Title :
Addressing the tradeoff between standard and custom ICs in system level design
Author :
Adams, Jay K. ; Thomas, Donald E.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
The tradeoff between using a custom IC and using standard ICs to implement part of a system is formalized. A design tool which demonstrates the ability to make such tradeoffs in the design of a microprocessor-based computer system is introduced. It is shown that effective use of ASIC gate capacity and I/Os results in designs that require as little as 62% of the PC board area needed by designs with no ASIC
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; microcomputers; ASIC gate capacity; I/Os; custom ICs; design tool; microprocessor-based computer system; standard ICs; system level design; Application specific integrated circuits; Costs; Design engineering; Hardware; Process design; Software standards; Surface acoustic waves; System performance; System-level design; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1992. ICCD '92. Proceedings, IEEE 1992 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3110-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1992.276247
