Accession Number:
ADA141855
Title:
Research in Computer Simulation of Integrated Circuits.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 1 Oct 81-31 Jul 83,
Corporate Author:
CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY ELECTRONICS RESEARCH LAB
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1983-07-31
Pagination or Media Count:
43.0
Abstract:
The performance of the new LSI simulator CLASSIE is evaluated on several circuits with a few hundred to over one thousand semiconductor devices. A more accurate run time prediction formula has been found to be appropriate for circuit simulators. The design decisions for optimal performance under the constraints of the hardware CRAY-1 are presented. Vector computers have an increased potential for fast, accurate simulation at the transistor level of Large-Scale-Integrated Circuits. Design considerations for a new circuit simulator are developed based on the specifics of the vector computer architecture and of LSI circuits. The simulation of Large-Scale-Integrated LSI circuits requires very long run time on conventional circuit analysis programs such as SPICE2 and super-mini computers. A new simulator for LSI circuits, CLASSIE, which takes advantage of circuit hierarchy and repetitiveness, and array processors capable of high-speed floating-point computation are a promising combination. While a large number of powerful design verfication tools have been developed for IC design at the transistor and logic gate levels, there are very few silicon-oriented tools for architectural design and evaluation.
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Subject Categories:
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Computer Hardware