Synthesis and Optimization of Digital Circuits

Giovanni De Micheli

Synthesis and Optimization of Digital Circuits offers a modern, up-to-date look at computer aided design (CAD) of very large scale integration (VLSI) circuits. In particular, this book covers techniques for synthesis and optimization of digital circuits at the architectural and logic levels, i.e., the generation of performance- and/or area-optimal circuit representations from models in hardware description languages. The book provides a thorough explanation of synthesis and optimization algorithms accompanied by a sound mathematical formulation and a unified notation.

The text covers the following topics:

modern hardware description languages (e.g. VHDL, Verilog).
architectural-level synthesis of data flow and control units, including algorithms for scheduling and resource binding.
combinational logic optimization algorithms fro two-level and multiple-level circuits.
sequential logic optimization methods.
library binding techniques, including those applicable to FPGAs.

The textbook can be ordered by calling McGraw-Hill at: + 800 338-3987. ISBN 0-07-016333-2.
An instructor's manual is available from the publisher with the solutions to the problems. ISBN 0-07-016334-0.
A new set of powerpoint slides for courses using the book.
Latex-based foils for overhead projection.
Reduced-dimension copies of overheads.
Errata/Corrige. A list of corrections to errors appearing in the 4th print. If your copy is a third or earlier print, you should order a copy of the 4th print.