High performance compilers for ASIC designs

Author

Danile, Peter S.

Author_Institution

Harris Semicond., Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

25-28 Sep 1989

Lastpage

38018

Abstract

An explanation is given of why it is important for an IC designer to consider the use of precompiled modules such as RAM, ROM, and multipliers in application-specific IC (ASIC) circuits. The advantages in IC performance and the subsequent improvement in the overall system performance are explained. Examples of compiled memories and multipliers are compared to give the reader an idea of the performance and size requirements of the modules as they would perform on an ASIC circuit. Also described are the options that are inherent in the compiler routines and how these options allow designers to optimize the design of ASIC circuit in a way that would not be possible without the compiled modules

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit layout CAD; integrated circuit technology; ASIC designs; CAD; RAM; ROM; application-specific IC; compiler routines; computer aided design; high performance compilers; multipliers; precompiled modules; Application specific integrated circuits; Decoding; Delay effects; Pins; Power system modeling; Random access memory; Read only memory; System performance; System-on-a-chip; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1989. Proceedings., Second Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Rochester, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASIC.1989.123238

Filename

123238