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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
Adding on-chip decoupling capacitors (decaps) is an effective way to reduce voltage noise in power/ground networks and ensure robust power delivery. In this paper, we present a fa...
ISQED
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
— Multiple power supply voltages are often used in modern high performance ICs such as microprocessors to decrease power consumption without affecting circuit speed. The system o...
ISQED
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
As technology continues to scale beyond 100nm, there is a significant increase in performance uncertainty of CMOS logic due to process and environmental variations. Traditional c...
ISQED
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
As technology feature size is reduced, ESD becomes one of the dominant failure modes due to the lower gate oxide breakdown voltage. Also, the holding voltage of LVTSCR devices is ...
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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
This paper presents a methodology for accurate propagation of delay information through a gate for the purpose of static timing analysis (STA) in the presence of noise. Convention...
ISQED
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
Precise chip-level timing requires careful modeling of the interaction between logic drivers and interconnect. Existing static-timing analysis methodologies generate models for dr...
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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
Double-Gate (DG) transistor has emerged as the most promising device for nano-scale circuit design. Independent control of front and back gate in DG devices can be effectively use...
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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
This paper presents a novel compact passive modeling technique for high-performance RF passives and interconnects modeled as high-order RLCM circuits. The new method is based on a...
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2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
In this paper, design and measurement results of a test chip that intends to evaluate differences between layout techniques for rectangular unit-capacitor arrays are introduced. P...