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- From: dow@nova2.stanford.edu (Keith Dow)
- Subject: Re: Chip design times
- Message-ID: <1992Aug29.042029.20292@morrow.stanford.edu>
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- Organization: Stanford University
- References: <1992Aug28.043741.17539@massey.ac.nz>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 04:20:29 GMT
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- >I am currently trying to find information on current chip design times verses
- >complexity.
- >
- >Thanks in advance
-
- There are several types. For instance full custom, custom, standard
- cell and sea of gates are several examples. Each takes its own time.
-
- Also some big designs take years and after first silicon, a year to remove
- the last few bugs. Of course some never have all the bugs removed.
-
- Lastly, some companies are on a learning curve and take a long time to
- get their first complex chip out.
-
- If you can be more specific, I can help you since I work at a design
- house.
-
- One other thing to think about is that some designs are just modifications
- to existing chips, for example embedded controlers based on risc cpu
- processors.
-
- Good luck
-