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2000
ACM
16 years 8 months ago
2000
ACM
Contemporary microprocessors implement many iterative algorithms. For example, the front-end of a microprocessor repeatedly fetches and decodes instructions while updating interna...
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DAC
1999
ACM
16 years 8 months ago
1999
ACM
In this paper, we establish a theoretical framework for a new concept of scheduling called soft scheduling. In contrasts to the traditional schedulers referred as hard schedulers,...
173
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DAC
1999
ACM
16 years 8 months ago
1999
ACM
The advent of portable and high-density devices has made power consumption a critical design concern. In this paper, we address the problem of reducing power consumption via gate-...