Simulateur logiqueLogic simulation is the use of simulation software to predict the behavior of digital circuits and hardware description languages. Simulation can be performed at varying degrees of physical abstraction, such as at the transistor level, gate level, register-transfer level (RTL), electronic system-level (ESL), or behavioral level. Logic simulation may be used as part of the verification process in designing hardware. Simulations have the advantage of providing a familiar look and feel to the user in that it is constructed from the same language and symbols used in design.
Hardware emulationIn integrated circuit design, hardware emulation is the process of imitating the behavior of one or more pieces of hardware (typically a system under design) with another piece of hardware, typically a special purpose emulation system. The emulation model is usually based on a hardware description language (e.g. Verilog) source code, which is compiled into the format used by emulation system. The goal is normally debugging and functional verification of the system being designed.
Full customIn integrated circuit design, full-custom is a design methodology in which the layout of each individual transistor on the integrated circuit (IC), and the interconnections between them, are specified. Alternatives to full-custom design include various forms of semi-custom design, such as the repetition of small transistor subcircuits; one such methodology is the use of standard cell libraries (which are themselves designed full-custom). Full-custom design potentially maximizes the performance of the chip, and minimizes its area, but is extremely labor-intensive to implement.
OpenCoresOpenCores is a community developing digital open-source hardware through electronic design automation (EDA), with a similar ethos to the free software movement. OpenCores hopes to eliminate redundant design work and significantly reduce development costs. A number of companies have been reported as adopting OpenCores IP in chips, or as adjuncts to EDA tools. OpenCores is also sometimes cited as an example of open source in the electronics hardware community. OpenCores has always been a commercially owned organization.
Integrated circuit layoutIn integrated circuit design, integrated circuit (IC) layout, also known IC mask layout or mask design, is the representation of an integrated circuit in terms of planar geometric shapes which correspond to the patterns of metal, oxide, or semiconductor layers that make up the components of the integrated circuit. Originally the overall process was called tapeout, as historically early ICs used graphical black crepe tape on mylar media for photo imaging (erroneously believed to reference magnetic data—the photo process greatly predated magnetic media).
Fablessdroite|150px Le terme fabless, contraction des mots anglophones fabrication et less (sans usine, sans unité de fabrication), désigne une société qui conçoit ses produits et sous-traite l'intégralité de sa fabrication. Le modèle a d'abord été développé dans le secteur des semi-conducteurs puis s'est développé à tous les secteurs d'activité. Le terme fabless est introduit en 2001 lorsque Serge Tchuruk, dirigeant d'Alcatel, annonce une stratégie de cessions de ses centres de production pour se concentrer sur la conception de produits et la sous-traitance pour la fabrication.
Address decoderIn digital electronics, an address decoder is a binary decoder that has two or more inputs for address bits and one or more outputs for device selection signals. When the address for a particular device appears on the address inputs, the decoder asserts the selection output for that device. A dedicated, single-output address decoder may be incorporated into each device on an address bus, or a single address decoder may serve multiple devices. A single address decoder with n address input bits can serve up to 2n devices.
Electrically-erasable programmable read-only memoryvignette|EEPROM Silicon Storage Technology 39VF512. La mémoire EEPROM (Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory ou mémoire morte effaçable électriquement et programmable) (aussi appelée E2PROM ou E2PROM) est un type de mémoire morte. Une mémoire morte est une mémoire utilisée pour enregistrer des informations qui ne doivent pas être perdues lorsque l'appareil qui les contient n'est plus alimenté en électricité. Le contenu de la mémoire EEPROM peut être facilement effacé et réécrit à l'aide d'un courant électrique.
Série 4000vignette|Schéma équivalent du circuit de protection des entrées des portes logiques CMOS 4000B de Fairchild. La série 4000 est la classification utilisée pour référencer les circuits intégrés standards qui implémentent une variété de fonctions logiques utilisant la technologie CMOS. Cette série fut introduite par RCA sous le nom CD4000 COS/MOS en 1968, avec une alimentation basse tension et une alternative plus souple aux circuits intégrés 7400 utilisant une technologie logique TTL.
Routing (electronic design automation)In electronic design, wire routing, commonly called simply routing, is a step in the design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuits (ICs). It builds on a preceding step, called placement, which determines the location of each active element of an IC or component on a PCB. After placement, the routing step adds wires needed to properly connect the placed components while obeying all design rules for the IC. Together, the placement and routing steps of IC design are known as place and route.
