CHIP SIZE ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CHIP SIZE ESTIMATION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chip size estimation device of a semiconductor integrated circuit and a chip estimation method of the semiconductor integrated circuit for accurately and easily estimating a chip size.SOLUTION: The chip size estimation device of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes: an input part 1 for inputting the minimum number of function gates as the number of gates which is absolutely necessary for the achievement of the function of a circuit; a set value storage part 21 for preliminarily setting the coefficient of the number of gates under the consideration of performance as the rate of the number of gates necessary for the achievement of a predetermined operating speed to the minimum number of function gates for every cell library; and a calculation part 22 for estimating the total area of the circuit by using the number of gates to be calculated from the minimum number of function gates and the coefficient of the number of gates under the consideration of performance.