Title :
ALGIC-a silicon compiler system for digital signal processing
Author :
Schuck, J. ; Wehn, N. ; Glesner, M.
Author_Institution :
Philips Kommunikations Ind. AG, Nurnberg, West Germany
fDate :
10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the ALGIC silicon compiler system for digital signal processing applications. Starting from a structural and functional description of a digital VLSI circuit, ALGIC generates automatically the corresponding layout in a full-custom design style. The main components of ALGIC are a system monitor module, a parametrisable macro-cell generator, an appropriate floorplanner giving a 100% routing solution and a block-oriented timing verifier. An essential feature of the system is the high degree of integration between all the program modules achieved using the concept of abstract data types
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; computerised signal processing; ALGIC; abstract data types; automatic layout generator for IC; block-oriented timing verifier; digital VLSI circuit; digital signal processing; floorplanner; layout; parametrisable macro-cell generator; silicon compiler system; system monitor module;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Engineering Journal
