Overview of CAD tools in VLSI design Micro processor design flow Micro architecture design Performance issues Detailed block diagrams Circuit Feasibility Partitioning Floorplanning Power distribution Clocking strategy Critical path simulation Micro architecture design and circuit feasibility C C Schematic editor Netlister Layout editor Spice simulator RTL model design Define RTL coding guidelines Synthesizable subset Equivalency check Hierarchy Style Signal naming convention Data path Memory design Performance issues Critical path extraction tools Power noise analysis tools Design rule checkers LVS tool Control logic design Macro replacement tool RTL model re partitioning tool Schematic drawing tool Layout Circuit and timing verification LVS DRC tools Parasitic extraction tools Glue tools Test pattern generation ATPG tools Netlist translator Tools used