Title :
Using software agents to generate VLSI layouts
Author :
Moreira, Dilvan De Abreu ; Walczowski, Les T.
Author_Institution :
Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
Software agents can provide flexibility and scalability in a client-server architecture. To demonstrate how agents can aid layout generation, the authors created Agents, a scalable distributed system that generates full-custom digital and mixed-signal VLSI layouts implemented in CMOS or BiCMOS technologies
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit layout CAD; client-server systems; integrated circuit layout; intelligent design assistants; software agents; Agents; BiCMOS; CMOS; VLSI layout generation; client-server architecture; full-custom digital VLSI layout; mixed-signal VLSI layout; scalability; scalable distributed system; software agents; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Intelligent agent; MOS devices; Network servers; Power generation; Software agents; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
IEEE Expert
