Parameterized block-based statistical timing analysis with non-gaussian parameters, nonlinear delay functions

Proceedings - Design Automation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 71-76

  Chang, Hongliang ^a   Zolotov, Vladimir ^b   Narayan, Sambasivan ^c   Visweswariah, Chandu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Design; Performance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

GAUSSIAN PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR DELAY FUNCTIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL TIMING ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL CIRCUITS;

EID: 27944511054     PISSN: 0738100X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/dac.2005.193776     Document Type: Conference Paper

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