Title :
Charting the EDA roadmap
Author_Institution :
Phillips Semicond., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Moore´s law has been the guiding principle for defining the semiconductor roadmap ever since it was proposed in 1965. This article examines and proposes a law that plays the role of Moore´s law in the very large-scale integration (VLSI) computer-aided design (CAD) field. This article also examines the difference in nature of semiconductor productivity and design productivity.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; integrated circuit manufacture; EDA roadmap; Moore law; chip design productivity; computer-aided design; electronic design automation; semiconductor productivity; semiconductor roadmap; very large-scale integration; Chip scale packaging; Design automation; Electronic design automation and methodology; Geometry; Large scale integration; Moore´s Law; Productivity; Research and development; Taxonomy; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCD.2004.1364768
