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ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Negative thinking by incremental problem solving: application to unate covering
We introduce a new technique to solve exactly a discrete optimization problem, based on the paradigm of “negative” thinking. The motivation is that when searching the space of...
Evguenii I. Goldberg, Luca P. Carloni, Tiziano Vil...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Library-less synthesis for static CMOS combinational logic circuits
Traditional synthesis techniques optimize CMOS circuits in two phases i) logic minimization and ii) library mapping phase. Typically, the structures and the sizes of the gates in ...
Sergey Gavrilov, Alexey Glebov, Satyamurthy Pullel...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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OPTIMIST: state minimization for optimal 2-level logic implementation
We present a novel method for state minimization of incompletely-specified finite state machines. Where classic methods simply minimize the number of states, ours directly addre...
Robert M. Fuhrer, Steven M. Nowick
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Replication for logic bipartitioning
Logic replication, the duplication of logic in order to limit communication between partitions, is an effective part of a complete partitioning solution. In this paper we seek a b...
Morgan Enos, Scott Hauck, Majid Sarrafzadeh
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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A hierarchical decomposition methodology for multistage clock circuits
† This paper describes a novel methodology to automate the design of the interconnect distribution for multistage clock circuits. We introduce two key ideas. First, a hierarchica...
Gary Ellis, Lawrence T. Pileggi, Rob A. Rutenbar
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Decomposition and technology mapping of speed-independent circuits using Boolean relations
Jordi Cortadella, Michael Kishinevsky, Alex Kondra...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Circuit optimization via adjoint Lagrangians
The circuit tuning problem is best approached by means of gradient-based nonlinear optimization algorithms. For large circuits, gradient computation can be the bottleneck in the o...
Andrew R. Conn, Ruud A. Haring, Chandramouli Viswe...
ICCAD
1997
IEEE
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Interconnect design for deep submicron ICs
Interconnect has become the dominating factor in determining circuit performance and reliability in deep submicron designs. In this embedded tutorial, we first discuss the trends...
Jason Cong, David Zhigang Pan, Lei He, Cheng-Kok K...