Aspects of full-custom VLSI microprocessor design and implementation

Thesis/Dissertation · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6223549

Lee, Daebum

There is a broad spectrum of design styles that have proven successful for the construction of VLSI circuits and systems. Semi-custom to full-custom design styles offer a wide range of resulting performance, expected turn-around time, and required design effort. Implementation alternatives, such as replacing dynamic memory for static memory to implement a denser on-chip memory, also exist at all levels of design hierarchy. To make the best use of scarce resources on a single chip microprocessor and to make the emerging CAD tools truly useful, alternatives in the implementation of a microprocessor must be carefully evaluated. The research reported in this thesis focuses on issues concerning these alternatives, especially in the areas of on-chip memory design and automated control logic design.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6223549
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200* -- Mathematics & Computers
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
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ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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MEMORY DEVICES
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICES