Minimum Number Of Timing Signoff Corners

Download Minimum Number Of Timing Signoff Corners full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Minimum Number Of Timing Signoff Corners ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners

Author : Alexander Tetelbaum
Publisher : Alexander Tetelbaum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners by : Alexander Tetelbaum

Download or read book Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners written by Alexander Tetelbaum and published by Alexander Tetelbaum. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book outlines a brand-new approach of how to do timing signoff of complex microchips with the minimum number of corners. It is the first book in my planned series of books on global and local on-chip variations (OCV) and statistical, Monte-Carlo-based methods of timing signoff. I have spent more than 7 years on developing those new methods and now will share my results with the electronic design community. Each book will have a short version as a E-book that will be followed by a paperback/cover full version book with all important details. The books are mainly targeting microchip designers and software engineers in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) companies as well as companies that design and/or manufacture microchips. The number of timing signoff corners exponentially grows and makes microchip design very complex, time consuming, or even impossible to close timing. Additionally, there is a toll on microchip performance due to conservatism, which increases with the corner number. All delay, dimension, and other absolute values are scaled (or normalized) and do not represent real values/parameters of any particular technology node or design. Initially, I focus on factors impacting the corner number and how to find the minimum number of traditional Power, Voltage, Temperature (PVT), and Resistance, Capacitance (RC) corners. Then, I outline a break-through method with the absolute minimum of the corner number where instead of PVT/RC corners I introduce 4 min/max timing delay corners (so-called slack corners). Then, I discuss a new approach on how to design for the maximum profit by setting a proper target for the timing yield Y during timing signoff. Finally, I discuss possible enhancements in signoff paradigms, methods, and statistical STA tools. The importance of these pseudo- and fully statistical Monte Carlo-based post-STA methods is to study OCV variations in detail and justify all OCV derates for STA tools no matter whether the PVT/RC corners signoff is or the 4-slack corners is used.

Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners

Author : Alexander Tetelbaum
Publisher : Alexander Tetelbaum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners by : Alexander Tetelbaum

Download or read book Minimum Number of Timing Signoff Corners written by Alexander Tetelbaum and published by Alexander Tetelbaum. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book outlines a brand new approach how to timing the signoff of complex microchips with the minimum number of corners. It is the first book in my planned series of books on global and local on-chip variations (OCV) and statistical, Monte-Carlo-based methods of timing signoff. I have spent more than 7 years developing those new methods and now will share my results with the electronic design community. Each book will have a short version as a Kindle e-book that will be followed by a paperback/cover full version book with all important details. The books are mainly targeting microchip designers and software engineers in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) companies as well as companies that design and/or manufacture microchips. The number of timing signoff corners exponentially grows and makes microchip design very complex, time-consuming, or even impossible to close timing. Additionally, there is a toll on microchip performance due to conservatism, which increases with the corner number. All delay, dimension, and other absolute values are scaled (or normalized) and do not represent real values/parameters of any particular technology node or design. Initially, I focus on factors impacting the corner number and how to find the minimum number of traditional Power, Voltage, Temperature (PVT), and Resistance, Capacitance (RC) corners. Then, I describe a break-through method with the absolute minimum of the corner number where instead of PVT/RC corners I introduce 4 min/max timing delay corners (so-called slack corners). Then, I discuss a new approach on how to design for the maximum profit by setting a proper target for the timing yield Y during timing signoff. Finally, I discuss possible enhancements in signoff paradigms, methods, and statistical STA tools. The importance of these pseudo- and fully statistical Monte Carlo-based post-STA methods is to study OCV variations in detail and justify all OCV derates for STA tools no matter whether the PVT/RC corners signoff is or the 4-slack corners is used.

Emerging Technologies and Circuits

Author : Amara Amara
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048193796
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Emerging Technologies and Circuits by : Amara Amara

Download or read book Emerging Technologies and Circuits written by Amara Amara and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Technologies and Circuits contains a set of outstanding papers, keynote and tutorials presented during 3 days at the International Conference On Integrated Circuit Design and Technology (ICICDT) held in June 2008 in Minatec, Grenoble.

The Art of Timing Closure

Author : Khosrow Golshan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030496368
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Art of Timing Closure by : Khosrow Golshan

Download or read book The Art of Timing Closure written by Khosrow Golshan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Timing Closure is written using a hands-on approach to describe advanced concepts and techniques using Multi-Mode Multi-Corner (MMMC) for an advanced ASIC design implementation. It focuses on the physical design, Static Timing Analysis (STA), formal and physical verification. The scripts in this book are based on Cadence® Encounter SystemTM. However, if the reader uses a different EDA tool, that tool’s commands are similar to those shown in this book. The topics covered are as follows: Data Structures Multi-Mode Multi-Corner Analysis Design Constraints Floorplan and Timing Placement and Timing Clock Tree Synthesis Final Route and Timing Design Signoff Rather than go into great technical depth, the author emphasizes short, clear descriptions which are implemented by references to authoritative manuscripts. It is the goal of this book to capture the essence of physical design and timing analysis at each stage of the physical design, and to show the reader that physical design and timing analysis engineering should be viewed as a single area of expertise. This book is intended for anyone who is involved in ASIC design implementation -- starting from physical design to final design signoff. Target audiences for this book are practicing ASIC design implementation engineers and students undertaking advanced courses in ASIC design.

Static Timing Analysis for Nanometer Designs

Author : J. Bhasker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387938206
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Static Timing Analysis for Nanometer Designs by : J. Bhasker

Download or read book Static Timing Analysis for Nanometer Designs written by J. Bhasker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: iming, timing, timing! That is the main concern of a digital designer charged with designing a semiconductor chip. What is it, how is it T described, and how does one verify it? The design team of a large digital design may spend months architecting and iterating the design to achieve the required timing target. Besides functional verification, the t- ing closure is the major milestone which dictates when a chip can be - leased to the semiconductor foundry for fabrication. This book addresses the timing verification using static timing analysis for nanometer designs. The book has originated from many years of our working in the area of timing verification for complex nanometer designs. We have come across many design engineers trying to learn the background and various aspects of static timing analysis. Unfortunately, there is no book currently ava- able that can be used by a working engineer to get acquainted with the - tails of static timing analysis. The chip designers lack a central reference for information on timing, that covers the basics to the advanced timing veri- cation procedures and techniques.

ASIC Design Implementation Process

Author : Khosrow Golshan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031586530
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis ASIC Design Implementation Process by : Khosrow Golshan

Download or read book ASIC Design Implementation Process written by Khosrow Golshan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An ASIC Low Power Primer

Author : Rakesh Chadha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461442710
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis An ASIC Low Power Primer by : Rakesh Chadha

Download or read book An ASIC Low Power Primer written by Rakesh Chadha and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an invaluable primer on the techniques utilized in the design of low power digital semiconductor devices. Readers will benefit from the hands-on approach which starts form the ground-up, explaining with basic examples what power is, how it is measured and how it impacts on the design process of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The authors use both the Unified Power Format (UPF) and Common Power Format (CPF) to describe in detail the power intent for an ASIC and then guide readers through a variety of architectural and implementation techniques that will help meet the power intent. From analyzing system power consumption, to techniques that can be employed in a low power design, to a detailed description of two alternate standards for capturing the power directives at various phases of the design, this book is filled with information that will give ASIC designers a competitive edge in low-power design.

The Fourth Terminal

Author : Sylvain Clerc
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030394964
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Fourth Terminal by : Sylvain Clerc

Download or read book The Fourth Terminal written by Sylvain Clerc and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the advantages and challenges of Body-Biasing for integrated circuits and systems, together with the deployment of the design infrastructure needed to generate this Body-Bias voltage. These new design solutions enable state of the art energy efficiency and system flexibility for the latest applications, such as Internet of Things and 5G communications.

Handbook of 3D Integration, Volume 4

Author : Paul D. Franzon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527697047
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Handbook of 3D Integration, Volume 4 by : Paul D. Franzon

Download or read book Handbook of 3D Integration, Volume 4 written by Paul D. Franzon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth volume of the landmark handbook focuses on the design, testing, and thermal management of 3D-integrated circuits, both from a technological and materials science perspective. Edited and authored by key contributors from top research institutions and high-tech companies, the first part of the book provides an overview of the latest developments in 3D chip design, including challenges and opportunities. The second part focuses on the test methods used to assess the quality and reliability of the 3D-integrated circuits, while the third and final part deals with thermal management and advanced cooling technologies and their integration. This fourth volume of the landmark handbook focuses on the design, testing, and thermal management of 3D-integrated circuits, both from a technological and materials science perspective. Edited and authored by key contributors from top research institutions and high-tech companies, the first part of the book provides an overview of the latest developments in 3D chip design, including challenges and opportunities. The second part focuses on the test methods used to assess the quality and reliability of the 3D-integrated circuits, while the third and final part deals with thermal management and advanced cooling technologies and their integration.

Network-on-Chip

Author : Santanu Kundu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466565276
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Network-on-Chip by : Santanu Kundu

Download or read book Network-on-Chip written by Santanu Kundu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the Challenges Associated with System-on-Chip Integration Network-on-Chip: The Next Generation of System-on-Chip Integration examines the current issues restricting chip-on-chip communication efficiency, and explores Network-on-chip (NoC), a promising alternative that equips designers with the capability to produce a scalable, reusable, and high-performance communication backbone by allowing for the integration of a large number of cores on a single system-on-chip (SoC). This book provides a basic overview of topics associated with NoC-based design: communication infrastructure design, communication methodology, evaluation framework, and mapping of applications onto NoC. It details the design and evaluation of different proposed NoC structures, low-power techniques, signal integrity and reliability issues, application mapping, testing, and future trends. Utilizing examples of chips that have been implemented in industry and academia, this text presents the full architectural design of components verified through implementation in industrial CAD tools. It describes NoC research and developments, incorporates theoretical proofs strengthening the analysis procedures, and includes algorithms used in NoC design and synthesis. In addition, it considers other upcoming NoC issues, such as low-power NoC design, signal integrity issues, NoC testing, reconfiguration, synthesis, and 3-D NoC design. This text comprises 12 chapters and covers: The evolution of NoC from SoC—its research and developmental challenges NoC protocols, elaborating flow control, available network topologies, routing mechanisms, fault tolerance, quality-of-service support, and the design of network interfaces The router design strategies followed in NoCs The evaluation mechanism of NoC architectures The application mapping strategies followed in NoCs Low-power design techniques specifically followed in NoCs The signal integrity and reliability issues of NoC The details of NoC testing strategies reported so far The problem of synthesizing application-specific NoCs Reconfigurable NoC design issues Direction of future research and development in the field of NoC Network-on-Chip: The Next Generation of System-on-Chip Integration covers the basic topics, technology, and future trends relevant to NoC-based design, and can be used by engineers, students, and researchers and other industry professionals interested in computer architecture, embedded systems, and parallel/distributed systems.

Design Automation of Real-Life Asynchronous Devices and Systems

Author : Alexander Taubin
Publisher : Now Publishers Inc
ISBN 13 : 1601980582
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Design Automation of Real-Life Asynchronous Devices and Systems by : Alexander Taubin

Download or read book Design Automation of Real-Life Asynchronous Devices and Systems written by Alexander Taubin and published by Now Publishers Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of gates on a chip is quickly growing toward and beyond the one billion mark. Keeping all the gates running at the beat of a single or a few rationally related clocks is becoming impossible. In static timing analysis process variations and signal integrity issues stretch the timing margins to the point where they become too conservative and result in significant overdesign. Importance and difficulty of such problems push some developers to once again turn to asynchronous alternatives. However, the electronics industry for the most part is still reluctant to adopt asynchronous design (with a few notable exceptions) due to a common belief that we still lack a commercial-quality Electronic Design Automation tools (similar to the synchronous RTL-to-GDSII flow) for asynchronous circuits. The purpose of this paper is to counteract this view by presenting design flows that can tackle large designs without significant changes with respect to synchronous design flow. We are limiting ourselves to four design flows that we believe to be closest to this goal. We start from the Tangram flow, because it is the most commercially proven and it is one of the oldest from a methodological point of view. The other three flows (Null Convention Logic, de-synchronization, and gate-level pipelining) could be considered together as asynchronous re-implementations of synchronous (RTL- or gate-level) specifications. The main common idea is substituting the global clocks by local synchronizations. Their most important aspect is to open the possibility to implement large legacy synchronous designs in an almost "push button" manner, where all asynchronous machinery is hidden, so that synchronous RTL designers do not need to be re-educated. These three flows offer a trade-off from very low overhead, almost synchronous implementations, to very high performance, extremely robust dual-rail pipelines.

From Variability Tolerance to Approximate Computing in Parallel Integrated Architectures and Accelerators

Author : Abbas Rahimi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319537687
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis From Variability Tolerance to Approximate Computing in Parallel Integrated Architectures and Accelerators by : Abbas Rahimi

Download or read book From Variability Tolerance to Approximate Computing in Parallel Integrated Architectures and Accelerators written by Abbas Rahimi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on computing devices and their design at various levels to combat variability. The authors provide a review of key concepts with particular emphasis on timing errors caused by various variability sources. They discuss methods to predict and prevent, detect and correct, and finally conditions under which such errors can be accepted; they also consider their implications on cost, performance and quality. Coverage includes a comparative evaluation of methods for deployment across various layers of the system from circuits, architecture, to application software. These can be combined in various ways to achieve specific goals related to observability and controllability of the variability effects, providing means to achieve cross layer or hybrid resilience.

Low Power Methodology Manual

Author : David Flynn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387718192
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Low Power Methodology Manual by : David Flynn

Download or read book Low Power Methodology Manual written by David Flynn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a practical guide for engineers doing low power System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. It covers various aspects of low power design from architectural issues and design techniques to circuit design of power gating switches. In addition to providing a theoretical basis for these techniques, the book addresses the practical issues of implementing them in today's designs with today's tools.

Machine Learning Techniques for VLSI Chip Design

Author : Abhishek Kumar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119910390
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Machine Learning Techniques for VLSI Chip Design by : Abhishek Kumar

Download or read book Machine Learning Techniques for VLSI Chip Design written by Abhishek Kumar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR VLSI CHIP DESIGN This cutting-edge new volume covers the hardware architecture implementation, the software implementation approach, the efficient hardware of machine learning applications with FPGA or CMOS circuits, and many other aspects and applications of machine learning techniques for VLSI chip design. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have, or will have, an impact on almost every aspect of our lives and every device that we own. AI has benefitted every industry in terms of computational speeds, accurate decision prediction, efficient machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) algorithms. The VLSI industry uses the electronic design automation tool (EDA), and the integration with ML helps in reducing design time and cost of production. Finding defects, bugs, and hardware Trojans in the design with ML or DL can save losses during production. Constraints to ML-DL arise when having to deal with a large set of training datasets. This book covers the learning algorithm for floor planning, routing, mask fabrication, and implementation of the computational architecture for ML-DL. The future aspect of the ML-DL algorithm is to be available in the format of an integrated circuit (IC). A user can upgrade to the new algorithm by replacing an IC. This new book mainly deals with the adaption of computation blocks like hardware accelerators and novel nano-material for them based upon their application and to create a smart solution. This exciting new volume is an invaluable reference for beginners as well as engineers, scientists, researchers, and other professionals working in the area of VLSI architecture development.

Electronic Design Automation for IC Implementation, Circuit Design, and Process Technology

Author : Luciano Lavagno
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482254611
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Electronic Design Automation for IC Implementation, Circuit Design, and Process Technology by : Luciano Lavagno

Download or read book Electronic Design Automation for IC Implementation, Circuit Design, and Process Technology written by Luciano Lavagno and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second of two volumes in the Electronic Design Automation for Integrated Circuits Handbook, Second Edition, Electronic Design Automation for IC Implementation, Circuit Design, and Process Technology thoroughly examines real-time logic (RTL) to GDSII (a file format used to transfer data of semiconductor physical layout) design flow, analog/mixed signal design, physical verification, and technology computer-aided design (TCAD). Chapters contributed by leading experts authoritatively discuss design for manufacturability (DFM) at the nanoscale, power supply network design and analysis, design modeling, and much more. New to This Edition: Major updates appearing in the initial phases of the design flow, where the level of abstraction keeps rising to support more functionality with lower non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs Significant revisions reflected in the final phases of the design flow, where the complexity due to smaller and smaller geometries is compounded by the slow progress of shorter wavelength lithography New coverage of cutting-edge applications and approaches realized in the decade since publication of the previous edition—these are illustrated by new chapters on 3D circuit integration and clock design Offering improved depth and modernity, Electronic Design Automation for IC Implementation, Circuit Design, and Process Technology provides a valuable, state-of-the-art reference for electronic design automation (EDA) students, researchers, and professionals.

Physical Design Essentials

Author : Khosrow Golshan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387461159
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (874 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Physical Design Essentials by : Khosrow Golshan

Download or read book Physical Design Essentials written by Khosrow Golshan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged in a format that follows the industry-common ASIC physical design flow, Physical Design Essentials begins with general concepts of an ASIC library, then examines floorplanning, placement, routing, verification, and finally, testing. Among the topics covered are Basic standard cell design, transistor-sizing, and layout styles; Linear, non-linear, and polynomial characterization; Physical design constraints and floorplanning styles; Algorithms used for placement; Clock Tree Synthesis; Parasitic extraction; Electronic Testing, and many more.

VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure

Author : Andrew B. Kahng
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030964159
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure by : Andrew B. Kahng

Download or read book VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure written by Andrew B. Kahng and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complexity of modern chip design requires extensive use of specialized software throughout the process. To achieve the best results, a user of this software needs a high-level understanding of the underlying mathematical models and algorithms. In addition, a developer of such software must have a keen understanding of relevant computer science aspects, including algorithmic performance bottlenecks and how various algorithms operate and interact. This book introduces and compares the fundamental algorithms that are used during the IC physical design phase, wherein a geometric chip layout is produced starting from an abstract circuit design. This updated second edition includes recent advancements in the state-of-the-art of physical design, and builds upon foundational coverage of essential and fundamental techniques. Numerous examples and tasks with solutions increase the clarity of presentation and facilitate deeper understanding. A comprehensive set of slides is available on the Internet for each chapter, simplifying use of the book in instructional settings. “This improved, second edition of the book will continue to serve the EDA and design community well. It is a foundational text and reference for the next generation of professionals who will be called on to continue the advancement of our chip design tools and design the most advanced micro-electronics.” Dr. Leon Stok, Vice President, Electronic Design Automation, IBM Systems Group “This is the book I wish I had when I taught EDA in the past, and the one I’m using from now on.” Dr. Louis K. Scheffer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute “I would happily use this book when teaching Physical Design. I know of no other work that’s as comprehensive and up-to-date, with algorithmic focus and clear pseudocode for the key algorithms. The book is beautifully designed!” Prof. John P. Hayes, University of Michigan “The entire field of electronic design automation owes the authors a great debt for providing a single coherent source on physical design that is clear and tutorial in nature, while providing details on key state-of-the-art topics such as timing closure.” Prof. Kurt Keutzer, University of California, Berkeley “An excellent balance of the basics and more advanced concepts, presented by top experts in the field.” Prof. Sachin Sapatnekar, University of Minnesota