VLSI Design

SSI, MSI, LSI and VLSI, ENAIC - The First Electronic Computer, Evolution of Digital Technology, RTL, DTL, TTL, ECL, CMOS Logic Advantages and Disadvantages, Moore’s Law, ITRS Prediction of Power Consumption, Limitations of Static CMOS, Power Dissipation in CMOS Circuits, Static Loss, Short Circuit Loss, Switching Loss, Figure of Merits of a Digital Circuits, Noise Margin, Propagation Delay, Fan-in and Fan-Out, Power and Energy Consumption, Power Delay Product.