Evaluation of VLSI technology
Abstract
Silicon and GaAs VLSI parameters are tabulated. The capability of Europe, America, and Japan in VLSI technology are compared and trends are outlined. Integrated circuit (IC) custom design methodologies; gate arrays, standard cell, and full custom are highlighted and foreseen development costs with each design route are shown. Use of VLSI technology in satellite subsystems is considered. A time division multiple access system is discussed. The front end GaAs regenerative repeater and the baseband processor systems are considered with chip counts and power dissipation estimates given for each subsystem. Further systems include a multicarrier demodulator and a transmitter and soft decision receiver structures for correlative phase modulation techniques. The performance of functional blocks such as ROMs, and multipliers is studied. Work necessary to carry the subsystems to implementation in IC form, and development routes for each IC are identified.
- Publication:
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Final Report Plessey Co. Ltd
- Pub Date:
- April 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984pcl..rept.....S
- Keywords:
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- Chips (Electronics);
- Chips (Memory Devices);
- Gallium Arsenides;
- Silicon;
- Spacecraft Components;
- Technology Assessment;
- Very Large Scale Integration;
- Integrated Circuits;
- Product Development;
- Technological Forecasting;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering