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ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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A new RLC buffer insertion algorithm
Most existing buffering algorithms neglect the impact of inductance on circuit performance, which causes large error in circuit analysis and optimization. Even for the approaches...
Zhanyuan Jiang, Shiyan Hu, Jiang Hu, Zhuo Li, Weip...
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Adaptive multi-domain thermal modeling and analysis for integrated circuit synthesis and design
Abstract— Chip-package thermal analysis is necessary for the design and synthesis of reliable, high-performance, low-power, compact integrated circuits (ICs). Many methods of IC ...
Yonghong Yang, Changyun Zhu, Zhenyu (Peter) Gu, Li...
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Decoupling capacitor planning and sizing for noise and leakage reduction
—Decoupling capacitors (decaps) are a popular means for reducing power-supply noise in integrated circuits. Since the decaps are usually inserted in the whitespace of the device ...
Eric Wong, Jacob R. Minz, Sung Kyu Lim
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Prospects for emerging nanoelectronics in mainstream information processing systems
The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconduc-tors (ITRS) seeks to stimulate invention and research lead-ing to one or more new nanoelectronics technologies that may extend ...
Jeffrey Bokor
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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An electrothermally-aware full-chip substrate temperature gradient evaluation methodology for leakage dominant technologies with
As CMOS technology scales into the nanometer regime, power dissipation and associated thermal concerns in high-performance ICs due to on-chip hot-spots and thermal gradients are b...
Sheng-Chih Lin, Kaustav Banerjee
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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From micro to nano: MEMS as an interface to the nano world
Leveraging conventional microsystems technology, MEMS has become the technology of choice for a wide range of applications including inertial sensors for automotive, games, and co...
Bernhard E. Boser
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Analysis and modeling of CD variation for statistical static timing
Statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) has become a key method for analyzing the effect of process variation in aggressively scaled CMOS technologies. Much research has focused...
Brian Cline, Kaviraj Chopra, David Blaauw, Yu Cao
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Faster, parametric trajectory-based macromodels via localized linear reductions
— Trajectory-based methods offer an attractive methodology for automated, on-demand generation of macromodels for custom circuits. These models are generated by sampling the stat...
Saurabh K. Tiwary, Rob A. Rutenbar
ICCAD
2006
IEEE
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Simultaneous power and thermal integrity driven via stapling in 3D ICs
The existing work on via-stapling in 3D integrated circuits optimizes power and thermal integrity separately and uses steadystate thermal analysis. This paper presents the first ...
Hao Yu, Joanna Ho, Lei He