Re: about physical design
Hi,
I would suggest the following steps
1) Read one or two books on physical design
There're two e-books talking about physical design in this forum:
An Introduction to VLSI Physical Design
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and
Algorithms for VLSI physical design automation
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The former one is more conceptual and introductary, and is more suitable for one who just want to get a flavor of physical design.
2) Read the white papers of some EDA tools to see what they're targeting for, what are the methodologies behind it. Usually EDA tools are chasing the most hot issues in ASIC design.
3) Talk to some experienced designer or/and CAD developers. Designers and CAD developers may have different perspective on physical design.
4) Read papers on DAC/ICCAD. But be aware of what you're reading. Not all the papers out there are worth reading anyway. Try to find someone to tell you which ones are practical, solid and meaningful.