Implementing logic blocks in an integrated circuit in terms of repeating or regular geometry patterns [6,7] can provide significant advantages in terms of manufacturability and de...
V. Kheterpal, V. Rovner, T. G. Hersan, D. Motiani,...
This paper proposes a fast decoupling capacitance (decap) allocation and budgeting algorithm for both early stage decap estimation and later stage decap minimization in today’s ...
Hang Li, Zhenyu Qi, Sheldon X.-D. Tan, Lifeng Wu, ...
Software energy estimation is a critical step in the design of energyefficient embedded systems. Instruction-level simulation techniques, despite several advances, remain too slo...
For the past 25 years, the EDA industry has played a major role in the growth of the semiconductor industry, providing tools and services that have helped companies develop electr...
Jay Vleeschhouwer, Warren East, Michael J. Fister,...
Reliability of nanometer circuits is becoming a major concern in today’s VLSI chip design due to interferences from multiple noise sources as well as radiation-induced soft erro...