CPE
465
Design Automation of Digital Systems
This course will provide an introduction to the tools used to design and analyze digital circuits, including the design of exact and heuristic algorithms that form the basis for VLSI Computer-Aided-Design. Topics covered include partitioning problems, floor planning problem, placement problems, and interconnection of elements -Net selection -Minimal spanning trees -Steiner trees. Layering ordering, pin assignment, and routing algorithms.
Prerequisites:
0612207,0612262
0612465
(3-0-3)