An integrated CAD system for algorithm-specific IC design

Author

Shung, C.S. ; Jain, R. ; Rimey, K. ; Wang, E. ; Srivastava, M.B. ; Lettang, E. ; Azim, S.K. ; Hilfinger, P.N. ; Rabaey, J. ; Brodersen, R.W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1989

fDate

3-6 Jan 1989

Firstpage

82

Abstract

Lager, an integrated CAD (computer-aided design) system for algorithm-specific IC design, is described. It consists of a behavioral mapper and a silicon assembler. To generate a chip from a behavioral description, the user specifies both the behavioral description and a parameterized structural description. The behavior is mapped onto the parameterized structure to produce microcode and parameter values. The silicon assembler then translates the fill-out structural description into a physical layout. A number of algorithm-specific ICs designed with Lager have been fabricated and tested. A robot-control chip is described

Keywords

circuit layout CAD; monolithic integrated circuits; Lager; algorithm-specific IC design; behavioral description; behavioral mapper; integrated CAD system; microcode; parameterized structural description; physical layout; robot-control chip; silicon assembler; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Assembly; Design automation; Fabrication; Hardware; Image processing; Laboratories; Signal processing algorithms; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1989. Vol.I: Architecture Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1911-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1989.47146

Filename

47146