Generations
In the early days of integrated circuits, only a few transistors could be placed on a chip, as the scale used was large because of the contemporary technology, and manufacturing yields were low by today's standards. As the degree of integration was small, the design process was relatively simple. Over time, millions, and today billions, of transistors could be placed on one chip, and a good design required thorough planning. This gave rise to new design methods.
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