• DocumentCode
    3148972
  • Title

    A Symbolic-Interconnect Router for Custom IC Design

  • Author

    Ng, Charles H.

  • Author_Institution
    VLSI Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    25-27 June 1984
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    The router described in this paper is part of a complete CAD system which aims at hierarchical designs of customized VLSI MOS circuits. It routes global signals as symbolic interconnect and is guaranteed to complete all routing in one pass. The router is fully automatic as well as highly interactive. It employs the novel idea of bouyancy and produces wires with a natural bus structure. The router is fully operational, and has been used in routing a number of real-world integrated circuits.
  • Keywords
    VLSI; automatic; hierarchical; interactive; router; symbolic stick; Buildings; Connectors; Contact resistance; Design automation; Joining processes; Logic; Routing; Sorting; Wires; Wiring; VLSI; automatic; hierarchical; interactive; router; symbolic stick;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design Automation, 1984. 21st Conference on
  • ISSN
    0738-100X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-0542-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DAC.1984.1585772
  • Filename
    1585772