Title :
A logic network synthesis system, SYLON
Author :
Muroga, S. ; Xiang, X.Q. ; Limqueco, J. ; Lin, L.P. ; Chen, K.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of a logic network synthesis system, SYLON, that is being developed by improving and combining the authors´ previous synthesizers, the transduction method, and the algorithm DIMN. Instead of starting with AND and OR gates as in other synthesizers, SYLON uses basic logic gates in integrated circuitry (such as NOR, NAND, and negative gates) from the very beginning of the design process. SYLON-XTRANS, a modification of the transduction method, can generate simpler networks than other synthesizers and also networks for a 4-b ALU with quality comparable to manual design. SYLON-DREAM, a modification of DIMN with reduction procedures, can directly generate compact MOS networks with gates of specified complexities. SYLON-REDUCE can simplify any given MOS network while keeping the specified complexity of each gate
Keywords :
MOS integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; integrated logic circuits; logic CAD; MOS networks; NAND; NOR; SYLON; SYLON-DREAM; SYLON-REDUCE; SYLON-XTRANS; basic logic gates; integrated circuitry; invertor gates; logic network synthesis system; negative gates; transduction method; Computer industry; Computer networks; Computer science; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic gates; Network synthesis; Process design; Synthesizers; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1989. ICCD '89. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1971-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1989.63381
