VLSI Design (Very-Large-Scale Integration)

• VLSI Design refers to the process of creating integrated circuits (ICs) by combining thousands to billions of transistors onto a single chip.
• It is the foundation of modern electronics, enabling compact, high-performance devices like smartphones, laptops, microcontrollers, and high-speed processors.
• VLSI stands for Very-Large-Scale Integration, a technology that allows the integration of complex functions and entire computing systems onto a single silicon chip.
• It evolved from earlier methods like SSI (Small-Scale Integration) and LSI (Large-Scale Integration), offering higher density, lower power consumption, and better performance.
• ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit): Custom-designed chips for a specific application. FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array): Reconfigurable hardware used for prototyping and flexible design. EDA Tools (Electronic Design Automation): Software used for simulation, layout, synthesis, and verification (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics).
• Processors & Microcontrollers., Smartphones & Laptops., Automotive Electronics., Telecommunications., Medical Devices., Consumer Electronics