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2002
IEEE
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Optimization of the Power/Ground Network Wire-Sizing and Spacing Based on Sequential Network Simplex Algorithm
This paper presents a fast algorithm to optimize both the widths and lengths of power/ground networks under reliability and power dip/ground bounce constraints. The spacesizing wh...
Ting-Yuan Wang, Charlie Chung-Ping Chen
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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On the Relation between SAT and BDDs for Equivalence Checking
State-of-the-art verification tools are based on efficient operations on Boolean formulas. Traditional manipulation techniques are based on Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) and SAT...
Sherief Reda, Rolf Drechsler, Alex Orailoglu
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Incorporating Fault Tolerance in Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs)
The reliability of ADCs used in highly critical systems can be increased by applying a two-step procedure starting with sensitivity analysis followed by redesign. The sensitivity ...
Mandeep Singh, Israel Koren
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Optimal Sequencing Energy Allocation for CMOS Integrated Systems
All synchronous CMOS integrated systems have to pay some sequencing overhead. This overhead includes the skew and the jitter of the clock. It also includes the setup time and the ...
Martin Saint-Laurent, Vojin G. Oklobdzija, Simon S...
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Inductive Characteristics of Power Distribution Grids in High Speed Integrated Circuits
— The inductive characteristics of several types of gridded power distribution networks are described in this paper. The inductance extraction program FastHenry is used to evalua...
Andrey V. Mezhiba, Eby G. Friedman
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Impact Analysis of Process Variability on Clock Skew
This paper presents a methodology for the statistical analysis of clock tree structures. It allows to accurately predict and analyze the impact of process variation on clock skew....
Enrico Malavasi, Stefano Zanella, Min Cao, Julian ...
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Trading off Reliability and Power-Consumption in Ultra-low Power Systems
Critical systems like pace-makers, defibrillators, wearable computers and other electronic gadgets have to be designed not only for reliability but also for ultra-low power consu...
Atul Maheshwari, Wayne Burleson, Russell Tessier
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Design Method and Automation of Comparator Generation for Flash A/D Converter
The design methods and the automation of the comparator circuit layout generation for a flash A/D converter are presented in this paper. The threshold inverter quantization (TIQ)...
Daegyu Lee, Jincheol Yoo, Kyusun Choi
ISQED
2002
IEEE
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Measurement of Inherent Noise in EDA Tools
With advancing semiconductor technology and exponentially growing design complexities, predictability of design tools becomes an important part of a stable top-down design process...
Andrew B. Kahng, Stefanus Mantik