Physical Design

Abstract—Very-Large-Scale-Integration (VLSI) of digital systems is the foundation of electronic applications that are used in everyday life. These applications vary from specialized parts to Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), as well as Systems-On-Chips (SoCs). The designs of these systems are so complex that manual design would not be feasible. The only way to design and fabricate such complex designs is to use computers to automate portions of the design process. The focus of this paper are the numerous aspects of the physical design process and how those aspects are automated using computer-aided design (CAD) tools by Synopsys®