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DATE
2008
IEEE
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Dynamic Round-Robin Task Scheduling to Reduce Cache Misses for Embedded Systems
Modern embedded CPU systems rely on a growing number of software features, but this growth increases the memory footprint and increases the need for efficient instruction and data...
Ken W. Batcher, Robert A. Walker
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Improved Visibility in One-to-Many Trace Concretization
We present an improved algorithm for concretization of abstract eres in abstraction refinement-based invariant checking. The algorithm maps each transition of the abstract error ...
Kuntal Nanshi, Fabio Somenzi
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Signal Probability Based Statistical Timing Analysis
VLSI timing analysis and power estimation target the same circuit switching activity. Power estimation techniques are categorized as (1) static, (2) statistical, and (3) simulatio...
Bao Liu
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Process Variation Aware Issue Queue Design
In sub-90nm process technology it becomes harder to control the fabrication process, which in turn causes variations between the design-time parameters and the fabricated paramete...
Raghavendra K, Madhu Mutyam
DATE
2008
IEEE
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ezRealtime: A Domain-Specific Modeling Tool for Embedded Hard Real-Time Software Synthesis
Fabiano Cruz, Raimundo S. Barreto, Lucas Cordeiro,...
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Incremental Criticality and Yield Gradients
— Criticality and yield gradients are two crucial diagnostic metrics obtained from Statistical Static Timing Analysis (SSTA). They provide valuable information to guide timing op...
Jinjun Xiong, Vladimir Zolotov, Chandu Visweswaria...
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Variation tolerant NoC design by means of self-calibrating links
We present the implementation and analysis of a variation tolerant version of a switch-to-switch link in a NoC. The goal is to tolerate the effects of process variations on NoC ar...
Simone Medardoni, Marcello Lajolo, Davide Bertozzi
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Improving Constant-Coefficient Multiplier Verification by Partial Product Identification
Constant-coefficient multipliers are fundamental components in digital signal processing and arithmetic-based systems. Their verification, however, remains difficult and time-cons...
Chao-Yue Lai, Chung-Yang Huang, Kei-Yong Khoo
DATE
2008
IEEE
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Time Properties of the BuST Protocol under the NPA Budget Allocation Scheme
Token passing is a channel access technique used in several communication networks. Among them, one of the most effective solution for supporting both real-time traffic (synchron...
Gianluca Franchino, Giorgio C. Buttazzo, Tullio Fa...