Title :
An expert system approach to the design of application specific integrated circuits
Author :
Al-Arian, Sami ; Kunamneni, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Abstract :
The VLSI design problem was partitioned to different levels. The authors´ objective was to develop an expert system to transform the behavioral descriptions (as given by the user or contractor) to the algorithmic state machine level (where data and control flow are defined). Such a step cuts the time needed by the designer using traditional tools. This phase was done experimentally on the IBM PC using SMALL TALK, a frame-based expert system shell. An example of such a system is shown for the problem of traffic light control
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; expert systems; IBM PC; SMALL TALK; VLSI design problem; algorithmic state machine level; application specific integrated circuits; behavioral descriptions; design; expert system approach; frame-based expert system shell; traffic light control; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Computer science; Design engineering; Expert systems; Fabrication; Process design; System testing; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '88., IEEE Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1988.194806
