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====== VLSI Design WorkBook ======

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Giving adequate getting started training is always a time consuming stuff for any experienced 
designers. The //VLSI Design WorkBook// is intended to serve as a relatively stand-alone and in-depth 
learning tool for newcomers and beginners. It is a combination of knowledge gained by users' experience,
tools official documentation and Web tutorials from other research institutes 
and universities. \\
The main goal of the WorkBook is to give background information and examples on 
accessing INFN computing resources and using the large collection of **electronics design automation (EDA)** 
softwares licensed by INFN for the VLSI and Electronics laboratories. These tools are generally very complex and setting them 
up and utilizing them effectively can be less-than-intuitive without adequate 
information and documentation. Too often time is just wasted reinventing the wheel!

The WorkBook would cover full-custom **Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design**, 
**Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) programming** and **Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design**. 
It is in form of exhaustive **//step-by-step tutorials//**, 
**//HowTo's//** and **//FAQs//**, aware that beginners may fear seeking help from other experienced designers or professional researchers. References to //papers//, //books// and to other Web resources integrate the WorkBook documentation. Rerefences to __[[vlsi:workbook2|advanced topics]]__ might help 
the more experienced users as well. Bear in mind that much of the documentation that can be found browsing the Web is in form of tutorials rather 
than detailed manuals, which are generally neither in-depth nor up-to-date with the latest software releases.

A list of Web tutorials and documentation published by other research institutes and universities 
around the world has been collected in //Third party tutorials// pages. \\ 
A large collection of links to //**lectures**// and //**webcasts**// 
can be found in __[[vlsi:resources:lectures|Lectures]]__ pages instead. 

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//Please, consider to spend some time in contributing to the WorkBook pages or provide feedback 
on issues, difficulties, typos, grammatical errors etc. as you work through the tutorials. 
Your effort will certainly save someone else time !//
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== Contents ==


   * **[[vlsi:workbook:introduction|Introduction]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:computing|Computing environment]]** (almost completed!)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:analog|Full-custom analog IC Design]]** (started...)
 
   * **[[vlsi:workbook:digital|Digital IC Design]]** (started...)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:mixed|Mixed-signal IC design]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:verification|Physical verification (DRC/LVS/PEX)]]** (started...)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:fpga|FPGA programming]]**  (started...)

   * **[[elettronica:workbook:pcb|PCB design and ASIC/FPGA integration]]** (started...)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:tcad|Technology CAD (TCAD)]]** (started...)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:analysis|Data analysis and CAD scripting/programming ]]** (started...)

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:tutorials|WorkBook tutorials (complete list)]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook2|ADVANCED TOPICS]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:glossary|Glossary]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:computing:unix:basics|Appendix I - Basic UNIX commands]]**

   * **[[vlsi:workbook:computing:unix:sysadmin|Appendix II - UNIX system administration references]]**








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Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Apr 4, 2013


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