Magic A VLSI layout system

Magic is a "smart" layout system for integrated circuits. The user interface is based on a new design style called logs, which combines the efficiency of mask-level design with the flexibility of symbolic design. The system incorporates expertise about design rules and connectivity directl...

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Published in:Proceedings of the 21st Design Automation Conference pp. 152 - 159
Main Authors: Ousterhout, John K., Hamachi, Gordon T., Mayo, Robert N., Scott, Walter S., Taylor, George S.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: Piscataway, NJ, USA IEEE Press 25.06.1984
Series:ACM Conferences
Subjects:
Hardware > Electronic design automation > Physical design (EDA) > Partitioning and floorplanning
Hardware > Very large scale integration design
Information systems > Data management systems > Data structures
Information systems > Information storage systems > Record storage systems
Software and its engineering > Software notations and tools > General programming languages > Language features > Data types and structures
Theory of computation > Design and analysis of algorithms > Data structures design and analysis
Theory of computation > Theory and algorithms for application domains > Database theory > Data structures and algorithms for data management
ISBN:0818605421, 9780818605420
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Summary:Magic is a "smart" layout system for integrated circuits. The user interface is based on a new design style called logs, which combines the efficiency of mask-level design with the flexibility of symbolic design. The system incorporates expertise about design rules and connectivity directly into the layout system in order to implement powerful new operations, including: a continuous design-rule checker that operates in background to maintain an up-to-date picture of violations; an operation called plowing that permits interactive stretching and compaction; and routing tools that can work under and around existing connections in the channels. Magic uses a new data structure called corner stitching to achieve an efficient implementation of these operations.
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ISBN:0818605421
9780818605420
DOI:10.5555/800033.800790