Title :
From expert assistant to design verification: applications of AI to VLSI design
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses successful applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to integrated-circuit (IC) and printed-circuit-board (PCB) design in the area of expert systems which serve as design assistants. Attention is given to problems connected with the multidimensional and hierarchical nature of the VLSI design process. Some of the language features which are applicable to IC and PCB design problems are addressed. It is concluded that these language features coupled with expert systems permit a significant first step to solving a very difficult problem: the verification of the correctness of a design
Keywords :
VLSI; artificial intelligence; circuit CAD; expert systems; AI; IC design; VLSI design; correctness; design assistants; expert systems; hierarchical nature; language features; multidimensional; printed-circuit-board; verification; Application software; Application specific integrated circuits; Artificial intelligence; Engines; Expert systems; Humans; Integrated circuit technology; Printed circuits; Process design; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '89. Proceedings. Energy and Information Technologies in the Southeast., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbia, SC
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1989.132410
