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Title:
The impact of supercomputers on IC technology development and design
Authors:
Fichtner, W.; Nagel, L. W.; Penumalli, B. R.; Petersen, W. P.; Darcy, J. L.
Affiliation:
AA(AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ), AB(AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ), AC(AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ), AD(AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ), AE(AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Allentown, PA)
Publication:
IEEE, Proceedings (ISSN 0018-9219), vol. 72, Jan. 1984, p. 96-112.
Publication Date:
01/1984
Category:
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, SUPERCOMPUTERS, TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING, VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION, CHIPS (ELECTRONICS), COMPUTER PROGRAMS, CRAY COMPUTERS, FABRICATION, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS, PARALLEL PROCESSING (COMPUTERS)
Bibliographic Code:
1984IEEEP..72...96F

Abstract

The computer-aided design (CAD) tools required in VLSI development and circuit design are discussed with regard to the extensive computer resources they themselves require, and attention is given to programs employed in process simulation, device simulation, and circuit simulation. An assessment is then undertaken of the impact of high performance computer facilities on the development and use of these programs at a proprietary laboratory. An advanced NMOS process is noted which illustrates the various fabrication steps and inherent complexity of modern silicon semiconductor technology. Results are also given for two specific areas of CAD simulation where the vector processing capabilities of a CRAY-1 computer are exploited.
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