Title :
The use of compilers for digital GaAs IC design
Author_Institution :
Cascde Design Automation Corp., Bellevue, WA, USA
Abstract :
The ultimate performance of an integrated circuit can be substantially improved by using a compiler-based tool for its design. This is particularly true for gallium arsenide circuits where speed performance is critical, the cost of real estate is high, and design expertise is scarce. Furthermore, now that high levels of integration are possible with GaAs, automated layout tools are needed to manage the complexity and simultaneously preserve the performance potential of the technology. The result of applying compiler methodology to several generations of gallium arsenide technology over an eight year period is reported.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; application specific integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; compiler generators; field effect logic circuits; gallium arsenide; hardware description languages; high level synthesis; logic arrays; ASIC; III-V semiconductors; VLSI components; automated layout tools; cell-based; compiler methodology; digital IC design; full custom; gate arrays; microprocessors; storage logic array; Costs; Design automation; Digital integrated circuits; Gallium arsenide; Geometry; Hardware design languages; MESFETs; Silicon; Solid modeling; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1993. Technical Digest 1993., 15th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1393-3
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.1993.394499
