EDA Roadmap and Future VLSI Design Technology Enhancement

Abstract

As the recent rapid progress in semiconductor technology, it is expected that a whole system including MPU, memories, logic circuits and analog blocks can be implemented on a single chip under 0.18 micron technology in 1999. On such a "System LSI" or "System On a Chip", various features can be realized due to the innovation of semiconductor process technologies. To design a "System LSI", different design and verification methodologies are required for each block to obtain an optimal performance. This situation introduces a new era when the EDA technologies play an indispensable role. This session is a general introduction to the EDA and design technology activities. Such as "Roadmap Organization and Activities in Japan", "EDA Roadmap in Japan", "A US/Japan Comparison of DesigdEDA Capabilities" and "VCDS: Virtual Core based Design System". The topic of "Hardware/Software CO-design" is also addressed as an embedded tutorial.