TY - GEN
T1 - Laser customizable gate arrays. Coming soon?
AU - Krchnavek, Robert R.
AU - Daly, Daniel F.
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - Laser customization of gate arrays has the potential to produce gate arrays with the same density and speed performance as mask programmable gate arrays with a turnaround time of hours instead of days. This is based on laser customizing by metal deposition and removal. One significant disadvantage that laser customization has traditionally had is the complexity of the processing. This is especially true when one compares laser processing for customizing gate arrays to Field Programmable Logic Devices. Although the FPLDs do not have the density or speed performance that a laser customized gate array can have, their ease of programming gives them a significant advantage for many users. In this paper, we address some of the issues upon which laser customization must compete, if it is to gain a substantial share of the prototype business.
AB - Laser customization of gate arrays has the potential to produce gate arrays with the same density and speed performance as mask programmable gate arrays with a turnaround time of hours instead of days. This is based on laser customizing by metal deposition and removal. One significant disadvantage that laser customization has traditionally had is the complexity of the processing. This is especially true when one compares laser processing for customizing gate arrays to Field Programmable Logic Devices. Although the FPLDs do not have the density or speed performance that a laser customized gate array can have, their ease of programming gives them a significant advantage for many users. In this paper, we address some of the issues upon which laser customization must compete, if it is to gain a substantial share of the prototype business.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0025798066
SN - 0912035439
T3 - LIA (Laser Institute of America)
SP - 271
EP - 280
BT - LIA (Laser Institute of America)
PB - Publ by Laser Inst of America
T2 - Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing - ICALEO '90
Y2 - 4 November 1990 through 9 November 1990
ER -