Title :
A PC-based VLSI design and test system for education
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A very-large-scale integration (VLSI) design system has been installed on IBM PC-AT computers to help teach integrated circuit design and test at the University of Washington. The PC-based system offers a reasonably complete set of tools for layout and test application. Since each PC is a single-user system, the performance of these tools exceeds that of larger time-sharing computers, assuming more than four users are doing layout at the same time. The computing strategy and technical implementation of the VLSI tool set on the PC-ATs is presented. The successes and problems of the system, as well as future plans for tool improvements, are discussed
Keywords :
IBM computers; VLSI; education; integrated circuit technology; integrated circuit testing; microcomputer applications; IBM PC-AT computers; IC design teaching; IC test teaching; University of Washington; VLSI design system; VLSI tool set; computing strategy; education; Circuit testing; Computer displays; Computer science education; Costs; Integrated circuit synthesis; Integrated circuit testing; System testing; Time sharing computer systems; Very large scale integration; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
