Design Automation

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Acknowledgements, Page xi
List of Figures, Pages xiii-xiv
List of Tables, Page xv
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-17
Chapter 2 - Prior Design Environments, Pages 19-59
Chapter 3 - The VLSI Design Process, Pages 61-82
Chapter 4 - Using AI in Environments, Pages 83-99
Chapter 5 - Architecture of the Environment, Pages 101-117
Chapter 6 - Control Mechanisms in Ulysses, Pages 119-170
Chapter 7 - An Example Design Task, Pages 171-258
Chapter 8 - Implementation of Ulysses, Pages 259-268
Chapter 9 - Suggestions for Future Research, Pages 269-275
Chapter 10 - Conclusions, Pages 277-286
Appendix A - Ulysses Scripts Language BNF, Pages 287-302
Appendix B - Scripts Language User Manual, Pages 303-351
Appendix C - Ulysses Command Language BNF, Pages 353-358
Appendix D - Command Language User Manual, Pages 359-384
Appendix E - Design Manipulation Functions, Pages 385-412
Appendix F - Building and Using Ulysses, Pages 413-423
Appendix G - Lisp Status Variables for Ulysses, Pages 425-432
Appendix H - Ulysses Error Messages, Pages 433-450
References, Pages 451-460
Index, Pages 461-463
Perspectives in Computing, Pages 465-466