Arctic Expendable Technology.

Abstract

This paper presents data about three facets of a recently-completed VLSI design containing 45000 transistors. The first set of data describes the mask-level features of the circuit, from which it is seen that almost all features have at least one small dimension. The second set of data analyzes the hierarchical cell structure used by the designers to specify the circuit. The measurements show that composite cells have a different structure from primitive cells, and that, outside of arrays, cells are rarely re-used. The third set of data concerns the usage of an interactive layout program during the circuit's design. In spite of the circuit's size, the most frequently invoked commands were all simple.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120703

Entities

People

  • Ben J. Cagle

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Recording Systems
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design