Slash-An RVLSI CAD System.

摘要

Restructurable VLSI is an approach to wafer scale integration which has been demonstrated by building six different monolithic silicon, wafer scale chips for signal processing applications. It is based on the implementation of redundancy by laser microwelding on a finished, tested, packaged wafer. This paper discusses the concept of RVLSI, reviews the chips built to date, and introduces some of the major issues. Three following papers describe in more detail the laser technology, the software created to design, test, and restructure these systems, some of the knowledge acquired in designing and building the first six circuit types, and the current application of the techniques to new, much more complex designs. Keywords: Reprints; Wafer scale layout; Very large scale; Integration. (rh)