Advanced CAD
Abstract
(U) The Advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Program will radically overhaul the way circuit and system design is carried out, and in the process make the most advanced technologies under development for DoD use accessible to a far broader base of talented designers than at present. The principle aim of this effort is to develop a unifying framework for design and simulation of electronic systems that intelligently and seamlessly harmonizes the multiple interacting phenomena that must be dealt with in state-of-the-art system development. For example, it has become essential to consider, across length-scales from nanometers to meters, the actions and interactions of electronic, electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal, quantum, and fabrication process effects. Also, it is critical to co-optimize and co-design system functions across all of these domains – currently not possible. In the past, clunky individual software modules would separately estimate system behavior in one domain at a time, then pass the estimates to subsequent domain-specific codes. This program will result in a unified and modern code base for this purpose, importantly incorporating device and technology models reaching well beyond the state-of-the-art into cutting edge technologies. The program will enable designers to explore all possible options. Another key goal of this effort is to integrate cognitive functions for immediate design assistance and real-time estimation to provide intuition-building feedback to the designer mimicking the effect of turning a knob and seeing what happens to a circuit on a bench. The overall outcome of this effort is expected to be a dramatic lowering of the barrier to entry for designers to access the best technologies, as well as a huge force multiplier in terms of designer productivity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- e7133b43b86a768fe55faa381cd7a288
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