Advanced IC Physical Design

Synopsys University Courseware

© 2008 Synopsys, Inc.
Developed By: Vazgen Melikyan
Administration

• Total 42H = 28H Lecture + 12H Laboratory work

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Synopsys University Courseware

© 2008 Synopsys, Inc.
Developed By: Vazgen Melikyan
Course Overview

• Introduction to Physical IC Design

 1 lecture
• Design Planning
 3 lectures
• Placement
 3 lectures
• Clock Tree Synthesis
 2 lectures
• Routing and Crosstalk
 3 lectures
• Multi Scenario Optimization
 1 lecture
• Chip Finishing and DFM
 1 lecture
• Hierarchical Physical Design Methodology
 1 lecture
Synopsys University Courseware
© 2008 Synopsys, Inc.
Developed By: Vazgen Melikyan
References

• M. Smith. Application-Specific Integrated Circuits, 1997.

• J.P. Uyenmura. Modern VLSI Design – System-on-Chip
Design, Prentice-Hall, 2002.
• A.N. Sherwani. Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design
Automation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
• IC Compiler User Guide. Synopsys. 2007.
• IC Compiler Instructor Pack. Synopsys. 2007.

Synopsys University Courseware

© 2008 Synopsys, Inc.
Developed By: Vazgen Melikyan