CAREER ARCHIVE @ 2007

LSI/VLSI Microelectronics Design Project (1984-1986)

This project at RMIT produced a commercial version of CIRCAD which was a tool set for standard-cell and gate-array design. CIRCAD was initially developed for the undergraduate teaching program associated with the CSIRO Multi Project Chip Program led by Craig Mudge.

CIRCAD, unlike most tool sets of the day which required a large Vax 11/780, ran on personal computers.

People

• Greg Egan, Project Manager, BoxBld, Simulators and Standard Cell Composition
• Simon Cleary, Standard Cell Library
• Alan Young
• Paul Beckett
• Ian Donaldson
• Alain LeGrand, CHIRO Standard Cell Router
• Paul Menon, Gate Array Router
• Barry Harrison, Multi Project Gate Arrays
• Fred Payne, Multi Project Gate Arrays
• Graham Hellestrand, UNSW

Research Associations & Collaborations

• The Joint Micro Electronics Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales

Publications

Journals

• Payne, F.H., Egan, G.K., and Ding, K.Y., 'MANSIM: A Timing and Logic Simulation Tool', Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia, Vol. 4, No. 4, Dec. 1984.
• Payne, F.H., Harrison, H.B., and Egan, G.K., 'Educating Gate Array Designers', Journal Semi-Custom ICs, Benn Publishing, U.K., Ed. S. Hurst, Vol.1 No. 2, p27-33, Dec. 1983.

Conferences

• Egan, G.K., and Hulskamp, J., 'Development of Digital Computer Engineering Education and Research', Proceedings of the Australian Colleges of Advanced Education 18th Annual Computer Conference, Adelaide, Aug, 1987.
• Egan, G.K., 'Digital Systems and Computer Engineering at RMIT', Proceedings of the Pacific Region Conference on Electrical Engineering Education (PRCEEE-86), Queenscliff, p221-228, Dec, 1986.
• Payne, F.H., Egan, G.K., and Ding, K., 'MANSIM: A Timing and Logic Simulation Tool', VLSI Pacific Asian Region Conference, Melbourne, Australia, p83-84, 15-17 May, 1984.
• Egan, G.K., Payne, F.H., Legrand, A., and Alessio, R., 'Basic Computer Aided Layout Aids for Custom and Semi-custom Integrated Circuit Artwork Description', VLSI Pacific Asian Region Conference, Melbourne, Australia, p39-40, 15-17 May,1984.
• Harrison, H.B., Payne, F.H, Cearns, R.C., Egan, G.K., and Legrand, A., 'A Multi-project Gate Array Wafer (MPGAW) Experience' IREECON'83, Sydney, p291, 5-9 Sept, 1983.
• Harrison, H.B., Payne, F.H, Cearns, R.C., Egan, G.K., Legrand, A., and Potter, C., 'A Unique Educational Program for Gate Array Designers', CICC, Rochester, New York, p428-430, 23-25 May, 1983.
• Harrison, H.B., Payne, F.H, Cearns, R.C., Egan, G.K., and Legrand, A., 'An Australian Gate Array Multi-project Wafer', Creating Integrated Systems, Adelaide, p67-69, 23-25 May, 1983.

Reports

• Egan, G.K., Beckett, P., Bolch, K., Cleary, S., Ferguson, R., Jackson, L., and Pau, J., 'SDL-VLSI Project Report 3', Telecom Contract Research and Development Memorandum TR-112-046 M, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Sept. 1986.
• Egan, G.K., Beckett, P., Bolch, K., Cleary, S., Ferguson, R., Jackson, L., and Pau, J., 'SDL-VLSI Project Report 2', Telecom Contract Research and Development Memorandum TR-112-040M, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Mar. 1986.
• Egan, G.K., Beckett, P., Bolch, K., Cleary, S., Ferguson, R., Jackson, L., and Pau, J., 'SDL-VLSI Project Report 1', Telecom Contract Research and Development Memorandum TR-112-038M, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Oct. 1985.
• Egan, G.K., 'Circuit Design and Artwork Generation Tools', Internal Report, Digital Electronics and Computing Systems Group, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1984.
• Egan, G.K., 'GateSim: A Gate Level Event Based Logic Timing Simulator, Internal Document, Digital Electronics and Computing Systems Group, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology', Nov. 1983.
• Egan, G.K., 'Boxes: A Geometric Composition Tool', Internal Report, Digital Electronics and Computing Systems Group, Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1982.

Research | G.K. Egan