Open AccessAPPLICATION OF THE “METHODOLOGY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (MAF)” ON AN EDA TOOL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Author(s) -
Ebru Dalbudak,
Karim Baratli,
Yousef Fouzar,
Bachir Lakhssassi,
Karim El Guemhioui,
Ahmed Lakhssassi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2687-9581
pISSN - 2687-9530
DOI - 10.15864/ajse.1401
Subject(s) - porting , electronic design automation , time to market , computer science , automation , systems engineering , software engineering , process (computing) , design flow , productivity , integrated circuit design , integrated circuit , software , embedded system , computer architecture , manufacturing engineering , engineering , operating system , mechanical engineering , economics , macroeconomics
With the increased level of complexity and market pressures to deliver better results faster and cheaper, Integrated Circuit (IC) companies are looking to innovate and introduce efficiencies into their development process. To improve IC design productivity and time-to-market, this paper introduces an innovative Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool in order to replicate an existing layout in different technology nodes by automatically porting analog and mixed-signal circuits. Furthermore, the paper presents a case study of the application of the Methodology Assessment Framework (MAF) as an evaluation tool to choose the best suited Software Development Methodology (SDM) for the EDA tool development project.