在当今快节奏的世界中,半导体设计的创新是一项永恒的需求。对更快、更准确、更创新的解决方案的需求为探索生成式人工智能(#GenerativeAI)在半导体设计开发领域的潜力铺平了道路。能做到吗?当然可以!在本系列文章中,我们将深入探讨令人兴奋的实验,展示生成式人工智能如何彻底改变半导体设计。
实例 1 - 从 FSM 图到 SV 代码
在本例中,谷歌的生成式人工智能模型--BARD 被用来生成一个自动售货机 FSM 的 SystemVerilog 实现。
状态机图片:
代码如下:
// Vending machine FSM
// Disclaimer: This code is not tested for correctness
module vending_machine (
input clk,
input reset,
input coin_inserted,
input product_selected,
input product_dispensed,
output reg dispense_product,
output reg return_coin
);
// Define the states
localparam [2:0] IDLE = 3'b000;
localparam [2:0] COIN_INSERTED = 3'b001;
localparam [2:0] PRODUCT_SELECTED = 3'b010;
localparam [2:0] PRODUCT_DISPENSED = 3'b011;
localparam [2:0] OUT_OF_STOCK = 3'b100;
// Define the registers
reg [2:0] current_state;
// Transition logic
always @(posedge clk or posedge reset) begin
if (reset) begin
current_state <= IDLE;
end else begin
case (current_state)
IDLE: begin
if (coin_inserted) begin
current_state <= COIN_INSERTED;
end else begin
current_state <= IDLE;
end
end
COIN_INSERTED: begin
if (product_selected) begin
current_state <= PRODUCT_SELECTED;
end else begin
current_state <= COIN_INSERTED;
end
end
PRODUCT_SELECTED: begin
if (product_dispensed) begin
current_state <= PRODUCT_DISPENSED;
end else if (out_of_stock) begin
current_state <= OUT_OF_STOCK;
end else begin
current_state <= PRODUCT_SELECTED;
end
end
PRODUCT_DISPENSED: begin
current_state <= IDLE;
end
OUT_OF_STOCK: begin
current_state <= IDLE;
end
endcase
end
end
// Output logic
always @(posedge clk) begin
case (current_state)
PRODUCT_DISPENSED: begin
dispense_product <= 1'b1;
end
default: begin
dispense_product <= 1'b0;
end
endcase
end
always @(posedge clk) begin
case (current_state)
OUT_OF_STOCK: begin
return_coin <= 1'b1;
end
default: begin
return_coin <= 1'b0;
end
endcase
end
endmodule
有限状态机在芯片设计中得到广泛应用,以下是生成式人工智能如何发挥关键作用: