Title :
Controlling change propagation and project policies in IC design
Author :
Mathys, Yves ; Morgan, Marc ; Soudagar, Salma
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Syst. Design Technol., Motorola Inc., USA
Abstract :
Today´s large IC designs involve highly partitioned, highly coupled and voluminous design data evolving over time. Tracking design state is becoming an essential component of design tracking systems. In this paper we present the project BluePrint, a design data flow management tool which is an extension to the DAMOCLES tracking system. The project BluePrint is event driven. It defines project data dependencies and controls change propagation. The BluePrint allows the separation of project specific information from tool activities facilitating tool integration. The project BluePrint follows the non-obstructive approach championed by the DAMOCLES tracking system
Keywords :
circuit CAD; data flow analysis; discrete event simulation; integrated circuit design; project engineering; BluePrint; IC design; change propagation; data flow management tool; design data; design state; design tracking systems; event driven; project data dependencies; project policies; tool integration; Couplings; Electronic design automation and methodology; Engines; Integrated circuit layout; Logic circuits; Logic design; Process design; Project management; Runtime; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
European Design and Test Conference, 1995. ED&TC 1995, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7039-8
DOI :
10.1109/EDTC.1995.470384
