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2005
IEEE
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Nonuniform Banking for Reducing Memory Energy Consumption
Main memories can consume a large percentage of overall energy in many data-intensive embedded applications. The past research proposed and evaluated memory banking as a possible ...
Ozcan Ozturk, Mahmut T. Kandemir
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2005
IEEE
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Energy- and Performance-Driven NoC Communication Architecture Synthesis Using a Decomposition Approach
In this paper, we present a methodology for customized communication architecture synthesis that matches the communication requirements of the target application. This is an impor...
Ümit Y. Ogras, Radu Marculescu
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2005
IEEE
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Low Cost Task Migration Initiation in a Heterogeneous MP-SoC
Run-time task migration in a heterogeneous multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MP-SoC) is a challenge that requires cooperation between the task and the operating system. In task migra...
Vincent Nollet, Prabhat Avasare, Jean-Yves Mignole...
DATE
2005
IEEE
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On-Chip Multi-Channel Waveform Monitoring for Diagnostics of Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits
Multi-channel waveform monitoring technique enhances built-in test and diagnostic capability of mixed-signal VLSI circuits. An 8-channel prototype system incorporates adaptive sam...
Koichiro Noguchi, Makoto Nagata
DATE
2005
IEEE
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Noise Figure Evaluation Using Low Cost BIST
A technique for evaluating noise figure suitable for BIST implementation is described. It is based on a low cost single-bit digitizer, which allows the simultaneous evaluation of ...
Marcelo Negreiros, Luigi Carro, Altamiro Amadeu Su...
DATE
2005
IEEE
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Modeling and Propagation of Noisy Waveforms in Static Timing Analysis
A technique based on the sensitivity of the output to input waveform is presented for accurate propagation of delay information through a gate for the purpose of static timing ana...
Shahin Nazarian, Massoud Pedram, Emre Tuncer, Tao ...
DATE
2005
IEEE
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Lightweight Multitasking Support for Embedded Systems using the Phantom Serializing Compiler
Embedded software continues to play an ever increasing role in the design of complex embedded applications. In part, the elevel of abstraction provided by a high-level programming...
André C. Nácul, Tony Givargis
DATE
2005
IEEE
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Top-Down Design of a Low-Power Multi-Channel 2.5-Gbit/s/Channel Gated Oscillator Clock-Recovery Circuit
We present a complete top-down design of a low-power multi-channel clock recovery circuit based on gated current-controlled oscillators. The flow includes several tools and method...
Paul Muller, Armin Tajalli, Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi,...
DATE
2005
IEEE
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Modeling and Analysis of Loading Effect in Leakage of Nano-Scaled Bulk-CMOS Logic Circuits
In nanometer scaled CMOS devices significant increase in the subthreshold, the gate and the reverse biased junction band-toband-tunneling (BTBT) leakage, results in the large incr...
Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Swarup Bhunia, Kaushik Roy