The design of a competitive ASIC for the consumer market using the PIRAMID design system

Architecture synthesis tools have been used to design a commercial ASIC for the consumer market. The IC was subject to stringent time-to-market and efficiency constraints. The PIRAMID design system was used to meet both constraints. The integration of state-of-the-art architecture synthesis, test pa...

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Main Authors: De Loore, B.J.S., Crombez, P., Delaruelle, A., Sheridan, P., Woudsma, R., Niessen, C., Biesterbos, J., Gubbels, W., Repko, W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Application specific integrated circuits
Costs
Feedback
Hardware
Laboratories
Process design
Silicon compiler
Test pattern generators
Testing
Time to market
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Summary:Architecture synthesis tools have been used to design a commercial ASIC for the consumer market. The IC was subject to stringent time-to-market and efficiency constraints. The PIRAMID design system was used to meet both constraints. The integration of state-of-the-art architecture synthesis, test pattern generation, layout generation, and design verification techniques is shown to be of crucial importance to increase design speed. The design of a top-of-the-line multifunctional bit-stream stereo digital audio filter using the PIRAMID silicon compiler is described.< >
DOI:10.1109/ASIC.1992.270208