IC design station needs a high performance color graphic display

Neil Weste; Bryan Ackland

doi:10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257

IC design station needs a high performance color graphic display

Neil Weste^*, Bryan Ackland

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Engineering

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

The work presents the architecture and some of the algorithms used in an advanced color display station for IC design. The display architecture is based on a high-speed microprogrammable bit-slice microprocessor which is optimized for the algorithms found in raster-scan graphics. A new algorithm for area filling is presented which is optimized for firmware implementation. The performance of the display in an I. C. design environment is described as an example of integration into a complete design station. A unique feature of the display system is the ability to pan, in real time, over a hierarchical data base.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285-291
Number of pages	7
Journal	Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257
Publication status	Published - 1980

Access to Document

10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257

Cite this

@article{ab046195f6944a7692a4b49a3c82d18c,

title = "IC design station needs a high performance color graphic display",

abstract = "The work presents the architecture and some of the algorithms used in an advanced color display station for IC design. The display architecture is based on a high-speed microprogrammable bit-slice microprocessor which is optimized for the algorithms found in raster-scan graphics. A new algorithm for area filling is presented which is optimized for firmware implementation. The performance of the display in an I. C. design environment is described as an example of integration into a complete design station. A unique feature of the display system is the ability to pan, in real time, over a hierarchical data base.",

author = "Neil Weste and Bryan Ackland",

year = "1980",

doi = "10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257",

language = "English",

volume = "17",

pages = "285--291",

journal = "Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - IC design station needs a high performance color graphic display

AU - Weste, Neil

AU - Ackland, Bryan

PY - 1980

Y1 - 1980

N2 - The work presents the architecture and some of the algorithms used in an advanced color display station for IC design. The display architecture is based on a high-speed microprogrammable bit-slice microprocessor which is optimized for the algorithms found in raster-scan graphics. A new algorithm for area filling is presented which is optimized for firmware implementation. The performance of the display in an I. C. design environment is described as an example of integration into a complete design station. A unique feature of the display system is the ability to pan, in real time, over a hierarchical data base.

AB - The work presents the architecture and some of the algorithms used in an advanced color display station for IC design. The display architecture is based on a high-speed microprogrammable bit-slice microprocessor which is optimized for the algorithms found in raster-scan graphics. A new algorithm for area filling is presented which is optimized for firmware implementation. The performance of the display in an I. C. design environment is described as an example of integration into a complete design station. A unique feature of the display system is the ability to pan, in real time, over a hierarchical data base.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0019337391&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257

DO - 10.1109/DAC.1980.1585257

M3 - Article

VL - 17

SP - 285

EP - 291

JO - Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft

JF - Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft

ER -

IC design station needs a high performance color graphic display

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this