Placement is central to IC physical design: it determines spatial embedding, and hence
parasitics and performance. From coarse-to fine-grain, placement is conjointly optimized …

Energy-efficient design of integrated circuits requires specialized tools and technologies.
This chapter surveys some of the most important contributions in logic synthesis for …

From smart toys and household appliances to personal robots, electromechanical devices
play an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Rather than relying on gadgets that are …

As integrated circuits encapsulate more functionality and complexity, verifying that these
devices operate correctly under all scenarios is an increasingly difficult task. Rather than …

(57) ABSTRACT A method is provided that includes: determining a minimum clock cycle that
can be used to propagate a signal about the critical cycle in a circuit design; wherein the …

A method is provided that includes: determining a minimum clock cycle that can be used to
propagate a signal about the critical cycle in a circuit design; wherein the critical cycle is a …

A method is provided that includes: determining a minimum clock cycle that can be used to
propagate a signal about the critical cycle in a circuit design; wherein the critical cycle is a …

As very large scale integration technology scales to deep submicrometer and beyond,
interconnect delay greatly limits the circuit performance. The traditional 2-D global routing …

Thermal effects are becoming increasingly important during integrated circuit design.
Thermal characteristics influence reliability, power consumption, cooling costs, and …

As CMOS devices become smaller, process and aging variations become a major issue for
circuit reliability and yield. In this paper, we propose a new two-phase gate sizing approach …