As VLSI circuit speeds have increased, reliable chip and system design can no longer be performed without accurate threedimensional interconnect models. In this paper, we describe...
Nuno Alexandre Marques, Mattan Kamon, Jacob White,...
On-chip memory organization is one of the most important aspects that can influence the overall system behavior in multiprocessor systems. Following the trend set by high-perform...
Mohamed M. Sabry, Martino Ruggiero, Pablo Garcia D...
Continuous scaling of VLSI circuits is reducing gate delays but rapidly increasing interconnect delays. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) roadmap predicts that, beyond the ...
Shukri J. Souri, Kaustav Banerjee, Amit Mehrotra, ...
Three-dimensional (3-D) integrated circuits have emerged as promising candidates to overcome the interconnect bottlenecks of nanometer scale designs. While they offer several othe...
Gian Luca Loi, Banit Agrawal, Navin Srivastava, Sh...
The capability of predicting the temperature profile is critically important for timing estimation, leakage reduction, power estimation, hotspot avoidance and reliability concerns ...