Title :
FORESIGHT: a fast turn-around and low cost ASIC prototyping alternative
Author_Institution :
Orbit Semiconductor Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
The FORESIGHT program holds regularly scheduled multiproject runs capable of providing ASIC designers prototype numbers of 1.2-, 1.5- and 2.0-μm CMOS parts in turnarounds of four to five weeks at a fraction of the cost of a run dedicated to just one part. FORESIGHT´s low cost and fast turnaround gives designers the opportunity of developing their own design libraries, as well as characterizing completed designs prior to production
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; 1.2 to 2 micron; ASIC prototyping; CMOS parts; FORESIGHT program; fast turn-around; fast turnaround; low cost; mask sharing; regularly scheduled multiproject runs; wafer sharing; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS process; Costs; Density measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fabrication; Libraries; Production; Prototypes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1990. Proceedings., Third Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1990.186133
