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ICCAD
1996
IEEE
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14 years 22 days ago
Hierarchical statistical characterization of mixed-signal circuits using behavioral modeling
A methodology for hierarchicalstatistical circuit characterization which does not rely upon circuit-level Monte Carlo simulation is presented. The methodology uses principalcompon...
Eric Felt, Stefano Zanella, Carlo Guardiani, Alber...
ICCAD
2000
IEEE
73views Hardware» more  ICCAD 2000»
14 years 29 days ago
Simulation and Optimization of the Power Distribution Network in VLSI Circuits
In this paper, we present simulation techniques to estimate the worst-case voltage variation using a RC model for the power distribution network. Pattern independent maximum envel...
Geng Bai, Sudhakar Bobba, Ibrahim N. Hajj
ISVLSI
2003
IEEE
91views VLSI» more  ISVLSI 2003»
14 years 1 months ago
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuits: Performance, Design Methodology, and CAD Tools
Three-dimensional integration technologies have been proposed in order to mitigate design challenges posed by deep-submicron interconnect. By providing multiple layers of active d...
Shamik Das, Anantha Chandrakasan, Rafael Reif
VLSID
2008
IEEE
149views VLSI» more  VLSID 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
NBTI Degradation: A Problem or a Scare?
Negative Bias Temperature Instability (NBTI) has been identified as a major and critical reliability issue for PMOS devices in nano-scale designs. It manifests as a negative thres...
Kewal K. Saluja, Shriram Vijayakumar, Warin Sootka...
DFT
2005
IEEE
200views VLSI» more  DFT 2005»
14 years 2 months ago
Data Dependent Jitter (DDJ) Characterization Methodology
A new jitter model is developed using Matlab and Spice to analyze Data Dependent Jitter (DDJ) in serial data integrated circuits. The simulation results show that DDJ is dependent...
Kyung Ki Kim, Yong-Bin Kim, Fabrizio Lombardi