One of the most challenging issues in today's high-performance VLSI design is to ensure high-quality power supply to each individual circuit blocks. Reduced power supply volt...
Clock-tuning has been classified as important but tough tasks due to the non-convex nature caused by the skew requirements. As a result, all existing mathematical programming appr...
Abstract-- We describe new graph bipartization algorithms for layout modification and phase assignment of bright-field alternating phaseshifting masks (AltPSM) [25]. The problem of...
Andrew B. Kahng, Shailesh Vaya, Alexander Zelikovs...
In this paper, we o introduce the Reusable Embedded In-Circuit Emulator (EICE) and Reusable EICE development system. The main function in EICE we design are testing and debugging. ...
We propose a timing optimization technique for a complex finite state machine that consists of not only random logic but also data operators. In such a design, the timing critical...
Loical defect diagnosis is a critical yet challenging process in VLSI manufacturing. It involves the identification of the defect spots in a logic IC that fails testing. In the la...