Title :
A microprogrammable VLSI routing controller for HARTS
Author :
Dolter, J.W. ; Ramanathan, P. ; Shin, K.G.
Author_Institution :
Real-Time Comput. Lab., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The design and implementation of a VLSI routing controller for use in the Hexagonal Architecture for Real-Time Systems (HARTS), which is currently being built, are presented. The routing controller is a microprogrammed unit designed to function as an intelligent front-end interface for the interconnection network. Unlike other routine controllers known to date, this routing controller allows for the flexibility to investigate several low-level routing algorithms by downloading the appropriate microcode into the routing controller. The design was carried out using the combination of Seattle Silicon Technology´s silicon compiler and Mentor Graphic´s schematic capture and simulation tools. The implementation is targeted for a 64-pin package using a 1.2-μm CMOS process
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit layout CAD; programmable controllers; 1.2 micron; CMOS; HARTS; Hexagonal Architecture for Real-Time Systems; intelligent front-end interface; interconnection network; microcode; microprogrammable VLSI routing controller; schematic capture; silicon compiler; simulation tools; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Control systems; Intelligent networks; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Packaging; Real time systems; Routing; Silicon compiler; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1989. ICCD '89. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1971-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1989.63348
