Modern VLSI Design: IP-Based Design, Fourth Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

This third edition of Modern VLSI Design includes both incremental refinements and new topics. All these changes are designed to help keep up with the fast pace of advancements in VLSI technology and design.

The incremental refinements in the book include improvements in the discussion of low power design, the chip project, and the lexicon. Low power design was discussed in the second edition, but has become even more complex due to the higher leakages found at smaller transistor sizes. The PDP-8 used in previous editions has been replaced with a more modern data path design. Designing a complete computer is beyond the scope of most VLSI courses, but a data path makes a good class project. I have also tried ...