VLSI AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM 5G

Abstract

A research and development proposal is presented for VLSI CAD systems that are indispensable for the construction of the Fifth Generation Computer and for a hardware environment called “SYSTEM 5G” on which the VLSI CAD systems run. Proposed CAD systems use a hierarchically organized design language in which we can design anything from basic architectures of VLSI to VLSI mask patterns in a uniform manner. The CAD systems will eventually become intelligent CAD systems that acquire design know-hows and perform automatic design of VLSI chips when the characteristic requirements of VLSI chip is given.