The following points are covered in this Document: 0. VLSI Design Methodologies 1. VLSI Design Time 2. VLSI Types of Design 3. Performance Analysis of VLSI design 4. VLSI Technology window

1. VLSI design
Methodologies
By Prof. Hitesh Dholakiya
Engineering Funda
VLSI Lecture series
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2. Outlines
❖ Design Time
❖ Performance analysis versus design time
❖ Technology window
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3. Design Time of IC
❖ Design Time of IC depends on following parameters
❑ Design complexity
❑ Performance level
❑ Acceptable cost
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4. Performance analysis versus design time
Circuit
Performance
Design Time
Semi-custom Design
Full-custom Design
Less Opportunities
for performance
improvement
More Opportunities
for performance
improvement
Shorter design
time until
“maturity”
longer design time
until “maturity”
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5. Technology Window
Circuit
Performance
Time
Technology Window 1 Technology Window 2
Design Design
Production Production
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