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2004
IEEE
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Arithmetic Reasoning in DPLL-Based SAT Solving
We propose a new arithmetic reasoning calculus to speed up a SAT solver based on the Davis Putnam Longman Loveland (DPLL) procedure. It is based on an arithmetic bit level descrip...
Markus Wedler, Dominik Stoffel, Wolfgang Kunz
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2004
IEEE
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Thermal and Power Integrity Based Power/Ground Networks Optimization
With the increasing power density and heat-dissipation cost of modern VLSI designs, thermal and power integrity has become serious concern. Although the impacts of thermal effects...
Ting-Yuan Wang, Jeng-Liang Tsai, Charlie Chung-Pin...
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2004
IEEE
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Power Aware Variable Partitioning and Instruction Scheduling for Multiple Memory Banks
Many high-end DSP processors employ both multiple memory banks and heterogeneous register files to improve performance and power consumption. The complexity of such architectures ...
Zhong Wang, Xiaobo Sharon Hu
DATE
2004
IEEE
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Operating System Support for Interface Virtualisation of Reconfigurable Coprocessors
Reconfigurable Systems-on-Chip (SoC) consist of large Field-Programmable Gate-Arrays (FPGAs) and standard processors. The reconfigurable logic can be used for application-specific...
Miljan Vuletic, Ludovic Righetti, Laura Pozzi, Pao...
DATE
2004
IEEE
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Modeling and Simulating Memory Hierarchies in a Platform-Based Design Methodology
This paper presents an environment based on SystemC for architecture specification of programmable systems. Making use of the new architecture description language ArchC, able to ...
Pablo Viana, Edna Barros, Sandro Rigo, Rodolfo Aze...
DATE
2004
IEEE
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Cache-Aware Scratchpad Allocation Algorithm
In the context of portable embedded systems, reducing energy is one of the prime objectives. Most high-end embedded microprocessors include onchip instruction and data caches, alo...
Manish Verma, Lars Wehmeyer, Peter Marwedel
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2004
IEEE
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Architectures and Design Techniques for Energy Efficient Embedded DSP and Multimedia Processing
Energy efficient embedded systems consist of a heterogeneous collection of very specific building blocks, connected together by a complex network of many dedicated busses and inte...
Ingrid Verbauwhede, Patrick Schaumont, Christian P...
DATE
2004
IEEE
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A Formal Verification Methodology for Checking Data Integrity
Formal verification techniques have been playing an important role in pre-silicon validation processes. One of the most important points considered in performing formal verificati...
Yasushi Umezawa, Takeshi Shimizu
DATE
2004
IEEE
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A Logic Level Design Methodology for a Secure DPA Resistant ASIC or FPGA Implementation
This paper describes a novel design methodology to implement a secure DPA resistant crypto processor. The methodology is suitable for integration in a common automated standard ce...
Kris Tiri, Ingrid Verbauwhede
DATE
2004
IEEE
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Hierarchical Modeling and Simulation of Large Analog Circuits
This paper proposes a new hierarchical circuit modeling and simulation technique in s-domain for linear analog circuits. The new algorithm can perform circuit complexity reduction...
Sheldon X.-D. Tan, Zhenyu Qi, Hang Li