Hardware design and description languages in IBM

Maissel, L. I.; Ofek, Hillel

doi:10.1147/rd.285.0557

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“…1) Design Specification: IBM developed a series of hardware-description languages [3] that focused on abstract specification of control flow, deliberately neglecting any correlation with the physical structure of the hardware. As logic synthesis was applied to hardware description language (HDL) designs, the style of HDL entry began to change from purely functional coding for simulation to a style that would let the designer "steer" synthesis by providing structural information.…”

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EDA in IBM: past, present, and future

Darringer

Davidson

Hathaway

et al. 2000

IEEE Trans. Comput.-Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst.

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Abstract-Throughout its history, from the early four-circuit gate-array chips of the late 1960s to today's billion-transistor multichip module, IBM has invested in tools to support its leading-edge technology and high-performance product development. The combination of demanding designs and close cooperation among product, technology, and tool development has given rise to many innovations in the electronic design automation (EDA) area and provided IBM with a significant competitive advantage. This paper highlights IBM's contributions over the last four decades and presents a view of the future, where the best methods of multimillion gate ASIC and gigahertz microprocessor design are converged to enable highly productive system-on-a-chip designs that include widely diverse hardware and software components.

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confidence: 99%