What
is VLSI?
CE-653 - Introduction and
Fundamentals
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}Fundamental goal: to
implement algorithms in hardware
}Many possible
technologies
}TTL, NMOS, ECL, CMOS
}Ge, GaAs
}Currents instead of
voltages
}Analog Computation
}Synchronous vs.
Asynchronous
}Quantum computing
}How do we judge a
technology?
}Correctness
}Performance: Latency,
Throughput, Energy
}Cost…