Development of Comprehensive Set of LSI CAD Benchmarks
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06558041
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
計算機科学
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| Research Institution | KYOTO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
ONODERA Hidetoshi Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学研究科, 助教授 (80160927)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KANBARA Hiroyuki ASTEM Kyoto, Researcher, 研究員
KOBAYASHI Kazutoshi Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Instructor, 工学研究科, 助手 (70252476)
VASILY Moshnyaga Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Lecturer, 工学研究科, 講師 (40243050)
YASUURA Hiroto Kyushu University, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Enginee, システム情報科学研究科, 教授 (80135540)
TAMARU Keikichi Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Professor, 工学研究科, 教授 (10127102)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1995
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥7,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥4,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000)
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| Keywords | Standard Library / Symbolic Layout / LSI CAD / Comprehenseve Benchmarks / LSI Design / Standard Cell / Gate Array / ASIC |
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| Research Abstract |
We have developed a comprehensive set of benchmarks for quantitative evaluation of LSI CAD tools. The benchmark set describes the same circuit in several levels of abstraction so that we can set up any type of benchmarks freely. A standard set of process independent libraries has been developed for the benchmark set. KUE-CHIP2 is selected for the first candidate of the comprehensive set of benchmarks.
Our achivements are summarized as follows.
1.The development of standard set of libraries
We have developed a standard set of process independent libraries in a form of CMOS standard cell libraries. The library set is intended to use in comprehensive benchmarks, and also for public domain free libraries for research and educational use. The standard library is not a single set of libraries but a set of library generation tools that automatically produce process specific libraries from several process parameters. Symbolic layout method is used for layout generation. Delay and power dissipation characteristics are analzed by a new analytical method that considers short circuit currents during signal transition. The standard libraries are verified by simulation and also by a test chip.
2.Development of a comprehensive set of benchmarks
As the first example of the comprehensive benchmark set, we have selected KUE-CHIP2 which is a 8-bit micro processor developed for educational use. VHDL description of KUE-CHIP2 has been developed and verified by a set of test patterns for functional verification which is supplied with its original UDL/I model.
3.Evaluation of a comprehensive set of benchmarks
The KUE-CHIP2 benchmark has been evaluated by performing logic synthesis down to automatic layout with the standard libraries. It is successfully evaluated using Design Compiler of Synopsis (logic synthesis) and Alliance (automatic layout).
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