Foreword. Preface. 1. VLSI Physical Design Automation. 2. Design and Fabrication of VLSI Devices. 3. Data Structure and Basic Algorithms. 4. Partitioning. 5. Placement, Floorplanning and Pin Assignment. 6. Global Routing. 7. Detailed Routing. 8. Over-the-Cell Routing and Via Minimization. 9. Specialized Routing. 10. Compaction. 11. Physical Design Automation of FPGAs. 12. Physical Design Automation of MCMs. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.