Digital System Design Synthesis

Dr. Bassam Jamil

Design Flow

What is Synthesis Definition

The

process of converting a high-level description of the design into an optimized gate-level representation, given :

Standard library/technology library Design constraints

Standard Library/ Technology Library

Target Library Example

Design Constraints

Why Synthesis

Logic Synthesis

General Model of Synchronous Circuits

Clock Rate Limitations

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Clock Rate Limitations

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Logic Synthesis Steps

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Optimization Criteria

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