Cost of Silicon Viewed from VLSI Design Perspective

- This paper provides an overview of design/test/CAD silicon cost-related issues. All major factors contributing to the rapid growth of manufacturing costs are explained and a simple cost model is introduced to assess possible impact of cost growth on the VLSI arena.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1994
• Where: DAC
• Authors: Wojciech Maly
• Keywords: Computer Architecture, Cost Growth, DAC 1994, Silicon Cost-related Issues, Simple Cost Model