Note for VLSI Design - VLSI By Millee Panigrahi

Historical Perspective, VLSI Design Methodologies, VLSI Design Flow,Design Hierarchy, Concept of Regularity, Modularity and Locality

Introduction, Fabrication Processes Flow – Basic Concepts,The CMOS n-Well Process, Layout Design Rules, Stick Diagrams, Full-Customs MaskLayout Design

The Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) Structure, The MOS System under External Bias, Structure and Operation of MOS Transistor (MOSFET), MOSFET CurrentVoltage Characteristics, MOSFET Scaling and Small-Geometry Effects, MOSFET Capacitance

Introduction, Resistive-Load Inverters, Inverters with n-Type MOSFET Load, CMOS Inverter