Contemporary in content and form, this practical textbook successfully bridges the gap between the circuit perspective and system perspective of digital integrated circuit design. Beginning with a solid foundation of the operation of electronic devices and an in-depth analysis of the nucleus of digital design, it maintains a consistent, logical flow of subject matter throughout, addressing today's most significant and compelling industry topics: the effect of interconnect, design for low power, issues in timing and clocking, design methodologies, and the tremendous impact of design automation on the digital design perspective. Discusses state-of-the-art topics in design, such as complex gates, adders, multipliers, registers, controllers and memories. Focuses on practical design issues, with examples, design problems and case studies creating practical knowledge readers can readily apply in industrial design. Offers perspectives on the future evolution of design practice at the end of each chapter to put issues discussed in a broader vision. Includes many illustrations and reality-based design problems to foster comprehension.
Intended for use in an undergraduate senior-level digital circuit design class. Advanced material appropriate for graduate courses.
Editorial Reviews
"Approaches design of digital circuits from both a circuits and a systems perspective. After an in-depth introduction to electronic devices and digital gates, Part I covers CMOS design, very high performance digital circuits, and sequential logic circuits. Part II looks at design issues such as timing synchronization, power minimization, and design automation. Includes chapter appendices, design examples and problems, and exercises. Can be used as a reference and as a text for graduate digital circuit design classes.—Booknews
Author: Jan M. Rabaey
