1. Introduction to:
i) Application specific Integrated circuits(ASICs) &design automation.
ii) CMOS Technology and design rules.
iii) PLA, PLD and CPLD
2. Overview of Hardware modeling with VHDL.
3. FPGA Concept ,Architecture and Programming .
4. Simulation of Digital circuits using CAD tools.
5. High Level Synthesis: Datapath and Control synthesis.
6. Logic Level Synthesis and Optimization of Combinatorial and Sequential circuits.
8. Testing ( Fault modeling, Simulation, Test generation ) and Design for Testability.
9. Physical Design Automation ( Placement , Floor Planning ,Routing).
10. Timing Analysis , Verification and Validation.