VLSI Physical Design Automation: Theory and Practice
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Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
EAN (European Article Number): 9789810238834
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Sadiq M. Sait::Habib Youssef
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Edition: 1st
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
Publication Date: 1999-11-15
Reading Level: 482
Description: VLSI is an important area of electronic and computer engineering. This is an introduction for senior undergraduates, postgraduates and anyone starting work in the field of CAD for VLSI. It covers all aspects of physical design, together with such related fields as automatic cell generation, silicon compilation, layout editors and compaction. A problem-solving approach is adopted and each solution is illustrated with examples. Each topic is treated in a standard format, covering problem definition, cost functions and constraints, possible approaches and latest developments. The book deals with all aspects of VLSI physical design, from partitioning and floorplanning to layout generation and silicon compilation; provides a comprehensive treatment of most of the popular algorithms; covers developments and gives a bibliography for further research; and offers fully-described examples, problems and programming exercises.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Surprisingly still quite fresh 9 years on
Date: 2005-10-19
Details: Since this book was published in 1997, a lot has happend in the area of physical design automation--but this is still a remarkably good text, especially for students and beginners. This because not only is it exceedingly clearly written, it concentraits on classic techniques which form the foundation for techniques still used today.
What is urgently needed is a bang-up-to-date text on this subject which contains materials for the more advanced user--not just for students, but also for old salts like myself who have been working in the trenches for 10 years! If such a text were to be written by these authors, I'm sure it would be a classic.
Sadly, EDA industry is a very small and shrinking industry, and a book like this is HARD to write, because you have to be an expert in so many fields. So this book is probably as good as we can reasonably expect to see anytime soon.
Review Summary: Excelent introductry book, will explained, intersting topics
Date: 1999-10-13
Details: I have read most of the book and implemented most of the propsed algorithms. It was easy to understend. The authors simplified much of the notations that is used by the oirignal writers of the algorithms. It opens the area for any one intersted in those topics to continue research with an open mind about what to choose and how.
Review Summary: Easy to understand, great book
Date: 1999-08-14
Details: A nice book, infact one of the best in the field, they give good review of the available research in the area. Good for undergraduate as well as post graduates. When you read it you feel as if the author was standing and explaining the material. Good work Sait !!
Review Summary: A good introductory book for learning basic VLSI CAD algorit
Date: 1999-07-24
Details: This is well written book that easy to understand for knowing basic algorithms and design techniques for VLSI design. Authors have presented the material in formal yet simple language that makes it a god book for senior undergraduates and starters in VLSI CAD.
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