Other tools for taking care of this step of IC design are proprietary, so this is one step on the way to a completely open toolchain that anyone can use to start building their own ASIC.

This evolution from chips with discrete functions combined on PCB to a 3D IC system that Michael alluded to happened in a few distinct steps. The SoC itself became increasingly complex. The use of ...

The 46 sections are well organized, although some are placeholders. There are sections on design flow and the technical aspects of design. Examples range from a square root circuit to a sigma ...