Title :
Design process management for CAD frameworks
Author :
Jacome, Margarida E. ; Director, Stephen W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
The authors introduce a new mechanism for planning and managing the VLSI design process. The design process manager significantly enhances the capabilities of CAD frameworks, relieving designers from dealing with low-level details, thereby allowing them to concentrate on the more innovative aspects of design. A model for representing design processes is described. To demonstrate the suitability of the design process model, a prototype design process manager, called Minerva, has been developed. Minerva is described
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; CAD frameworks; Minerva; VLSI design process; design process management; prototype design process manager; Contracts; Data encapsulation; Design automation; Design engineering; Engineering management; History; Process design; Process planning; Prototypes; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1992. Proceedings., 29th ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2822-7
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1992.227752
