Title :
GaAs ASIC design case study
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A design experience with GaAs ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) is presented from the user´s point of view. Vendor selection criteria, design experience, board considerations, and testings are discussed in detail. It is shown that through the application of GaAs ASICs a much greater understanding of what is required to implement them into a system has been achieved. Generally, these requirements do not differ greatly from those of other technologies, but there are some important differences to consider. It is concluded that the greater speed, temperature range, and radiation tolerance of GaAs, combined with the functionality and space-saving of ASICs, justify the additional design time
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; application specific integrated circuits; design engineering; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit technology; GaAs; GaAs ASIC; additional design time; application-specific integrated circuits; board considerations; design case study; design experience; functionality; radiation tolerance increase; semiconductors; space-saving; speed increase; temperature range increase; user´s point of view; vendor selection criteria; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer aided software engineering; Foundries; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Logic; Propagation delay; Read only memory; Signal synthesis; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1989. Proceedings., Second Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1989.123167
