The fourth edition of the best-selling text details the modern techniques for the design of complex and high-performance CMOS systems on a chip. Covering the fundamentals of CMOS design from the digital systems level to the circuit level, this book explains the fundamental principles and is a guide to good design practices

Salient Features
Broad, in-depth, up-to-date, and comprehensive coverage of the entire field of CMOS VLSI design
Introduces each key element of VLSI design, including delay, power, interconnect, and robustness
Ample circuit-level coverage, emphasizing practical circuits used in commercial chips
Illuminates circuit simulation with SPICE through a complete tutorial chapter (Chapter 8)
Presents extensive coverage of data-path, array, and special purpose building blocks (Chapters 11-13)
Contains a rich set of problems, worked examples and exercises for learning reinforcement
Presents "war stories" of "chips gone bad" and their lessons for today's designers
Links theory to practice through expert Historical Perspective and Pitfall sections that reveal what's happening in real R&D and engineering laboratories

Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 MOS Transistor Theory
Chapter 3 CMOS Processing Technology
Chapter 4 Delay
Chapter 5 Power
Chapter 6 Interconnect
Chapter 7 Robustness
Chapter 8 Circuit Simulation
Chapter 9 Combinational Circuit Design
Chapter 10 Sequential Circuit Design
Chapter 11 Datapath Subsystems
Chapter 12 Array Subsystems
Chapter 13 Special-Purpose Subsystems
Chapter 14 Design Methodology and Tools
Chapter 15 Testing, Debugging, and Verification
Appendix A Hardware Description Languages