chapter 1 Internet-Based Micro-Electronic Design Automation (IMEDA) Framework / chapter 2 System-Level Design -- chapter 3 Synthesis at the Register Transfer Level and the Behavioral Level -- chapter 4 Performance Modeling and Analysis in VHDL -- chapter 5 Embedded Computing Systems and Hardware/ Software Co-Design -- chapter 6 Design Automation Technology Roadmap -- chapter 7 Design Languages -- chapter 8 Hardware Description in Verilog: An Overview -- chapter 9 Analog Circuit Simulation -- chapter 10 Interconnect Modeling and Simulation -- chapter 11 Power Simulation and Estimation in VLSI Circuits.