Title :
A 50,000-gate MCM-based PLD for gate array prototyping
Author :
Terrill, Richard
Author_Institution :
Altera Corp., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Commercially available Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) offer up to 16,000 gates, providing large quantities of uncommitted logic resources to implement system-level designs. The typical trend-line is for PLD density to double every 2 years. An MCM-based PLD has been developed which eclipses that 2-year cycle by combining four large PLDs and a programmable interconnect to deliver a 50,000-gate PLD using an MCM substrate. The EPF8050M may be viewed as a monolithic PLD by the automatic partitioning software
Keywords :
multichip modules; programmable logic arrays; EPF8050; MCM substrate; automatic partitioning software; gate array prototyping; monolithic PLD; programmable interconnect; programmable logic device; system-level design; Ceramics; Integrated circuit interconnections; Logic design; Logic devices; Packaging; Pins; Programmable logic devices; Prototypes; Silicon; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the IEEE 1995
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2584-2
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1995.518126
