Development of Efficient and Interdisciplinary Techniques for Physical Design of Integrated Circuits and and Beyond

集成电路及其他物理设计的高效跨学科技术的开发

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-04058
• 负责人: Behjat, Laleh
• 金额: $ 2.62万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752034
• 关键词: Development; Efficient; Interdisciplinary; Techniques; Physical

Integrated circuits (IC) are used in every aspect of our modern lives, and their performance and cost have significant impact on our society. ICs are made of billions of transistors ranging between 45 to 14 nm in size, making them smaller than most viruses. To be able to deal with the sheer numbers and extreme sizes of IC, every aspect of their production needs to be automatically designed and optimized using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. The overall goal of the proposed research program is use optimization, data mining, parallel programming and estimation techniques to design better EDA tools that address the above challenges. In addition, the developed design automation tools will be modified to optimize the operation of other research areas such as communication and oil and gas extraction.The pace by which EDA researchers have to come up with new technologies has been unparalleled in history. For the past 50 years, the number of transistors in IC has been doubling every 18 months, as predicted by the Moore's law. This means that new techniques, algorithms and tools need to be developed to be able to deal with the added complexities. The first theme of the research program deals with development of EDA tools for computer-aided design (CAD) of IC. Major challenges faced by today's IC designers are related to the huge number of the transistors that make an IC, the extremely small sizes of them and the high energy demand required for high-speed computation. The goal of the first theme is to develop innovative and creative EDA methodologies that can solve the aforementioned problems and significantly improve the performance, cost and reliability of IC. In the proposed program, multidisciplinary techniques such as optimization, mathematical modeling, estimation, computational geometry, data mining, parallel programming, and artificial intelligence are used along with the traditional EDA methodologies to develop creative, interdisciplinary and transformative solutions. The proposed research activities build on my group's award-winning work in EDA to push the boundaries of what is possible in circuit placement and physical design. The second theme of the proposed research program is to apply the methods developed for EDA to other fields in engineering. For example, the algorithms used for optimizing the power in circuits can also be used for optimizing the power used in communication systems. This part of the proposed research program is aimed at diversifying the research and fostering research innovation and excellence through collaborations.The proposed program will have a direct impact on the multi-billion-dollar EDA industry, and aligns with Canada's high priority research direction of Information and communication Technologies (ICT). The second theme will also have a positive impact research in the area of Natural Resources and Energy.

集成电路（IC）应用于我们现代生活的各个方面，其性能和成本对我们的社会产生重大影响。集成电路由数十亿个晶体管组成，大小在45到14纳米之间，比大多数病毒都要小。为了能够处理数量庞大和尺寸极端的IC，其生产的各个方面都需要使用电子设计自动化（EDA）工具进行自动设计和优化。该研究计划的总体目标是使用优化，数据挖掘，并行编程和评估技术来设计更好的EDA工具，以解决上述挑战。此外，为了优化通信、石油天然气开采等其他研究领域的运行，还将对开发的设计自动化工具进行修改。EDA研究人员开发新技术的速度在历史上是前所未有的。在过去的50年里，集成电路中的晶体管数量每18个月翻一番，正如摩尔定律所预测的那样。这意味着需要开发新的技术、算法和工具，以便能够处理增加的复杂性。研究计划的第一个主题是开发用于IC计算机辅助设计（CAD）的EDA工具。当今IC设计人员面临的主要挑战与制造IC的晶体管数量庞大、尺寸极小以及高速计算所需的高能量需求有关。第一个主题的目标是开发创新和创造性的EDA方法，可以解决上述问题并显着提高IC的性能、成本和可靠性。在拟议的计划中，多学科技术，如优化，数学建模，估计，计算几何，数据挖掘，并行编程和人工智能与传统的EDA方法一起使用沿着，以开发创造性的，跨学科的和变革性的解决方案。拟议的研究活动建立在我的小组在EDA获奖的工作，推动什么是可能的电路布局和物理设计的界限。拟议的研究计划的第二个主题是将为EDA开发的方法应用于工程中的其他领域。例如，用于优化电路中的功率的算法也可以用于优化通信系统中使用的功率。这部分研究计划旨在通过合作实现研究的多样化，并促进研究创新和卓越。该计划将对价值数十亿美元的EDA产业产生直接影响，并与加拿大高度优先的信息和通信技术（ICT）研究方向保持一致。第二个主题也将对自然资源和能源领域的研究产生积极影响。