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ICCAD
1999
IEEE
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Transient sensitivity computation for transistor level analysis and tuning
This paper presents a general method for computing transient sensitivities using both the direct and adjoint methods in event driven controlled explicit simulation algorithms that...
Tuyen V. Nguyen, Peter O'Brien, David W. Winston
ISCAS
1995
IEEE
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Calculating Distortion Levels in Sampled-Data Circuits Using SPICE
This paper presents an analysis technique that can be used to compute the harmonic and intermodulation distortion levels of a sampled-data circuit directly from a SPICE transient ...
Gordon W. Roberts
DFT
2003
IEEE
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Techniques for Transient Fault Sensitivity Analysis and Reduction in VLSI Circuits
Transient faults in VLSI circuits could lead to disastrous consequences. With technology scaling, circuits are becoming increasingly vulnerable to transient faults. This papers pr...
Atul Maheshwari, Israel Koren, Wayne Burleson
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
137views Hardware» more  ICCAD 1997»
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Optimization techniques for high-performance digital circuits
The relentless push for high performance in custom digital circuits has led to renewed emphasis on circuit optimization or tuning. The parameters of the optimization are typically...
Chandramouli Visweswariah
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Circuit optimization via adjoint Lagrangians
The circuit tuning problem is best approached by means of gradient-based nonlinear optimization algorithms. For large circuits, gradient computation can be the bottleneck in the o...
Andrew R. Conn, Ruud A. Haring, Chandramouli Viswe...