ART-an automated requirements traceability system
Journal of Systems and Software
The IC Module Compiler, a VLSI system design aid
DAC '83 Proceedings of the 20th Design Automation Conference
Space efficient algorithms for VLSI artwork analysis
DAC '83 Proceedings of the 20th Design Automation Conference
Chip layout optimization using critical path weighting
DAC '84 Proceedings of the 21st Design Automation Conference
A high level synthesis tool for MOS chip design
DAC '84 Proceedings of the 21st Design Automation Conference
The CRITTER system: Automated critiquing of digital circuit designs
DAC '84 Proceedings of the 21st Design Automation Conference
Computer aided minimization procedure for boolean functions
DAC '84 Proceedings of the 21st Design Automation Conference
DAC '81 Proceedings of the 18th Design Automation Conference
AIDE - a tool for computer architecture design
DAC '81 Proceedings of the 18th Design Automation Conference
Synchronous path analysis in MOS circuit simulator
DAC '82 Proceedings of the 19th Design Automation Conference
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This paper presents a review of the computer-aided design of VLSI devices. For illustrative purposes, the design methodology is modeled as an idealized two-level process. In the first level, known as the functional level, the requirements of the device are converted into logic description and tests are generated. The second level consists of the physical design involving layout. In each level, our model represents the design as a feedback process with verification closing the loop on synthesis or layout. While the future design methodology might be closer to this idealization, today's design process differs significantly depending upon the specific design environment.