ECE 558 Introduction to VLSI Design

ECE 658 VLSI Design Principles

Lecture 2 (Fall 2006)

LECTURE SLIDES :- pdf

Design Tools and Flows

Levels of Design

• High-Level
• Logic Level
• Circuit Level
• Layout Level
• At each level, different tools are used for different purposes. Use the proper tool!

Coming up in next lecture

• VLSI History and Overview of Design