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DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Litmus tests for comparing memory consistency models: how long do they need to be?
Memory consistency litmus tests are small parallel programs that are designed to illustrate subtle differences between memory consistency models by exhibiting different outcomes...
Sela Mador-Haim, Rajeev Alur, Milo M. K. Martin
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Generalized reliability-oriented energy management for real-time embedded applications
DVFS remains an important energy management technique for embedded systems. However, its negative impact on transient fault rates has been recently shown. In this paper, we propos...
Baoxian Zhao, Hakan Aydin, Dakai Zhu
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
ChronOS Linux: a best-effort real-time multiprocessor Linux kernel
We present ChronOS Linux, a best-effort real-time Linux kernel for chip multiprocessors (CMPs). ChronOS addresses the intersection of three problem spaces: a) OS-support for obta...
Matthew Dellinger, Piyush Garyali, Binoy Ravindran
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
EFFEX: an embedded processor for computer vision based feature extraction
The deployment of computer vision algorithms in mobile applications is growing at a rapid pace. A primary component of the computer vision software pipeline is feature extraction,...
Jason Clemons, Andrew Jones, Robert Perricone, Sil...
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
TSV stress-aware full-chip mechanical reliability analysis and optimization for 3D IC
In this work, we propose an efficient and accurate full-chip thermomechanical stress and reliability analysis tool and design optimization methodology to alleviate mechanical rel...
Moongon Jung, Joydeep Mitra, David Z. Pan, Sung Ky...
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Process-level virtualization for runtime adaptation of embedded software
Modern processor architectures call for software that is highly tuned to an unpredictable operating environment. Processlevel virtualization systems allow existing software to ada...
Kim M. Hazelwood
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Extracting behavior and dynamically generated hierarchy from SystemC models
SystemC is a popular modeling language which can be used to specify systems at bstraction level. Currently, SystemC tools can not cope with SystemC models for which the module hie...
Harry Broeders, René van Leuken
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Thermal-aware cell and through-silicon-via co-placement for 3D ICs
Existing thermal-aware 3D placement methods assume that the temperature of 3D ICs can be optimized by properly distributing the power dissipations, and ignoring the heat conductiv...
Jason Cong, Guojie Luo, Yiyu Shi
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Supervised design space exploration by compositional approximation of Pareto sets
Technology scaling allows the integration of billions of transistors on the same die but CAD tools struggle in keeping up with the increasing design complexity. Design productivit...
Hung-Yi Liu, Ilias Diakonikolas, Michele Petracca,...
DAC
2011
ACM
13 years 11 days ago
Non-uniform micro-channel design for stacked 3D-ICs
Micro-channel cooling shows great potential in removing high density heat in 3D circuits. The current micro-channel heat sink designs spread the entire surface to be cooled with m...
Bing Shi, Ankur Srivastava, Peng Wang