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1. The Custom Approach

2. Impact of Implementation Choices

3. Transition to Automation and Regular Structures

4. A Historical Perspective: the PLA

4.1. Two-Level Logic

4.2. PLA Layout – Exploiting Regularity

4.3. Breathing Some New Life in PLAs

4.3.1. River PLAs

5. MacroModules

5.1. “Soft” MacroModules

5.2. “Intellectual Property”

6. Implementation Choices

6.1. Digital Circuit Implementation Approaches

6.1.1. Custom

6.1.2. Semicustom

6.1.2.1. Cell-based

6.1.2.1.1. Macro Cells

6.1.2.1.2. Standards Cells

6.1.2.1.3. Compile Cells

6.1.2.1.4. Automatic Cell Generation

6.1.2.2. Array-based

6.1.2.2.1. Pre-diffused

6.1.2.2.2. Pre-wired

6.1.2.3. Semicustom Design Flow

6.1.2.3.1. The “Design Closure” Problem

6.1.2.3.2. Integrating Synthesis with Physical Design

7. The Design Productivity Challenge

7.1. New node

7.1.1. New node

8. A Simple Processor

8.1. INPUT/OUTPUT

8.2. MEMORY

8.3. DATAPATH

8.4. CONTROL

9. Design Methodology

10. A System-on-a-Chip

11. Summary