U.S.- Singapore Cooperative Research on Computer-Aided Design of VLSI Circuits

本提案请求资金允许伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校计算机科学系Liu c.l.博士与新加坡国立大学信息系统与计算机科学系梁汉伟博士进行为期24个月的研究。超大规模集成电路（VLSI）计算机辅助设计领域的一个研究项目。他们的研究将集中在两个主要领域，即(1)设计与合成和(2)可靠的VLSI电路。最初，他们在第一个领域的努力将涉及物理设计的研究，这是他们有相当经验的领域。之后，他们将在更高层次的综合领域工作，如逻辑最小化、模块生成和状态分配。在可靠的VLSI电路领域，他们将在可重构VLSI芯片上建立自己的有希望的成果。研究的目标之一是了解设计和可靠性之间的相互作用。该研究问题在计算机科学中非常重要，并有可能对美国和新加坡的半导体行业产生有利影响。这项研究可以帮助解决当今的一些设计问题，并为未来产生新的设计工具。新加坡的计算机和半导体产业正在蓬勃发展，是世界市场上的关键角色。除了从这种合作中获得的直接利益外，美国科学家关注新加坡的科学发展也很重要。刘博士是一位在国际上享有盛誉的高级研究员。梁博士为该项目带来了VLSI物理设计算法方面的专业知识。该项目与国际项目部的目标相关，该部门旨在通过交流科学信息、思想、技能、技术和技术，提高美国科学家和工程师与发展中国家同行之间的合作水平。和技术，并通过合作解决互利的问题。该项目在美国国家科学基金（NSF）资助下为PI的研究增加了一个国际合作的维度。mip - 8906932。* * *

This proposal requests funds to permit Dr. C. L. Liu, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to pursue with Dr. Hon-Wai Leong, Department of Information Systems and Computer Sciences, National University of Singapore, for a period of 24 months, a program of research in the area of computer aided design of very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits. Their research will be directed toward two major areas, namely, (1) design and synthesis and (2) reliable VLSI circuits. Initially, their effort in the first area will deal with research on physical design, an area in which they have considerable experience. Later, they will work in the area of higher level synthesis on such topics as logic minimization, module generation, and state assignment. In the area of reliable VLSI circuits, they will build on their own promising results on reconfigurable VLSI chips. One of the goals of the research is to understand the interplays between design and reliability. The research problem is of great importance in computer science and has the potential for impacting favorably on the semiconductor industry in the United States and in Singapore. This research could assist in solving some of today's design problems and produce new design tools for the future. Singapore's computer and semiconductor industries are thriving and are key players in the world market. In addition to direct benefits derived from this collaboration, it will be important for U.S. scientists to follow scientific developments in Singapore. Dr. Liu is a senior researcher who has an excellent international reputation. Dr. Leong brings to the project special expertise in algorithms for VLSI physical design. This project is relevant to the objectives of the Division of International Programs which seeks to increase the level of cooperation between U.S. scientists and engineers and their counterparts in developing countries through the exchange of scientific information, ideas, skills, and techniques and through collaboration on problems of mutual benefit. This project adds an international cooperative dimension to the PI's research under NSF Grant No. MIP-8906932.***