VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
To reduce manufacturing variation due to chemicalmechanical polishing and to improve yield, layout must be made uniform with respect to density criteria. This is achieved by layou...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
Interconnect tuning and repeater insertion are necessary to optimize interconnectdelay, signalperformanceandintegrity, andinterconnectmanufacturability and reliability. Repeater i...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
We describe an improved iterationless approach for computing the effective capacitance of an interconnect load at a driving gate output. The speed and accuracy of our approach mak...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
Accurate output response computation of RC interconnects under various input excitations is a key issue in deep submicron delay analysis.In this paper,we present an exact analysis...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
To minimize the time to market and cost of new sub 0.25um process technologies and products, PDF Solutions, Inc., has developed a new comprehensive approach based on the use of pr...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
We survey some of the methods used for manipulating, representing, and optimizing multi-valued logic with the view of both building a better understanding of the more specialized ...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
This paper describes the system design of a lowpower wireless camera. A system level approach is used to reduce energy dissipation and maximize battery lifetime. System properties...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
Abstract Code optimization for digital signal processors DSPs has been identi ed as an important new topic in system-level design of embedded systems. Both DSP processors and algor...
VLSID
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
1999
IEEE
This paper provides a theoretical basis for eliminating or reducing the energy consumption due to transients in a synchronous digital circuit. The transient energy is minimized wh...