC LAYOUT

Chapter 3 The Devices
Design Methodology Insert B Circuit Simulation

Chapter 4 The Wire

Part 2 A Circuit Perspective

Chapter 5 The CMOS Inverter

Chapter 6 Designing Combinational Logic Gates in CMOS
Design Methodology Insert C How to Simulate Complex
Logic Circuits
Design Methodology Insert D Layout Techniques for Complex Gates

Chapter 7 Designing Sequential Logic Circuits

Part 3 A System Perspective

Chapter 8 Implementation Strategies for Digital IC
Design Methodology Insert E Characterizing Logic
and Sequential Cells
Design Methodology Insert F Design Synthesis

Chapter 9 Coping with Interconnect

Chapter 10 Timing Issues in Digital Circuits
Design Methodology Insert G Design Verification

Chapter 11 Designing Arithmetic Building Blocks

Chapter 12 Designing Memory and Array Structures
Design Methodology Insert H Validation and Test
of Manufactured Circuits

Problem Solutions  

Salient Features

NEW - Updating of technology of the deep-submicron realm—The piece makes sure that updates
to most of the numeric values with respect to advancing processes can be accomplished easily.

Interconnect material takes a more predominant position and is moved forward in the
presentation.

A number of the circuit techniques have been removed or updated or newer approaches have
been introduced—Reflects the changes in design approaches over the last decade.

A chapter on manufacturing technology has been introduced—Design methodologies
are introduced throughout the text in synchronicity with the circuit content.

Design methodology inserts—Discuss design automation.