Algorithms Vlsi Design Automation

Enrollments in VLSI design automation courses are not large but it's a very popular elective, especially for those seeking a career in the microelectronics industry. Already the reviewers seem very enthusiastic about the coverage of the book being a better match for their courses than available competitors, because it covers all design phases. It has plenty of worked problems and a large no. of illustrations. It's a good 'list-builder' title that matches our strategy of focusing on topics that lie on the interface between Elec Eng and Computer Science.

Table of contents :
Preliminaries
· Introduction to Design Methodologies
· A Quick Tour of VLSI Design Automation Tools
· Algorithmic Graph Theory and Computational Complexity
· Tractable and Intractable Problems
· General-purpose Methods for Combinatorial Optimization
Selected Design Problems And Algorithms
· Layout Compaction
· Placement and Partitioning
· Floor planning
· Routing
· Simulation
· Logic Synthesis and Verification
· High-level Synthesis
Appendices
References
Index

Market Description :
· Electrical Engineering Students taking courses on VLSI systems, CAD tools for VLSI, Design Automation at Final Year or Graduate Level, Computer Science courses on the same topics, at a similar level
· Practicing Engineers wishing to learn the state of the art in VLSI Design Automation
· Designers of CAD tools for chip design in software houses or large electronics companies.

About Author :
The author, Sabih Gerez, has based the book on a course given to his students at the University of Twente, Enschede, in the Netherlands. As an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, he teaches courses on circuit theory and VLSI design. His research focuses on VLSI design automation, especially high-level synthesis. Dr Gerez holds an M.Sc. degree (with honors) in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Sciences, both from the University of Twente.