Active Documentation for VLSI Design

Mario J. Silva, Tzi-cker Chieuh and Randy H. Katz

EECS Department
University of California, Berkeley
Technical Report No. UCB/CSD-92-670
February 1992

http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1992/CSD-92-670.pdf

A new system for documentation processing in VLSI design environments is presented. The system integrates hypermedia and some CAD framework services to provide a radically new interface to CAD tools, environment and designs. This combination of technologies enables the construction of computer-based documents that are easier to create, maintain and understand. Hypermedia offers the possibility of integrating new media in design documentation and non-linear views of documents. The capability of invoking the design tools from the documentation processing system enables the re-use and direct manipulation of the design objects for the purpose of documentation. This paper describes the conceptual model for a documentation system embodying these ideas and a prototype implementation.


BibTeX citation:

@techreport{Silva:CSD-92-670,
    Author = {Silva, Mario J. and Chieuh, Tzi-cker and Katz, Randy H.},
    Title = {Active Documentation for VLSI Design},
    Institution = {EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley},
    Year = {1992},
    Month = {Feb},
    URL = {http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1992/5352.html},
    Number = {UCB/CSD-92-670},
    Abstract = {A new system for documentation processing in VLSI design environments is presented. The system integrates hypermedia and some CAD framework services to provide a radically new interface to CAD tools, environment and designs. This combination of technologies enables the construction of computer-based documents that are easier to create, maintain and understand. Hypermedia offers the possibility of integrating new media in design documentation and non-linear views of documents. The capability of invoking the design tools from the documentation processing system enables the re-use and direct manipulation of the design objects for the purpose of documentation. This paper describes the conceptual model for a documentation system embodying these ideas and a prototype implementation.}
}

EndNote citation:

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%A Katz, Randy H.
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%D 1992
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