VLSI Technologies and Numerical Analysis.

Abstract

The numerical analyst is not versed in VLSI design; the VLSI designer is not versed in algorithmic development. A primary implication of VLSI technology on the numerical analyst is locating the communication interface in order to optimize the talent of the numerical analyst and the VLSI designer. A viable alternative is to automate the algorithmic translation, accepting the inherent inefficiencies, and allow the numerical analyst full control of VLSI implementation. Regardless of the mechanism for producing the final integrated circuit design, the present approach to algorithm development must change to include concurrency in programming and regular flow of data and control. Specifically, the developer must overcome the ingrained notion that processor are expensive; interconnection paths are more expensive in time and costs than junctions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101777

Entities

People

  • L. J. Feeser
  • M. F. Rooney
  • M. S. Shephard

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Control Simulators
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Structural Engineering
  • Very Large Scale Integration

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design