ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
We introduce a new technique to solve exactly a discrete optimization problem, based on the paradigm of “negative” thinking. The motivation is that when searching the space of...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
Traditional synthesis techniques optimize CMOS circuits in two phases i) logic minimization and ii) library mapping phase. Typically, the structures and the sizes of the gates in ...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
We present a novel method for state minimization of incompletely-specified finite state machines. Where classic methods simply minimize the number of states, ours directly addre...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
Logic replication, the duplication of logic in order to limit communication between partitions, is an effective part of a complete partitioning solution. In this paper we seek a b...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
† This paper describes a novel methodology to automate the design of the interconnect distribution for multistage clock circuits. We introduce two key ideas. First, a hierarchica...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
The circuit tuning problem is best approached by means of gradient-based nonlinear optimization algorithms. For large circuits, gradient computation can be the bottleneck in the o...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1997
IEEE
Interconnect has become the dominating factor in determining circuit performance and reliability in deep submicron designs. In this embedded tutorial, we first discuss the trends...