An Efficient Method of Sampling for Statistical Circuit Design

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 23-29

  Stein, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EFFICIENT SAMPLING METHOD; STATISTICAL CIRCUIT DESIGN;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0022583166     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.1986.1270174     Document Type: Article

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