Title :
MDP design tools and methods
Author :
Lethin, Richard A. ; Dally, William J.
Author_Institution :
MIT, Artificial Intelligence Lab., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A conservative and pragmatic design strategy adopted for logic and layout design of the Message Driven Processor (MDP) to minimize effort and reduce risk, is described. The MDP was produced by an academic-industry research collaboration. The effort demonstrated that a complex VLSI computer can be built successfully in an academic context
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; logic CAD; multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel architectures; J-machine; MDP design tools; Message Driven Processor; complex VLSI computer; layout design; pragmatic design strategy; Clocks; Computer architecture; Computer bugs; Costs; Design engineering; Design methodology; Logic design; Testing; Timing; Very large scale integration;
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.1992.276306
