Benefits of an EDA Roadmap: U.S. Design TWG Experience Andrew B. Kahng UC San Diego CSE

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Benefits of an EDA Roadmap U.S.
Design TWG ExperienceAndrew B. KahngUC San
Diego CSE ECE Depts.abk_at_ucsd.eduhttp//vlsica
d.ucsd.edu/
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Past Benefits - Unclear

• Benefits limited by (U.S.-dominated) EDA industry
  culture
• No culture of roadmapping, no long-term view ?
  not responsive to ITRS
• No resources given to roadmapping ? no committed
  involvement
• Weak awareness of design and application markets
  ? no good data
• Contrast EDAC EDA-200X roadmap (1997) with
  MEDEA, STRJ-WG1
• Difficult for EDA to embrace ITRS Design roadmap
• SIA/SEMATECH legacy, U.S. (English) text
  responsibility, digital MPU emphasis, ? miss
  regional (customer) interests
• Europe ? Analog / mixed-signal, embedded SW
• Japan ? Cost-driven consumer SOC, ASIC, design
  productivity
• NEMI, FSA roadmaps ? better view of application
  and cost contexts
• MEDEA, STRJ-WG1 roadmaps ? better view of design
  technology
• On the other hand ITRS Design seems basically
  correct
• Strong guide for academic research priorities,
  advanced technology RD

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Future Benefits Must Be Realized

• Good news EDA now ties itself to ITRS
  technology nodes, retooling cycles
• Greater roadmap awareness
• Roadmap spending more bullets on design
  methodology, design system architecture,
  interoperability, etc.
• Must increasingly tie to product and market types
• Different drivers (performance, cost, ) ?
  different design technologies
• Must stay on message Value of Design Technology
• Cost of design gtgt Cost of manufacturing
• Design productivity gap Design technology gap
• Shared Red Bricks EDA must receive more of the
  semiconductor supply chain RD budget