Synthesis of custom integrated circuits from a high-level behavioral description

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7055326

Kelem, S H

An innovative method for synthesizing error-free prototype integrated circuit masks from a behavioral-level algorithmic specification is described. The designer expresses algorithms and data types without having to specify a layout for their implementation or having to rely on time-consuming methods to obtain an implementation. The layout of the designed circuit is not explicitly specified by the designer, and it is determined from the algorithmic description. The circuits are produced quickly, but not necessarily as compactly as can be done with exhaustive, time-consuming, automatic or manual techniques. The circuits produced are properly formed (i.e. obey the fabrication design rules) so non-behavioral attributes such as area, speed, and power can be estimated directly from these designs. When the data types in a design are changed, different operators corresponding to the new types are utilized and the non-behavioral attributes of the resulting circuit change. Comparisons of these attributes are the basis for choosing one design over others. This method of designing digital circuits is intended to meet the needs of a specialized set of problems, namely the design of special-purpose computing circuits.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Los Angeles (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7055326
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
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INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
ALGORITHMS
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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