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2003
ACM
110views Hardware» more  ISPD 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Explicit gate delay model for timing evaluation
Delay evaluation is always a crucial concern in the VLSI design and it becomes increasingly more critical in the nowadays deep-submicron technology. To obtain an accurate delay va...
Muzhou Shao, Martin D. F. Wong, Huijing Cao, Youxi...
ISPD
2010
ACM
195views Hardware» more  ISPD 2010»
14 years 6 days ago
Density gradient minimization with coupling-constrained dummy fill for CMP control
In the nanometer IC design, dummy fill is often performed to improve layout pattern uniformity and the post-CMP quality. However, filling dummies might greatly increase intercon...
Huang-Yu Chen, Szu-Jui Chou, Yao-Wen Chang
ISPD
2009
ACM
141views Hardware» more  ISPD 2009»
14 years 5 days ago
A faster approximation scheme for timing driven minimum cost layer assignment
As VLSI technology moves to the 65nm node and beyond, interconnect delay greatly limits the circuit performance. As a critical component in interconnect synthesis, layer assignmen...
Shiyan Hu, Zhuo Li, Charles J. Alpert
RSP
2003
IEEE
176views Control Systems» more  RSP 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Rapid Design and Analysis of Communication Systems Using the BEE Hardware Emulation Environment
This paper describes the early analysis and estimation features currently implemented in the Berkeley Emulation Engine (BEE) system. BEE is an integrated rapid prototyping and des...
Chen Chang, Kimmo Kuusilinna, Brian C. Richards, A...