COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN & SYNTHESIS SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN

THERE IS A RAPIDLY GROWING NEED FOR TOOLS FOR THE DESIGN AND SYNTHESISOF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND MULTI-DEVICE CIRCUITS: TO SUPPORT GREATER CLOCK SPEEDS; PACKAGING DENSITITES AND CIRCUIT COMPLEXITY; TO ENABLE DESIGNERS TO RAPIDLY CREATE AND COMPARE ALTERNATIVE DESIGN CONCEPTS; TO ELIMINATE MULTIPLE RE-DESIGN CYCLES; AND TO ENABLE REUSE OF PRIOR DESIGN KNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE NO CAE TOOLS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TODAYTHAT MEET THE ABOVE NEEDS. BASED ON EIGHT YEARS OF PREVIOUS, SUCCESSFUL WORK IN INVESTIGATINGAND DEVELOPING SUCH TOOLS, OMNIVIEW'S PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS HAVE DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT OF SYNTHESIS-BY-COMPOSITION AS THE ONE MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN & SYNTHESIS SYSTEM BASED ON THIS CONCEPT IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS: A FRIENDLY USER INTERFACE; A DESIGN SYNTHESIS ENGINE; A DESIGN KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY; A FAMILY OF DESIGN ADVISORS TO DESIGN SYNTHESIS ENGINE; A DESIGN KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY; A FAMILY OF DESIGN ADVISORS TO DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION, PACKAGING, RELIABILITY, TESTABILIY, AND MANUFACTURABILITY/COST; AND A DESIGN PARTITIONING EXPERT. SYSTEM OUTPUT CAN ALSO BE INTERFACED TO AVAILABLE CAE/CAD TOOLS, E.G., PC LAYOUT. OMNIVIEW'S PHASE I TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ITS OVERALL SYSTEM CONCEPT, TO EVALUATE NEW SUBSYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR DESIGN PARTIONING, AND TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND SPECIFICATIONS, LEADING TO A PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION ADN DEMONSTRATION PLAN THAT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO SUCCEED. OMNIVIEW' PROJECT TEAM IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED IN THE WORLDIN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, BASED ON ITS 20 MAN-YEARS OF DIRECT, PRIOR WORKAND 20-PLUS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING SIX BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. THE TEAM ALSO HAS 30 YEARS OF ADDITIONAL, RELEVANT, EXPERIENCE IN BHDL, SIMULATION, HIGH-DENSITY ELECTRONICS PACKAGING, TESTABILITY, ETC.