The fourth edition of the best-selling text details the modern techniques for the design of complex and high-performance CMOS systems on a chip. Covering the fundamentals of CMOS design from the digital systems level to the circuit level, this book explains the fundamental principles and is a guide to good design practices
I find this book extremely useful as a textbook to learn VLSI design. Concepts are very well explained and the pictures are very simple and memorable.
It also embraces a variety of VLSI design topics. Even after learning it in the class and teaching it for two semesters, I still learn something new every time I read the book.
Highly recommended for anybody who wants to learn VLSI.