The course offers a complete yet accessible introduction to crosstalk models and optimization. It covers minimizing power consumption at every level of abstraction, from circuits to architecture and new insights into design-for-testability (DFT) techniques that maximize quality despite quicker turnarounds. It also presents detailed coverage of the algorithms underlying contemporary VLSI computer-aided design (CAD) software, so designers can understand their tools no matter which ones they choose. This course mainly contains 4 topics which are essential to the practice of VLSI design as a system design discipline. They are given below and will be addressed in more detail during lecture and discussion.