Variational interconnect delay metrics for statistical timing analysis

Proceedings - International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 19-24

  Ghanta, Praveen ^a   Vrudhula, Sarma ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERCONNECT DELAY; ON-CHIP INTERCONNECTS; ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIAL SERIES; PHYSICAL DESIGN; PROCESS VARIABLES; RECURSIVE EQUATIONS; SECOND ORDER DELAY; STATISTICAL TIMING ANALYSIS;

DESIGN; IMPULSE RESPONSE; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING;

EID: 34548346740     PISSN: 19483287     EISSN: 19483295     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISQED.2006.143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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