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DATE
2009
IEEE
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Generation of compact test sets with high defect coverage
Abstract-Multi-detect (N-detect) testing suffers from the drawback that its test length grows linearly with N. We present a new method to generate compact test sets that provide hi...
Xrysovalantis Kavousianos, Krishnendu Chakrabarty
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Componentizing hardware/software interface design
Abstract—Building highly optimized embedded systems demands hardware/software (HW/SW) co-design. A key challenge in co-design is the design of HW/SW interfaces, which is often a ...
Kecheng Hao, Fei Xie
DATE
2009
IEEE
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An automated design flow for vibration-based energy harvester systems
Leran Wang, Tom J. Kazmierski, Bashir M. Al-Hashim...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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A novel LDPC decoder for DVB-S2 IP
Abstract—In this paper a programmable Forward Error Correction (FEC) IP for a DVB-S2 receiver is presented. It is composed of a Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC), a Bose-ChaudhuriH...
Stefan Müller 0004, Manuel Schreger, Marten K...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Co-design of signal, power, and thermal distribution networks for 3D ICs
— Heat removal and power delivery are two major reliability concerns in the 3D stacked IC technology. Liquid cooling based on micro-fluidic channels is proposed as a viable solu...
Young-Joon Lee, Yoon Jo Kim, Gang Huang, Muhannad ...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Multi-clock Soc design using protocol conversion
The automated design of SoCs from pre-selected IPs that may require different clocks is challenging because of the following issues. Firstly, protocol mismatches between IPs need ...
Roopak Sinha, Partha S. Roop, Samik Basu, Zoran Sa...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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SC-DEVS: An efficient SystemC extension for the DEVS model of computation
Felix Madlener, H. Gregor Molter, Sorin A. Huss
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Debugging of Toffoli networks
—Intensive research is performed to find post-CMOS technologies. A very promising direction based on reversible logic are quantum computers. While in the domain of reversible lo...
Robert Wille, Daniel Große, Stefan Frehse, G...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Minimization of NBTI performance degradation using internal node control
—Negative Bias Temperature Instability (NBTI) is a significant reliability concern for nanoscale CMOS circuits. Its effects on circuit timing can be especially pronounced for ci...
David R. Bild, Gregory E. Bok, Robert P. Dick
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Single ended 6T SRAM with isolated read-port for low-power embedded systems
Abstract— This paper presents a six-transistor (6T) singleended static random access memory (SE-SRAM) bitcell with an isolated read-port, suitable for low-Î and low-power embedd...
Jawar Singh, Dhiraj K. Pradhan, Simon Hollis, Sara...