From ASICs to SOCs: A Practical Approach

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Summary: Good up to date information
Review: Good coverage on methodologies and design flows. A good book for engineers, project/program managers and technical marketing individuals dealing with ASICs and/or SOCs.

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Summary: Good Design Guides
Review: I like the chapters on physical design and low-power.
Specifically the design guides and tips.

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Summary: Interesting practical examples
Review: It is hard to find technical books on SOCs. This book is
one of the few that has good comprehensive examples on VOIP and set-top box SOC designs.

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Summary: Incredibly poor content
Review: Should be entitled ASIC to ASIC. Nothing to do with SoCs. Most ASIC design old tricks are listed and covered in a few lines. I can't imagine a SoC designer who could make use of this. Who cares saving a 100 gates in a multi-million gates project?