This thesis is an introduction to the use of computer-aided design tools for the design of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSI) and a tutorial is given which illustrates their use in the computing environment at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Abstract : This thesis is an introduction to the use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools for the design of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSI). The techniques are described and a tutorial is given which illustrates their use in the computing environment at the Naval Postgraduate School. The CAD tools were applied to design a 16-bit fast pipelined adder. (Author)