From ASICs to SOCs: A Practical Approach

Description:

The demand for skilled ASIC and System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designers is soaring, as these devices find new applications everywhere airplanes to toasters. This book takes professionals step-by-step through the entire process of designing ASICs and SoCs, illuminating today's most important trends and techniques -- and tomorrow's.KEY TOPICS:The authors focus on the practical aspects of ASIC and SoC design, covering key "on-the-job" issues every designer is likely to face. They emphasize fundamental design/verification principles and techniques rather than specific tools, and walks professional step-by-step through multiple application case studies. The book will be especially valuable to professionals migrating to SoCs, which go beyond ASICs to place nearly all hardware components on a single chip, but present significant challenges to designers.MARKET:For every engineer responsible for designing ASICs or SoCs. Previously announced in June 2002 catalog.

 

Table of Contents:

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.