Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory and Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits

Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory and Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits
Author: M. Bushnell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2006-04-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0306470403

The modern electronic testing has a forty year history. Test professionals hold some fairly large conferences and numerous workshops, have a journal, and there are over one hundred books on testing. Still, a full course on testing is offered only at a few universities, mostly by professors who have a research interest in this area. Apparently, most professors would not have taken a course on electronic testing when they were students. Other than the computer engineering curriculum being too crowded, the major reason cited for the absence of a course on electronic testing is the lack of a suitable textbook. For VLSI the foundation was provided by semiconductor device techn- ogy, circuit design, and electronic testing. In a computer engineering curriculum, therefore, it is necessary that foundations should be taught before applications. The field of VLSI has expanded to systems-on-a-chip, which include digital, memory, and mixed-signalsubsystems. To our knowledge this is the first textbook to cover all three types of electronic circuits. We have written this textbook for an undergraduate “foundations” course on electronic testing. Obviously, it is too voluminous for a one-semester course and a teacher will have to select from the topics. We did not restrict such freedom because the selection may depend upon the individual expertise and interests. Besides, there is merit in having a larger book that will retain its usefulness for the owner even after the completion of the course. With equal tenacity, we address the needs of three other groups of readers.

Introduction to VLSI Systems

Introduction to VLSI Systems
Author: Carver Mead
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1980
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Mos devices and circuits - Integrated system fabrication - Data and control flow in systematic structures - Implementing integrated system designs : from circuit topology to patterning geometry to wafer fabrication - Overview of an LSI computer system, and the design of the OM2 data PATH CHIP - Architecture and design of system controllers, and the design of the OM2 controller CHIP - System timing - Highly concurrent systems - Physics of computational systems.

Advances in VLSI, Signal Processing, Power Electronics, IoT, Communication and Embedded Systems

Advances in VLSI, Signal Processing, Power Electronics, IoT, Communication and Embedded Systems
Author: Shubhakar Kalya
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2021-04-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811604436

This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on VLSI, Signal Processing, Power Electronics, IoT, Communication and Embedded Systems (VSPICE-2020). The book provides insights into various aspects of the emerging fields in the areas Electronics and Communication Engineering as a holistic approach. The various topics covered in this book include VLSI, embedded systems, signal processing, communication, power electronics and internet of things. This book mainly focuses on the most recent innovations, trends, concerns and practical challenges and their solutions. This book will be useful for academicians, professionals and researchers in the area of electronics and communications and electrical engineering.

Managing Power Electronics

Managing Power Electronics
Author: Nazzareno Rossetti
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2005-12-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0471776297

A unique system focus that presents specific solutions for specific appliances This publication presents state-of-the-art power management techniques for modern electronic appliances that rely on such very large-scale integration (VLSI) chips as CPUs and DSPs. The author thoroughly covers all aspects of the field, including semiconductor manufacturing processes, packages, circuits, functions, and systems. A unique and significant contribution to the field, the publication adopts a "system focus" by first presenting the appliance and then delving into the power management architecture and topologies that best serve each appliance. In addition to specific techniques and applications, the publication discusses fundamental physical and socioeconomic issues. For example, the author examines Moore's law and its effect on power management and heat dissipation, which points to a future breakthrough needed to continue the fast pace of advancement in the high-tech industry. The author provides a solid technical foundation and an analysis of popular electronic appliances, including: * Overview of the semiconductor industry * Plain-English discussion of semiconductor processes and packages * Step-by-step guide to analog design building from the transistor to higher-level functions, leading to the implementation of a complete voltage regulator * Popular DC-DC voltage regulation architectures * AC-DC architectures for power conversion * Ultra-portable devices, such as cellular phones, PDAs, and digital still cameras * Desktop and notebook PCs The publication concludes with a chapter on special power management topics and an expert forecast of future directions for the field. This is essential reading for researchers, engineers, and designers in the semiconductor and integrated circuits industries. With its extensive use of cross-section drawings as well as transistor circuit schematics, this is also a recommended textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science and electrical engineering.

The Electronics Handbook

The Electronics Handbook
Author: Jerry C. Whitaker
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 2636
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420036661

During the ten years since the appearance of the groundbreaking, bestselling first edition of The Electronics Handbook, the field has grown and changed tremendously. With a focus on fundamental theory and practical applications, the first edition guided novice and veteran engineers along the cutting edge in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems. Completely updated and expanded to reflect recent advances, this second edition continues the tradition. The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition provides a comprehensive reference to the key concepts, models, and equations necessary to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of complex electrical devices, circuits, instruments, and systems. With 23 sections that encompass the entire electronics field, from classical devices and circuits to emerging technologies and applications, The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition not only covers the engineering aspects, but also includes sections on reliability, safety, and engineering management. The book features an individual table of contents at the beginning of each chapter, which enables engineers from industry, government, and academia to navigate easily to the vital information they need. This is truly the most comprehensive, easy-to-use reference on electronics available.

Electronics Engineer's Reference Book

Electronics Engineer's Reference Book
Author: F. F. Mazda
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483161064

Electronics Engineer's Reference Book, Sixth Edition is a five-part book that begins with a synopsis of mathematical and electrical techniques used in the analysis of electronic systems. Part II covers physical phenomena, such as electricity, light, and radiation, often met with in electronic systems. Part III contains chapters on basic electronic components and materials, the building blocks of any electronic design. Part IV highlights electronic circuit design and instrumentation. The last part shows the application areas of electronics such as radar and computers.

Analog VLSI

Analog VLSI
Author: Shih-Chii Liu
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780262122559

An introduction to the design of analog VLSI circuits. Neuromorphic engineers work to improve the performance of artificial systems through the development of chips and systems that process information collectively using primarily analog circuits. This book presents the central concepts required for the creative and successful design of analog VLSI circuits. The discussion is weighted toward novel circuits that emulate natural signal processing. Unlike most circuits in commercial or industrial applications, these circuits operate mainly in the subthreshold or weak inversion region. Moreover, their functionality is not limited to linear operations, but also encompasses many interesting nonlinear operations similar to those occurring in natural systems. Topics include device physics, linear and nonlinear circuit forms, translinear circuits, photodetectors, floating-gate devices, noise analysis, and process technology.

Heterostructures and Quantum Devices

Heterostructures and Quantum Devices
Author: Norman G. Einspruch
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2014-06-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483295176

Heterostructure and quantum-mechanical devices promise significant improvement in the performance of electronic and optoelectronic integrated circuits (ICs). Though these devices are the subject of a vigorous research effort, the current literature is often either highly technical or narrowly focused. This book presents heterostructure and quantum devices to the nonspecialist, especially electrical engineers working with high-performance semiconductor devices. It focuses on a broad base of technical applications using semiconductor physics theory to develop the next generation of electrical engineering devices. The text covers existing technologies and future possibilities within a common framework of high-performance devices, which will have a more immediate impact on advanced semiconductor physics-particularly quantum effects-and will thus form the basis for longer-term technology development.

Basic VLSI Design Technology

Basic VLSI Design Technology
Author: Cherry Bhargava
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2022-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000794024

The current cutting-edge VLSI circuit design technologies provide end-users with many applications, increased processing power and improved cost effectiveness. This trend is accelerating, with significant implications on future VLSI and systems design. VLSI design engineers are always in demand for front-end and back-end design applications.The book aims to give future and current VSLI design engineers a robust understanding of the underlying principles of the subject. It not only focuses on circuit design processes obeying VLSI rules but also on technological aspects of fabrication. The Hardware Description Language (HDL) Verilog is explained along with its modelling style. The book also covers CMOS design from the digital systems level to the circuit level. The book clearly explains fundamental principles and is a guide to good design practices.The book is intended as a reference book for senior undergraduate, first-year post graduate students, researchers as well as academicians in VLSI design, electronics & electrical engineering and materials science. The basics and applications of VLSI design from digital system design to IC fabrication and FPGA Prototyping are each covered in a comprehensive manner. At the end of each unit is a section with technical questions including solutions which will serve as an excellent teaching aid to all readers.Technical topics discussed in the book include: • Digital System Design• Design flow for IC fabrication and FPGA based prototyping • Verilog HDL• IC Fabrication Technology• CMOS VLSI Design• Miscellaneous (It covers basics of Electronics, and Reconfigurable computing, PLDs, Latest technology etc.).

Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)

Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
Author: D.F. Barbe
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3662010038

Even elementary school students of today know that electronics can do fan tastic things. Electronic calculators make arithmetic easy. An electronic box connected to your TV set provides a wonderful array of games. Electron ic boxes can translate languages! Electronics has even changed watches from a pair of hands to a set of digits. Integrated circuit (IC) chips which use transistors to store information in binary form and perform bin ary arithmetic make all of this possible. In just a short twenty years the field of integrated circuits has progressed from a few transistors per chip to thousands of transistors per chip. Since the early 1960's, the field has progressed from chips containing several transistors performing simple functions such as OR and AND functions to chips presently available which contain thousands of transistors performing a wide range of memory, control and arithmetic functions. The number of special journal issues, conferences, workshops, seminars, etc. related to the field of IC's is large. l~hile no single volume could adequately summarize the field, this volume attempts to provide a summary of some of the important issues and factors for Very Large Scale Integra tion (VLSI) from the perspective of several authors deeply involved in the field. In the field of VLSI, composed of many facets and disciplines, the de mand for engineers, physicists and chemists trained in IC skills exceeds supply.