The Intel Design Automation System

The Intel Design Automation (DA) System is overviewed within the framework of Intel\´s business and technological goals. The philosophies and goals that direct development, acquisition, and deployment of DA capabilities throughout Intel are provided as a foundation for a more detailed discussion of specific areas within the total DA system. The "computing hierarchy" used within Intel world-wide for design and verification of its products is presented, as well as a high-level picture of the entire DA system for Intel\´s components products mix. With this overview as a basis, detailed explanations of the Engineering Design Environment (EDeN), Functional Design Verification, Hierarchical Layout Verification, and Circuit Performance Verification are presented.