Remote Access to VLSI Tools at GWU

• See ECE 126 Reference Page

Manuals

• Synopsys' DC Shell Manuals vW-2004
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  
  
• Synopsys' TetraMax Manuals vW-2004
  • User's Guide
  • Quick Reference
  • Pattern Validation User's Guide
  
  
• Cadence Manuals
  • Model Writer Guide
  
  

Useful UNIX References

• vi Cheatsheet -UNIX text editor.
• UNIX Cheatsheet - Useful shortcuts to common UNIX tasks.
• testbench - Sample testbench for use with Verilog-XL.
• Another Unix Tutorial from the University of Surrey

VLSI Fabrication Information

• MOSIS - MOS Implementation Service
• Scalable CMOS Design Rules (HTML)
• Scalable CMOS Design Rules (PDF)
• Standard Cell Library

Public-Domain CAD Tools

• CAD Tool Manual Pages
• Magic Layout Editor (includes IRSIM) from Compaq (formerly Digital) Western Research Lab
• The Univeristy of Idaho Links to VLSI Information page has links to many other CAD tools

Tutorials/Guides

• Hardware Designer’s Guide to Verilog
• Verilog Introduction, University of Edinburgh
• Bucknell Verilog Manual
• ASIC World Verilog page
• Verilog Tutorial - Registration required
• Hardware Engineers Guide to VHDL
• Deep's World of ASICs - A very nice introduction to Verilog
• Vital Tutorial
• An Introductory VHDL Tutorial from Green Mountain Computing Systems, Inc.
• VHDL Synthesis Tutorial by Bob Reese at Mississippi State University
• VHDL and Verilog References and Tutorials at the Programmable Logic Jump Station
• The Designer's Guide to VHDL by Peter Ashenden
• The Student's Guide to VHDL by Peter Ashenden

VLSI-Related Websites

• The University of Idaho Links to VLSI Information Page
• Chip Shots: Integrated Circuits Under the Microscope (Florida State)
• Intel Technology Journal - contains many interesting articles about chip technology and manufacturing.
• Microdesign Resources Online - Homepage for publisher of Microprocessor Report, a newsletter which describes what's going on in the microprocessor industry.
• EDA Industry Working Groups

Related Journals, Conferences, and Magazines

• IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided-Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD)
• IEEE Transactions on Computers
• IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems
• ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES)
• Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and Applications (JETTA)
• IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
• ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC)
• Design and Test in Europe Conference (DATE)
• IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)
• IEEE International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD)
• IEEE International Test Conference (ITC)
• IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS)
• IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)
• IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
• IEEE Asian Test Symposium
• IEEE Design and Test of Computers
• Test & Measurement World
• EE Times Network
• The Electronic Design Automation & Test Expo

Professional Organizations and Societies

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• IEEE Computer Society
• IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
• IEEE Test Technology Technical Council (TTTC)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• ACM Special Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA)

Semiconductor, Test, Verification, and CAD Companies

• Lucent
• Intel
• IBM
• IBM Research
• MicroNews
• IBM Chip Packaging Roadmap
• In Search of the Best IC Test Method
• Designing for Test with Multimillion-Gate ICs: IBM TestBench Design-for-Test and Automatic Test Pattern Generation Update
• Motorola
• TI
• LSI Logic
• NEC
• Philips
• Fujitsu
• Infineon
• Advanced Micro Devices
• Conexant Systems, Inc.
• Integrated Device Technology Inc.
• Cadence
• Synopsys
• Mentor Graphics
• Genesys Testware, Inc.
• Innologic Systems, Inc.
• Get2Chip
• Magma Design Automation
• Verisity
• 0-in Design Automation
• Teradyne
• NPTest
• Schlumberger
• Advantest
• IMS -- VirtualTest
• LogicVision