论文标题
通过探索基于汉字的图形表示，加速逻辑设计和完善硬件EDA流程
Speeding-up Logic Design and Refining Hardware EDA Flow by Exploring Chinese Character based Graphical Representation
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论文摘要
电气设计自动化（EDA）技术对计算机硬件设计产生了深远的影响，尤其是在非常大的集成（VLSI）电路领域。尤其是，由于EDA工具链发达了，FPGA，ASIC和SOC应用的普及已大大增加。数十年来，在功能，效率，准确性和智力方面改善EDA工具不仅是学术研究热点，而且是行业尝试目标的目标。 在本文中，采用一种新颖的观点来回顾当前的主流EDA工作流程和设计方法，旨在缩短EDA设计时期并显着简化逻辑设计超负荷。具体而言，三个主要贡献是专门的。首先，提出了一个基于汉字的表示系统（CCRS），该系统用于呈现逻辑抽象语法树。其次，引入了CCRS的寄存器转移级（RTL）级别符号描述技术，以替换传统的基于文本的编程方法。最后，讨论了基于CCR的精制EDA设计流。令人信服的是，基于图形的非英语EDA流可以降低设计成本和复杂性。作为在这个新领域的基本试验，据证实，许多以下作品将使相关的EDA发展繁荣。
Electrical design automation (EDA) techniques have deeply influenced the computer hardware design, especially in the field of very large scale Integration (VLSI) circuits. Particularly, the popularity of FPGA, ASIC and SOC applications have been dramatically increased due to the well developed EDA tool chains. Over decades, improving EDA tool in terms of functionality, efficiency, accuracy and intelligence is not only the academic research hot spot, but the industry attempting goal as well. In this paper, a novel perspective is taken to review current mainstream EDA working flow and design methods, aiming to shorten the EDA design periods and simplify the logic design overload significantly. Specifically, three major contributions are devoted. First, a Chinese character based representation system (CCRS), which is used for presenting logical abstract syntax tree, is proposed. Second, the register-transfer-level (RTL) level symbolic description technique for CCRS are introduced to replace traditional text-based programming methods. Finally, the refined EDA design flow based on CCRS is discussed. It is convincing that the graphic non-pure-english based EDA flow could lower the design cost and complexity. As a fundamental trial in this new field, it is confirmative that a lot of following works will make the related EDA development prosperous.
