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DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Test generation for designs with multiple clocks
To improve the system performance, designs with multiple clocks have become more and more popular. In this paper, several novel test generation procedures are proposed to utilize ...
Xijiang Lin, Rob Thompson
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
NORM: compact model order reduction of weakly nonlinear systems
This paper presents a compact Nonlinear model Order Reduction Method (NORM) that is applicable for time-invariant and time-varying weakly nonlinear systems. NORM is suitable for r...
Peng Li, Lawrence T. Pileggi
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Dos and don'ts of CTL state coverage estimation
Coverage estimation for model checking quantifies the completeness of a set of properties. We present an improved version of the algorithm of Hoskote et al. [7] that applies to a...
Nikhil Jayakumar, Mitra Purandare, Fabio Somenzi
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Force directed mongrel with physical net constraints
This paper describes a new force directed global placement algorithm that exploits and extends techniques from two leading placers, Force-directed [12] [26] and Mongrel [22]. It c...
Sung-Woo Hur, Tung Cao, Karthik Rajagopal, Yegna P...
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Advanced techniques for RTL debugging
Conventional register transfer level (RTL) debugging is based on overlaying simulation results on structural connectivity information of the Hardware Description Language (HDL) so...
Yu-Chin Hsu, Bassam Tabbara, Yirng-An Chen, Fur-Sh...
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Improved indexing for cache miss reduction in embedded systems
The increasing use of microprocessor cores in embedded systems as well as mobile and portable devices creates an opportunity for customizing the cache subsystem for improved perfo...
Tony Givargis
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Model order reduction of nonuniform transmission lines using integrated congruence transform
This paper presents a new algorithm based on Integrated Congruence transform for the analysis of both uniform and nonuniform transmission lines. The key advantage of the proposed ...
Emad Gad, Michel S. Nakhla
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
A timing-accurate modeling and simulation environment for networked embedded systems
The design of state-of-the-art, complex embedded systems requires the capability of modeling and simulating the complex networked environment in which such systems operate. This i...
Franco Fummi, Giovanni Perbellini, Paolo Gallo, Ma...
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
4G terminals: how are we going to design them?
Fourth-generation wireless communication systems (4G) will have totally different requirements than what front-end designers have been coping with up to now. Designs must be targe...
Jan Craninckx, Stéphane Donnay
DAC
2003
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Determining appropriate precisions for signals in fixed-point IIR filters
This paper presents an analytical framework for the implementation of digital infinite impulse response filters in fixed-point hardware on field programmable gate arrays. This ana...
Joan Carletta, Robert J. Veillette, Frederick W. K...