Title :
River PLAs: a regular circuit structure
Author :
Mo, Fan ; Brayton, Robert K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A regular circuit structure called a River PLA and its reconfigurable version, Glacier PLA, are presented. River PLAs provide greater regularity than circuits implemented with standard-cells. Conventional optimization stages such as technology mapping, placement and routing are eliminated. These two features make the River PLA a highly predictable structure. Glacier PLAs can be an alternative to FPGAs, but with a simpler and more efficient design methodology.
Keywords :
delays; integrated circuit layout; logic design; minimisation of switching nets; network routing; programmable logic arrays; VLSI design; design methodology; glacier PLA; multi-level logic minimization; net ordering; node level-placement; predictable structure; reconfigurable version; regular circuit structure; river PLAs; Circuit synthesis; Design methodology; Logic design; Logic functions; Minimization; Modems; Programmable logic arrays; Rivers; Routing; Software libraries;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2002. Proceedings. 39th
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-461-4
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2002.1012620
