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Okay, so how did he design the physical chip? Physical design starts with some kind of RTL, usually. Unless he mapped out the chip on a transistor level by hand
by rthomas6 13y ago
Okay, so how did he design the physical chip? Physical design starts with some kind of RTL, usually. Unless he mapped out the chip on a transistor level by hand, he used some kind of software to aid him in the design. If he didn't use Verilog/VHDL, I'd like to see whatever logic-level design he did make.
- beagle3 13y agoHe did design the physical chip, gates and all. He wrote the design software himself (supposedly, 500 lines of forth called OKAD). He uses a simpler model that is accurate enough for the process he is using. http://www.colorforth.com/vlsi.html http://www.colorforth.com/vlsi.html Everything he does is fascinating, but don't expect any of it to be useful unless you are, in fact, Chuck Moore (perhaps Chuck Norris also gets a pass...)