DocumentCode
3151608
Title
The VIVID System Approach to Technology Independence: the Master Technology File System
Author
Smith, Phillip ; Daniel, Stephen
Author_Institution
Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, Research Triangle Park, NC
fYear
1985
fDate
23-26 June 1985
Firstpage
76
Lastpage
81
Abstract
Technology independence has been given to a complete range of design tools in the VIVID System with the master technology file (MTF) System. The MTF System manages a set of technology specification files in which a user specifies technology-dependent aspects of the target fabrication process. This information includes facts about process layers, circuit primitives, graphical representation, design rules, and physical and electrical constants. The specifications are written partly in the C programming language and partly in the MTF System´s own language. The master technology files are compiled, yielding a binary representation that is compact and quickly manipulated at run time by design tools using the MTF System procedural interface.
Keywords
CMOS technology; Circuits; Computer languages; Data mining; Displays; Fabrication; File systems; Microelectronics; Shape; Technology management;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Design Automation, 1985. 22nd Conference on
ISSN
0738-100X
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0635-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DAC.1985.1585915
Filename
1585915
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