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2009
IEEE
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Runtime reconfiguration of custom instructions for real-time embedded systems
This paper explores runtime reconfiguration of custom instructions in the context of multi-tasking real-time embedded systems. We propose a pseudo-polynomial time algorithm that mi...
Huynh Phung Huynh, Tulika Mitra
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Automatically mapping applications to a self-reconfiguring platform
The inherent reconfigurability of SRAM-based FPGAs enables the use of configurations optimized for the problem at hand. Optimized configurations are smaller and faster than their g...
Karel Bruneel, Fatma Abouelella, Dirk Stroobandt
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Physically clustered forward body biasing for variability compensation in nanometer CMOS design
Nanometer CMOS scaling has resulted in greatly increased circuit variability, with extremely adverse consequences on design predictability and yield. A number of recent works have...
Ashoka Visweswara Sathanur, Antonio Pullini, Luca ...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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A generic framework for scan capture power reduction in fixed-length symbol-based test compression environment
Growing test data volume and overtesting caused by excessive scan capture power are two of the major concerns for the industry when testing large integrated circuits. Various test...
Xiao Liu, Qiang Xu
DATE
2009
IEEE
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An approximation scheme for energy-efficient scheduling of real-time tasks in heterogeneous multiprocessor systems
As application complexity increases, modern embedded systems have adopted heterogeneous processing elements to enhance the computing capability or to reduce the power consumption. ...
Chuan-Yue Yang, Jian-Jia Chen, Tei-Wei Kuo, Lothar...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Detecting errors using multi-cycle invariance information
Nuno Alves, Kundan Nepal, Jennifer Dworak, R. Iris...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Optimizing the HW/SW boundary of an ECC SoC design using control hierarchy and distributed storage
Abstract--Hardware/Software codesign of Elliptic Curve Cryptography has been extensively studied in recent years. However, most of these designs have focused on the computational a...
Xu Guo, Patrick Schaumont
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Customizing IP cores for system-on-chip designs using extensive external don't-cares
Traditional digital circuit synthesis flows start from an HDL behavioral definition and assume that circuit functions are almost completely defined, making don't-care conditio...
Kai-Hui Chang, Valeria Bertacco, Igor L. Markov
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Speculative reduction-based scalable redundancy identification
The process of sequential redundancy identification is the cornerstone of sequential synthesis and equivalence checking frameworks. The scalability of the proof obligations inhere...
Hari Mony, Jason Baumgartner, Alan Mishchenko, Rob...
DATE
2009
IEEE
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Variation resilient adaptive controller for subthreshold circuits
Subthreshold logic is showing good promise as a viable ultra-low-power circuit design technique for powerlimited applications. For this design technique to gain widespread adoption...
Biswajit Mishra, Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Mark Zwolin...