TABLE OF CONTENTS Here's what you're going to see in this chapter:
How to set yourself up for success
How to do more work in less time and do it better
How to lay out your chips to be more robust on the job
How to save the day when someone needs extra stuff in the layout and there is no space but we only have 4 hours to tape out
How to appear to have memorized two thousand rules
How to pull last-second matching out of a hat
How to turn three weeks' work into three days' work
How to use your $2.99 Scooby Doo calculator to save your company millions
How to leap over tall blocks in a single bound
How to bend metal rules with your bare hands
How to anticipate changes faster than a speeding billet
How to sew a large, red S on your shirt (Collector Edition only)
This is it. You are ready to do your layout. At last, you have covered everything that you need to cover. I've given you a lot of information in this book. You should be ready to sit down and start some layout. But, it's a big, huge, daunting, scary task in front of you.
When looking for a place to begin, a lot of people get panicky and freeze, especially when they are first starting out as a mask designer. They are frightened of...
