ABSTRACT
Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) is a term used to describe integrated circuit designs using thousands, or more, of field effect transistors (FETs) [Mead79]. VLSI chips can be implemented using several methods, including gate arrays, standard cells, and full-custom design [Baker08]. In this short tutorial, we will focus on full-custom design or design at the transistor level. We will use complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology that includes an n-type metal-oxide FET, n-type MOSFET or NMOS for short, and a p-type MOSFET or PMOS.
