A brief introduction to EDA systems

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A brief introduction to EDA systems
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Goal

• This lecture briefly introduces Electronic Design
  Automation (EDA) systems.

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Prerequisites

• Lecture 2.2

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Homework

• Students are warmly invited to visit the home
  pages of major EDA system vendors, such as
• Mentor Graphics at
• http//www.mentor.com/
• synopsys at
• http//www.synopsys.com/
• LogicVision at
• http//www.logicvision.com/
• Avant! at
• http//www.avanticorp.com/

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Further readings

• No particular suggestion

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Abraham Lincoln
If some one gave me eight hours to cut a tree,
I would spend six hours sharpening the axe!
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EDA Systems

• An Electronic Design Automation (EDA) system is a
  collection of integrated tools to support the
  overall product life-cycle.

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EDA Systems

• An Electronic Design Automation (EDA) system is a
  collection of integrated tools to support the
  overall product life-cycle.

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EDA Systems

• An Electronic Design Automation (EDA) system is a
  collection of integrated tools to support the
  overall product life-cycle.

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EDA Systems

• An Electronic Design Automation (EDA) system is a
  collection of integrated tools to support the
  overall product life-cycle.

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Basic structure of EDA systems
Automatic Synthesis
Design entry
DesignData Base
Physical design
Production support
Test support
Verification Validation
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The Design Database

• Is the kernel of the EDA system
• Interfaces a large variety of different tools
• Collects all the needed information items.

DesignData Base
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Libraries

• Collection of modules and/or blocks, available in
  the different design phases

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Libraries

• Collection of modules and/or blocks, available in
  the different design phases
• Provided by the Silicon Foundries via the EDA
  vendors

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Design entry
Design entry
Schematic editors
HDL compilers
DesignData Base
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Verification Validation
Verification Validation
Simulators
Design rule checkers
Formal verifi-cation tools
Modelcheckers
DesignData Base
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Automatic Synthesis
Automatic Synthesis
Low level synthesis
Logic level synthesis
RT level synthesis
High level synthesis
DesignData Base
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Physical design
Physical Design
Floorplanners
Design rule checkers
Placers routers
Symboliclayout tools
DesignData Base
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Testing support
Testing support
Test pattern generators
Fault simulators
ATE interfaces
Fault manager
DesignData Base
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A little bit of history...

• 1978 Physical layout tools (Calma, Applicon)
• 1980 Schematic editors (Daisy, Mentor, Valid)
• 1985 Behavioral simulation (Gateway)
• 1988 Automated synthesis (synopsys)
• 1992 Test automation (Sunrise)

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EDA system structure for this course
Design entry
HDL compilers
DesignData Base
Physical design
Production support
Test support
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