ICCD
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2006
IEEE
—This paper introduces a new class of sequential circuits called acyclically testable sequential circuits which is wider than the class of acyclic sequential circuits but whose t...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2006
IEEE
Microfluidics-based biochips offer exciting possibilities for highthroughput sequencing, parallel immunoassays, blood chemistry for clinical diagnostics, DNA sequencing, and envir...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
Abstract-- We deconstruct and compare the two dominant existing approaches for L1 data cache (L1D) error protection, with respect to performance, L2 cache bandwidth, power, and are...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
Abstract— The continuing divergence of processor and memory speeds has led to the increasing reliance on larger caches which have become major consumers of area and power in embe...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
Circuit activity is a function of input patterns. When circuit activity changes abruptly, it can cause sudden drop or rise in power supply voltage. This change is known as power d...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
The placement of on-die decoupling capacitors (decap) between the power and ground supply grids has become a common practice in high performance processor designs. In this paper, ...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
— Accurate estimation of worst-case crosstalk effects is critical for a realistic estimation of the worst-case behavior of deep sub-micron circuits. Crosstalk analysis models usu...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
Abstract— Capacitive and inductive crosstalk noises are expected to be more serious in advanced technologies. However, capacitive and inductive crosstalk noises in the future hav...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
— L1 data caches in high-performance processors continue to grow in set associativity. Higher associativity can significantly increase the cache energy consumption. Cache access...
ICCD
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2006
IEEE
— Microprocessors can have design errors that escape the test and validation process. The cost to rectify these errors after shipping the processors can be very expensive as it m...