DocumentCode :
980989
Title :
CAD tools for ASIC design
Author :
Newton, Arthur R. ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto L.
Author_Institution :
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Volume :
75
Issue :
6
fYear :
1987
fDate :
6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
765
Lastpage :
776
Abstract :
Computer aids have been used for both the design and verification of electronic systems for many years. The recent explosion in the complexity of electronic systems that the advent of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) has allowed, has made the use of sophisticated computer-aided design tools indispensable. Computer aids will soon also provide key proprietary advantages as semiconductor and system design houses vie for the promising Application-Specific IC (ASIC) market of the next decade. This paper focusses on the techniques critical to both custom and ASIC design, the directions of present research and development for these areas, and future trends. In particular, recent developments in tools for the automated design of combinational logic are reviewed. These techniques include both algorithmic and rule-based approaches.
Keywords :
Application specific integrated circuits; Conductors; Design automation; Distributed computing; Engineering management; Explosions; Integrated circuit technology; Logic design; Research and development; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9219
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1987.13798
Filename :
1458065
Link To Document :
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