Automated design of integrated circuits with area-distributed input-output pads

We present a method for automating the creation of complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits that successfully utilizes a large number of area-distributed pads for input-output communication. This method uses Duet Technologies' epoch computer-aided-design tool for autom...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 1998-09, Vol.37 (26), p.6140-6150
Main Authors: Rozier, R, Farbarik, R, Kiamilev, F, Ekman, J, Chandramani, P, Krishnamoorthy, A V, Oettel, R
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Language:English
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Summary:We present a method for automating the creation of complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits that successfully utilizes a large number of area-distributed pads for input-output communication. This method uses Duet Technologies' epoch computer-aided-design tool for automated placement and routing of CMOS circuitry, given a schematic netlist as an input. The novelty of this approach is that it uses Duet Technologies' eggo program to place and route area-pad signals. To verify this methodology, it is applied to the design of a digital signal-processing circuit, with 200 optical area-pad input-outputs and 44 perimeter-pad input-outputs, that is being fabricated with Bell Labs 1997 CMOS-multiple-quantum-well foundry. The layout results are as good as or better than the results obtained by manual layout.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/AO.37.006140