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ICCD
2005
IEEE
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Enhanced Dual-Transition Probabilistic Power Estimation with Selective Supergate Analysis
Consideration of pairs of transition in probabilistic simulation allows power estimation for digital circuits in which inertial delays can filter glitches [5]. However, the merit ...
Fei Hu, Vishwani D. Agrawal
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Choosing an Error Protection Scheme for a Microprocessor's L1 Data Cache
Abstract-- We deconstruct and compare the two dominant existing approaches for L1 data cache (L1D) error protection, with respect to performance, L2 cache bandwidth, power, and are...
Nathan Sadler, Daniel Sorin
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Customizable Fault Tolerant Caches for Embedded Processors
Abstract— The continuing divergence of processor and memory speeds has led to the increasing reliance on larger caches which have become major consumers of area and power in embe...
Subramanian Ramaswamy, Sudhakar Yalamanchili
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Power Droop Testing
Circuit activity is a function of input patterns. When circuit activity changes abruptly, it can cause sudden drop or rise in power supply voltage. This change is known as power d...
Ilia Polian, Alejandro Czutro, Sandip Kundu, Bernd...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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An Active Decoupling Capacitance Circuit for Inductive Noise Suppression in Power Supply Networks
The placement of on-die decoupling capacitors (decap) between the power and ground supply grids has become a common practice in high performance processor designs. In this paper, ...
Sanjay Pant, David Blaauw
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Reduction of Crosstalk Pessimism using Tendency Graph Approach
— Accurate estimation of worst-case crosstalk effects is critical for a realistic estimation of the worst-case behavior of deep sub-micron circuits. Crosstalk analysis models usu...
Murthy Palla, Klaus Koch, Jens Bargfrede, Manfred ...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Quantitative Prediction of On-chip Capacitive and Inductive Crosstalk Noise and Discussion on Wire Cross-Sectional Area Toward I
Abstract— Capacitive and inductive crosstalk noises are expected to be more serious in advanced technologies. However, capacitive and inductive crosstalk noises in the future hav...
Yasuhiro Ogasahara, Masanori Hashimoto, Takao Onoy...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Fast Speculative Address Generation and Way Caching for Reducing L1 Data Cache Energy
— L1 data caches in high-performance processors continue to grow in set associativity. Higher associativity can significantly increase the cache energy consumption. Cache access...
Dan Nicolaescu, Babak Salamat, Alexander V. Veiden...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Patching Processor Design Errors
— Microprocessors can have design errors that escape the test and validation process. The cost to rectify these errors after shipping the processors can be very expensive as it m...
Satish Narayanasamy, Bruce Carneal, Brad Calder
ICCD
2006
IEEE
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Split-Row: A Reduced Complexity, High Throughput LDPC Decoder Architecture
— A reduced complexity LDPC decoding method is presented that dramatically reduces wire interconnect complexity, which is a major issue in LDPC decoders. The proposed Split-Row m...
Tinoosh Mohsenin, Bevan M. Baas
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