Title :
Chip-architecture planning based on expert knowledge
Author :
Temme, Kari-Heinz ; Brück, Rainer
Author_Institution :
Dortmund Univ., West Germany
Abstract :
Presents a knowledge-based VLSI design system CHARM (chip architecture maker), which starts with a high-level algorithmic behavioral description of the problem and produces a nontopological chip-architecture plan. Attention is given to the motivation for this approach, a description of the method, the structure of the tool and its environment, the architecture of the expert system, type of knowledge and representation, and problem-solving strategies. Finally, implementation notes and an example are given.<>
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit layout CAD; expert systems; knowledge representation; problem solving; CHARM; chip architecture maker; expert system; high-level algorithmic behavioral description; implementation; knowledge representation; knowledge-based VLSI design system; nontopological chip-architecture plan; problem-solving strategies; Algorithm design and analysis; Artificial intelligence; Design automation; Design methodology; Expert systems; Humans; Iron; Process design; Production; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Applications, 1988. IEEE AI '88., Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Hitachi City, Japan
DOI :
10.1109/AIIA.1988.13291
