Title :
CHARMS: characterization and modeling system for accurate delay prediction of ASIC designs
Author_Institution :
LSI Logic Corp., Milpitas, CA, USA
Abstract :
The operation and application of CHARMS (characterization and modeling system), a system that allows multidimensional characterization and modeling of cells for accurate delay prediction of ASIC designs, are discussed. The CHARMS system consists of the programs AUTOCHAR, MODSYS, and GENLIB. Written in C and intended for use on a high-performance Unix workstation (e.g. a SUN 4/260 equipped with a local disk), each program uses commands from an input file coded in SPICE-like syntax to operate on cells specified in a table file
Keywords :
C language; Unix; application specific integrated circuits; circuit CAD; ASIC designs; AUTOCHAR; C language; CHARMS; GENLIB; MODSYS; SPICE-like syntax; SUN 4/260; accurate delay prediction; characterization; high-performance Unix workstation; input file; modeling; table file; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; DH-HEMTs; Databases; Delay systems; Libraries; Predictive models; Skeleton; Temperature; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the IEEE 1990
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1990.124699
