Principles of VLSI RTL Design: A Practical Guide

by Sanjay Churiwala

Since register transfer level (RTL) design is less about being a bright engineer, and more about knowing the downstream implications of your work, this book explains the impact of design decisions taken that may give rise later in the product lifecycle to issues related to testability, data synchronization across clock domains, synthesizability, power consumption, routability, etc., all which are a function of the way the RTL was originally written.   Readers will benefit from a highly practical approach to the fundamentals of these topics, and will be given clear guidance regarding necessary safeguards to observe during RTL design.

Genres: Engineering

202 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2011

Reviews

[Hristo Dimitrov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book which gives you a very accurate overview of what a typical chip tape out process involves. It is a recommended read for people who would like to get an understanding of what it takes to bring a design from concept all the way to silicon, without delving too much into the details.

[Rajesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative book that covers all aspects of end to end ASIC design flow. Highly recommended for people who are new to RTL Design.