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Using C to write portable CMOS VLSI module generators

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Alain Greiner,

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EURO-DAC '94: Proceedings of the conference on European design automation

Pages 676 - 681

Published: 23 September 1994 Publication History

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Using C to write portable CMOS VLSI module generators
1. Hardware
  1. Integrated circuits
  2. Very large scale integration design
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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Belloeil-Dupuis SChotin-Avot RMehrez H(2013)Exploring redundant arithmetics in computer-aided design of arithmetic datapathsIntegration, the VLSI Journal10.1016/j.vlsi.2012.02.00246:2(104-118)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2013
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Wolf MKleine UHosticka B(1996)A Novel Analog Module Generator EnvironmentProceedings of the 1996 European conference on Design and Test10.5555/787259.787626Online publication date: 11-Mar-1996
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/787259.787626

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