Title :
Teaching full-custom design skills using ChipWise
Author :
Walczowski, L.T. ; Waller, W.A.J. ; Wells, E.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Lab., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
ChipWise is a VLSI design environment, developed at the University of Kent, which integrates symbolic design tools obtained from industry with design tools for hand craft layout. Since 1989, ChipWise has been used at a number of UK higher-educational institutions for teaching VLSI design skills, and became part of the UK Higher Education ECAD Initiative in 1990. The paper describes the design tools and their use in student design projects at the University of Kent
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; educational aids; teaching; ChipWise; Higher Education ECAD Initiative; University of Kent; VLSI design environment; VLSI design skills teaching; full custom design skills teaching; higher-educational institutions; student design projects; symbolic design tools; tools for hand craft layout;
Journal_Title :
Circuits, Devices and Systems, IEE Proceedings G
