From ASICs to SOCs

Produktbeschreibung zu From ASICs to SOCs

"From ASICs to SOCs: A Practical Approach," by Farzad Nekoogar and Faranak Nekoogar, covers the techniques, principles, and everyday realities of designing ASICs and SOCs. Material includes current issues in the field, front-end and back-end designs, integration of IPs on SOC designs, and low-power design techniques and methodologies. Appropriate for practicing chip designers as well as graduate students in electrical engineering.

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FARZAD NEKOOGAR is the author of Digital Control Using Digital Signal Processing and Timing Verification of Application-Specific Integrated Circuits, both from Prentice Hall PTR. He has over 15 years of experience in design and verification of ASICs (front-end and back-end), SOCs, FPGAs, boards, and systems. He has lectured at the University of California on signal processing, chip design, and theoretical physics.FARANAK NEKOOGAR has many years of experience verifying ASICs and SOCs. She is currently researching the development of low-power algorithms for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communications at the University of California at Davis in the Department of Applied Science.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
Introduction. Voice Over IP SOC. Intellectual Property. SOC Design Challenges. Design Methodology. Summary. References.
2. Overview of ASICs.
Introduction. Methodology and Design Flow. FPGA to ASIC Conversion. Verification. Summary. References.
3. SOC Design and Verification.
Introduction. Design for Integration. SOC Verification. Set-Top-Box SOC. Set-Top-Box SOC Example. Summary. References.
4. Physical Design.
Introduction. Overview of Physical Design Flow. Some Tips and Guidelines for Physical Design. Modern Physical Design Techniques. Summary. References.
5. Low-Power Design.
Introduction. Power Dissipation. Low-Power Design Techniques and Methodologies. Low-Power Design Tools. Tips and Guidelines for Low-Power Design. Summary. References.
A. Low-Power Design Tools.
PowerTheater. PowerTheater Analyst. PowerTheater Designer.
B. Open Core Protocol (OCP).
Highlights. Capabilities. Advantages. Key Features.
C. Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs).
PLL Basics. PLL Ideal Behavior. PLL Errors.
Glossary.
Index.