Accession Number:

ADA355087

Title:

ADABRA - A Rapid Prototyping Environment for Electronic Packaging Design

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Aug 93-Aug 95

Corporate Author:

VISTA TECHNOLOGIES INC SCHAUMBURG IL

Personal Author(s):

• Swamy, Sowmitri
• Burman, Surendra

Report Date:

1995-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

103.0

Abstract:

Adabra is a tool that evaluates design alternatives for Multi-Chip Modules MCM used in electronic packaging. It is used to select a set MCM technology parameters that best fit a specific MCM design problem. The tool consists of Propagation modules and a packaging database. Each propagation module evaluates the design with respect to one technology parameter, e.g., metallization, technology, heat dissipation, etc. As technology changes, more modules can be added. A special correlator module correlates all the outputs and presents the result as a table of parameter values each of which represents a feasible solution. The technology database contains MCM technology data embedded in a PCTE Portable Common Tool Environment object base.

Descriptors:

• *DATA BASES
• *PACKAGED CIRCUITS
• *MULTICHIP MODULES
• COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
• COMPUTER NETWORKS
• COMPILERS
• CLIENT SERVER SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE