• DocumentCode
    1000173
  • Title

    IC Design Capability Conversion from Mainframe to Workstation Environment

  • Author

    Palmer, Dave W. ; Wisniewski, John A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia National Laboratories
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    Over the last eighteen months, Sandia National Laboratories has converted its IC design facility from a mainframe to a workstation environment. Although workstations were advertised as turnkey systems, augmentation of vendor software with Sandia-developed software greatly enhanced Sandia´s specific IC design capabilities. This article examines advantages of the workstation approach for sophisticated CAD tool users, discussing complete hardware, software, and networking capacities and capabilities.
  • Keywords
    Computer graphics; Computer networks; Design automation; Integrated circuit testing; Peer to peer computing; Personnel; Software maintenance; Software testing; Software tools; Workstations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7475
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MDT.1986.294985
  • Filename
    4069786
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1000173