Automating the design of computer systems

Author

Gupta, Anurag P. ; Birmingham, William P. ; Siewiorek, Daniel P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

12

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

473

Lastpage

487

Abstract

A hierarchical select-and-interconnect methodology for system-level design is described. It extends the flexibility of previous approaches by allowing dynamic subproblem ordering, which is essential for this domain. The design model of M1, a knowledge-based system that implements this approach for small computer systems, is presented. M1´s design space covers five microprocessor families, and it has generated hundreds of designs, three of which were built. A set of experiments showing that M1 can be used successfully to design in this complex domain and provides a substantial increase in designer productivity is described

Keywords

CAD; digital computers; knowledge based systems; logic CAD; microprocessor chips; M1 design model; computer systems; design automation; dynamic subproblem ordering; hierarchical select/interconnect methodology; knowledge-based system; microprocessor families; system-level design; Circuit synthesis; Control system synthesis; Cost function; Design automation; Humans; Integrated circuit synthesis; Knowledge based systems; Microprocessors; Process design; Productivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0070

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/43.229731

Filename

229731