Design automation algorithms of integrated circuits and microsystems

集成电路和微系统的设计自动化算法

• 批准号: 299091-2009
• 负责人: Dounavis, Anestis
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=526105
• 关键词: Design; automation; algorithms; integrated; circuits

With rapid advances in technology, system complexity and increased signal speeds, significant demands are placed on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools to provide the same efficiency and accuracy. Innovations in fabrication process technology have significantly reduced the feature sizes of integrated circuits and increased packing densities of chips. Aggressive design objectives such as system on chip or system in package coupled with increased operating frequencies require multidisciplinary design methodologies such as electrical, thermal and electromagnetic analysis to accurately model high-speed integrated circuits. Furthermore, advances in process technology have introduced novel integrated sensors and actuators, popularly referred to as the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The design of MEMS requires knowledge of multiple engineering principals such as electronics, mechanics, optical, thermal and fluids. As a result of these technological advancements, the underlying algorithms of traditional EDA tools have become ineffective and in some cases obsolete in addressing the multidisciplinary nature and computational complexity of modern designs.

随着技术的快速发展，系统复杂性和信号速度的提高，对电子设计自动化（EDA）工具提出了重大要求，以提供相同的效率和准确性。制造工艺技术的创新大大减小了集成电路的特征尺寸，增加了芯片的封装密度。积极的设计目标，如片上系统或封装中的系统，加上增加的工作频率，需要多学科的设计方法，如电气，热和电磁分析，以准确地模拟高速集成电路。此外，工艺技术的进步引入了新型集成传感器和执行器，通常被称为微机电系统（MEMS）。MEMS的设计需要多种工程原理的知识，如电子，机械，光学，热学和流体。作为这些技术进步的结果，传统EDA工具的底层算法已经变得无效，在处理现代设计的多学科性质和计算复杂性时，在某些情况下已经过时。