Compilation of standard-cell libraries
Antonio Manuel López Martínez, S. Dholakia, Shane S. Bush · IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits · 1987
The compilation approach used to generate and verify a complete standard-cell library is presented. Each standard cell is comprised of layout, a behavioral model, and documentation. The tradeoffs are described and this approach is compared to traditional methods. This approach allows rapid generation of complete libraries regardless of technology. Furthermore, improvements and fixes are rapidly incorporated into an entire library. Over 280 standard cells were created by five people in nine months.