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Principles of VLSI System Planning

A Framework for Conceptual Design

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  • © 1990

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  1. Allen M. Dewey

    1. IBM, USA

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  2. Stephen W. Director

    1. Carnegie Mellon University, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 1-16

  3. Alternatives Exploration

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 17-31

  4. Design Assistance

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 33-51

  5. General Software Architecture

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 53-67

  6. A DSP VLSI System Planner

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 69-116

  7. A DSP Prediction Methodology

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 117-135

  8. Yoda: Sample Planning Session

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 137-152

  9. Summary

    • Allen M. Dewey, Stephen W. Director
    Pages 153-156

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 157-202
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This book describes a new type of computer aided VLSI design tool, called a VLSI System Planning, that is meant to aid designers dur­ ing the early, or conceptual, state of design. During this stage of design, the objective is to define a general design plan, or approach, that is likely to result in an efficient implementation satisfying the initial specifications, or to determine that the initial specifications are not realizable. A design plan is a collection of high level design decisions. As an example, the conceptual design of digital filters involves choosing the type of algorithm to implement (e. g. , finite impulse response or infinite impulse response), the type of polyno­ mial approximation (e. g. , Equiripple or Chebyshev), the fabrication technology (e. g. , CMOS or BiCMOS), and so on. Once a particu­ lar design plan is chosen, the detailed design phase can begin. It is during this phase that various synthesis, simulation, layout, and test activities occur to refine the conceptual design, gradually filling more detail until the design is finally realized. The principal advantage of VLSI System Planning is that the increasingly expensive resources of the detailed design process are more efficiently managed. Costly redesigns are minimized because the detailed design process is guided by a more credible, consistent, and correct design plan.

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  • IBM, USA

    Allen M. Dewey

  • Carnegie Mellon University, USA

    Stephen W. Director

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