Title :
Via-Programmable Structured ASIC Fabric Based on MCML Cells: Design Flow and Implementation
Author :
Badel, Stéphane ; Hatirnaz, Ilhan ; Leblebici, Yusuf ; Brauer, Elizabeth J.
Author_Institution :
EPFL-STI-IMM-LSM, Lausanne
Abstract :
This paper presents a regular layout fabric made of via-programmable MCML universal logic cells for structured ASIC applications and the associated design flow. The proposed structured ASIC fabric offers very high noise immunity due to the differential operation, as well as low production cost due to the via-programmable properties of the universal logic cell. Implementations of a number of circuits are presented and the area/speed performances are compared with classical CMOS implementation using a commercial standard cell library in 0.18 mum CMOS technology.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; application specific integrated circuits; ASIC fabric; CMOS implementation; MCML cells; commercial standard cell library; regular layout fabric; size 0.18 mum; universal logic cells; via-programmable properties; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Costs; Crosstalk; Electronic mail; Fabrics; Libraries; Logic gates; Signal synthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. MWSCAS '06. 49th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Juan
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0172-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2006.382001
