• DocumentCode
    2879297
  • Title

    A comparison of mixed gate array and custom IC design methods

  • Author

    Erdelyi, C. ; Bechade, R. ; Concannon, M. ; Hoffman, W.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM General Tech. Div., Essex Junction, VT, USA
  • Volume
    XXVII
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    22-24 Feb. 1984
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    This paper will present a comparison of gate-array, mixed gate-array-custom and full custom implementations of a 32b NMOS microprocessor. Use of 5V and 3.4V on-chip supply voltages and automated gate-array design for parts of the chip has resulted in a speed and power dissipation of 230ns/2.8W, comparable to the full-custom approach (170ns/3W) in half the design time.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Circuit testing; Delay; Design methodology; Driver circuits; Logic circuits; Logic design; Programmable logic arrays; Voltage; Wiring;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1984 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.1984.1156631
  • Filename
    1156631