Title :
Ideas: a tool for VLSI CAD
Author :
Kumar, A. ; Kashyap, V. ; Sherlekar, S.D. ; Venkatesh, G. ; Biwas, Soma ; Kumar, Ajit ; Bhatt, P.C.P. ; Kumar, Sudhakar
Abstract :
The authors describe the Ideas integrated design automation system being developed in India. Ideas is based on a new high-level hardware description language, called Ideal (integrated design automation language), which incorporates several features that allow it to model both event-driven and demand-driven behavior. Ideas is built on an object-oriented kernel and consists of a text-graphics front-end for Ideal, a simulator that uses a mixed interpretive and compiled mode, a microcode generator, and layout tools.<>
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; electronic engineering computing; Ideal; Ideas; VLSI CAD; compiled mode; demand-driven; event-driven; high-level hardware description language; integrated design automation language; integrated design automation system; layout tools; microcode generator; object-oriented kernel; simulator; text-graphics front-end; tool; Buildings; Design automation; Design optimization; Hardware design languages; Kernel; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Switches; Synthesizers; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
