DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
Using on-chip interconnection networks in place of ad-hoc global wiring structures the top level wires on a chip and facilitates modular design. With this approach, system modules...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
In this paper, we study the problem of performance-driven multi-level circuit clustering with application to hierarchical FPGA designs. We first show that the performance-driven m...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
In this paper, we propose preconditioned Krylov-subspace iterative methods to perform efficient DC and transient simulations for large-scale linear circuits with an emphasis on po...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
Crosstalk effects degrade the integrity of signals traveling on long interconnects and must be addressed during manufacturing testing. External testing for crosstalk is expensive ...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
This paper presents the concept of flexibility ? a geometric property associated with Steiner trees. Flexibility is related to the routability of the Steiner tree. We present an o...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
This work presents a new and computationally efficient performance optimization technique for distributed RLC interconnects based on a rigorous delay computation scheme. The new o...
DAC
2001
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2001
ACM
Non-uniform temperature profiles along global interconnect lines in high-performance ICs can significantly impact the performance of these lines. This paper presents a detailed an...