Title :
A MIPS R2000 implementation
Author :
Pinckney, Nathaniel ; Barr, Thomas ; Dayringer, Michael ; McKnett, Matthew ; Jiang, Nan ; Nygaard, Carl ; Harris, David Money ; Stanley, Joel ; Phillips, Braden
Author_Institution :
Harvey Mudd Coll., Claremont, CA
Abstract :
Thirty-four undergraduates implemented a MIPS R2000 processor for an introductory CMOS VLSI design course. This included designing a microarchitecture in Verilog, developing custom PLA generation and ad-hoc random testing tools, creating a standard cell library, schematics, layout, and PCB test board. The processor was fabricated by MOSIS on an AMI 0.5-micron process, included 160,000 transistors, and ran at 7.25 MHz.
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; VLSI; microprocessor chips; printed circuits; CMOS VLSI design; MIPS R2000 processor; PCB test board; ad-hoc random testing tools; custom PLA generation; frequency 7.25 MHz; size 0.5 micron; Ambient intelligence; CMOS process; Hardware design languages; Libraries; Microarchitecture; Programmable logic arrays; Radio access networks; Standards development; Testing; Very large scale integration; MIPS; RISC;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2008. DAC 2008. 45th ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-60558-115-6
