A workstation approach to IC process and device design

Author

Boning, Duane S. ; Antoniadis, Dlmltrl A.

Author_Institution

MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

47

Abstract

IC designers are turning more and more to CAD tools to develop complex designs and to automate time-consuming tasks. Although there are a variety of integrated tools for many types of VLSI design, very few integrated systems have been built to address process and device design. Recognizing this need, researchers at MIT set out to define the requirements of a process and device design environment, implement a subset of these functions, and integrate the tools into a user-friendly design environment. As part of their work on creating a user-friendly environment, they developed the MASTIF workstation to provide graphic, window-oriented user interaction to process and device designers.<>

Keywords

VLSI; circuit CAD; monolithic integrated circuits; workstations; CAD tools; IC designers; IC process design; MASTIF workstation; VLSI design; device design; user interaction; workstation; Analytical models; Design automation; Fabrication; Graphics; Logic design; Logic devices; Process design; Semiconductor devices; Turning; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Design & Test of Computers, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7475

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/54.2035

Filename

2035