• DocumentCode
    3553570
  • Title

    A gate array implementation of a fault-tolerant bus interface unit based on NuBus protocols

  • Author

    Tront, Joseph G. ; Tsai, Kuo-yeang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    7-10 Apr 1991
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Abstract
    A gate array fault-tolerant bus-interface IC based on modified NuBus protocols is described. The gate array IC design system HIGHLAND is used, along with other CAD (computer-aided design) tools such as the Berkeley VLSI Tool Set and LOGEN, to generate a layout for the bus interface unit. Two programs are written to interface the necessary CAD tools. All the circuits are designed and simulated on a VAXstation 3200 (Ultrix-32) and VAX11/785 (VMS)
  • Keywords
    circuit layout CAD; computer interfaces; fault tolerant computing; logic CAD; logic arrays; protocols; Berkeley VLSI Tool Set; CAD; HIGHLAND; IC design system; LOGEN; NuBus protocols; Ultrix-32; VAX11/785; VAXstation 3200; VMS; computer-aided design; fault-tolerant bus; gate array implementation; interface unit; layout; logic design; Circuits; Control systems; Costs; Design automation; Fault tolerance; Microprocessors; Multiprocessing systems; Packaging; Protocols; Very large scale integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Southeastcon '91., IEEE Proceedings of
  • Conference_Location
    Williamsburg, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0033-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECON.1991.147717
  • Filename
    147717