The synchronism checker

Author

Motshagen, D. ; Galletero, Jokin

Author_Institution

Centro Nacional de Microelectron., Univ. Autonoma, Barcelona, Spain

fYear

1990

fDate

29 May-1 Jun 1990

Firstpage

110

Lastpage

112

Abstract

Presents an example of the integration of an industrial circuit. The design of an ASIC is different from a design for a PCB. The different choice of components on one hand, and reliability and testability on the other, demand special considerations to be taken into account when a PCB circuit is transformed into an ASIC. Several of these will be discussed. A semi-custom circuit is presented which controls a switch in the high voltage networks of a power system. SOLO 1200 design tools and ES2 technology are used. The circuit is designed for GEPCE in Bilbao, Spain. The design is based on a patented PCB circuit. Some major changes are necessary to facilitate the integration. The circuit is made completely synchronous. Scan-paths are introduced to obtain a good testability

Keywords

VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; built-in self test; digital integrated circuits; power system protection; ASIC design; Bilbao; ES2 technology; GEPCE; SOLO 1200 design tools; Spain; choice of components; completely synchronous; high voltage networks; integration; major changes; operation; patented PCB circuit; power system; power system protection; reclosers control; reliability; scan paths; semi-custom circuit; special considerations; switchgear control; switching substations; testability; Application specific integrated circuits; Circuit testing; Counting circuits; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Frequency synchronization; Phase measurement; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Euro ASIC '90

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2066-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EASIC.1990.207907

Filename

207907