Disclosed is a method, system and computer program product to specify an
integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a hardwired specific
logic technology portion and a programmable specific logic technology
portion. The method includes generating a hybrid logic network by mapping
each uncertain logic function to an abstract programmable logic element
implementation thereof and by mapping each known logic function to a
technology-independent logic element implementation thereof; simplifying
the hybrid logic network using logic synthesis optimizations; mapping the
simplified hybrid logic network to a specific technology by mapping the
abstract programmable logic element implementation to the specific
programmable logic technology and the technology-independent logic
element implementation to the specific logic technology; and further
includes optimizing the mapped network to meet performance constraints.
Generating involves using integrated circuit specification language
extensions that include an Uncertain Function that is used in place of a
logic function or operator, an Uncertain Function Assertion for imposing
at least one constraint on the Uncertain Function, an Uncertain Register
for a register having a programmable size within a specified range and an
Uncertain Constant.