DocumentCode :
3106705
Title :
The VLSI-programming language Tangram and its translation into handshake circuits
Author :
Van Berkel, Kees ; Kessels, Joep ; Roncken, Marly ; Saeijs, Ronald ; Schalij, Frits
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Labs., Eindhoven, Netherlands
fYear :
1991
fDate :
25-28 Feb 1991
Firstpage :
384
Lastpage :
389
Abstract :
Views VLSI design as a programming activity. VLSI designs are described in the algorithmic programming language Tangram. The paper gives an overview of Tangram, providing sufficient detail to invite the reader to try a small VLSI program himself. Tangram programs can be translated into handshake circuits, networks of elementary components that interact by handshake signaling. The authors have constructed a silicon compiler that automates this translation and converts these handshake circuits into asynchronous circuits and subsequently into VLSI layouts
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; high level languages; Tangram; VLSI designs; VLSI layouts; algorithmic programming language; asynchronous circuits; elementary components; handshake circuits; silicon compiler; Algorithm design and analysis; Asynchronous circuits; Computer languages; Costs; Finite impulse response filter; Laboratories; Programming profession; Reactive power; Silicon compiler; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation. EDAC., Proceedings of the European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EDAC.1991.206431
Filename :
206431
Link To Document :
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