ASIC
ASIC stands
for Application Specific Integrated Circuit.
ASIC industry boasts a highly automated and structured flow(series of
steps)
to convert ideas into real silicon. It is called ASIC design flow.
There are several companies who offer software(s) called EDA tools,
which help convert ideas into silicon. Main EDA
vendors are:
Synopsys
Cadence
Mentor Graphics
Magma Design Automation
Here are some very commonly used ASIC terms
RTL
Netlist
PnR
Layout
Simulation
Static
Timing Analysis
Critical
Path
Synthesis
Formal
Verification
DFT