Title :
EXIST: an interactive VLSI architectural environment
Author :
Van der Meulen, Pieter S. ; Huang, Ming-Der ; Bar-Gadda, Uzi ; Lee, Eva ; Baltus, Peter
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Lab., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
EXIST (Exploration in Smalltalk) is an integrated environment for exploratory VLSI architectural design implemented in the Smalltalk-80 environment. It consists of a functional simulator (INSIST), a floorplanner (FLOORIST) and a database (DATABIST). EXIST contains several unique features including: editing while in simulation, manual and automated hierarchical floorplan optimization, and user-friendly interface based on the model-view controller paradigm of Smalltalk. These features make EXIST a promising environment for exploration of alternative VLSI architectures, such as RISC (reduced instruction-set computer) controllers
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; interactive systems; programming environments; DATABIST; EXIST; Exploration in Smalltalk; FLOORIST; INSIST; RISC controllers; Smalltalk-80 environment; database; editing; floorplanner; functional simulator; hierarchical floorplan optimization; interactive VLSI architectural environment; user-friendly interface; Automatic control; Circuit simulation; Control systems; Design automation; Design optimization; Object oriented modeling; Programming; Reduced instruction set computing; Spatial databases; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1988. ICCD '88., Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rye Brook, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0872-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1988.25713
