Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Workstation and Plotter for VLSI Design and Layout

该奖项将提供资金购买一个工程 工作站和一个多色笔显示器将用于设计和 VLSI测试芯片、封装和互连结构的布局。 这 设备将建立计算机辅助设计能力的部门， 亚利桑那大学电气和计算机工程专业 设计复杂性需要支持他们的研究计划。 的 工作站将大大提高研究人员的生产力 在设计和布局的所有芯片和基板这些程序。 超大规模集成电路芯片复杂性的预测增加了一个数量级 每2到3年，只有在同等重大进展的情况下， 高性能包装技术和创新设计 方法实现。 因此，这一裁决显然符合 NSF设备计划的广泛目标。

This award will provide funds for the purchase of an engineering workstation and a multi-color pen plotter to be used for the design and layout of VLSI test chips, packages, and interconnect structures. This equipment will establish CAD capabilities of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona for the design complexities needed to support their research programs. The workstation will greatly increase the productivity of research personnel in designing and laying out all chips and substrates for these programs. The predicted increase of VLSI chip complexity by an order of magnitude every 2 to 3 years can only be realized if equally significant advances in high-performance packaging technology and in innovative design methods are achieved. Thus, this award is clearly consistent with the broad goals of the NSF equipment program.