The secret art of chip graffiti.

The secret art of chip graffiti.

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Chip designers have often etched whimsical imagery onto their creations, but as automated tools improved and design cycles shrank, so did companies' tolerance for the improvised extras. This article looks at the history of chip graffiti, its evolution with IC design techniques and scaling, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 3 (2002).
Main Author: Goldstein, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
IC design scaling.
IC design techniques.
VHDL.
Automated tools.
Chip design.
Chip graffiti.
Chip imagery.
Design automation techniques.
Design cycles.
Production pressure.