Title :
A new language suite for designer-specifiable ASIC cell compilers
Author :
Purcell, Shawn ; Handa, Masahiro ; Steinweg, Russell L.
Author_Institution :
VLSI Technol. Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
An integrated set of design languages is presented for describing the various outputs of a cell compiler within VLSI Technology´s ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) design tool environment. The outputs include physical layout, netlists of several types, various external attributes of the compiled cell, and test vectors. The languages were designed with the goal of being simple enough to enable software-inexperienced circuit designers to create complex cell compilers independently. The languages, which follow a consistent format and use intuitive constructs, increase compiler development productivity significantly, primarily by removing the software engineer from the compiler development tool
Keywords :
VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; specification languages; ASIC design tool environment; application-specific integrated circuit; compiler development productivity; compiler development tool; consistent format; designer-specifiable ASIC cell compilers; external attributes; integrated set of design languages; intuitive constructs; language suite; netlists; physical layout; software engineer removal; software-inexperienced circuit designers; test vectors; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit testing; Computer languages; Design engineering; Integrated circuit technology; Power engineering and energy; Productivity; Software tools; Very large scale integration; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1989. Proceedings., Second Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1989.123182
