Design automation methodology for improving the variability of synthesized digital circuits operating in the sub/near-threshold regime

2011 International Green Computing Conference and Workshops, IGCC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Crop, Joseph ^a   Pawlowski, Robert ^a   Moezzi Madani, Nariman ^a   Jackson, Jarrod ^a   Chaing, Patrick ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design Automation; Sub Threshold; Variation Reduction

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OPERATION; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DESIGN AUTOMATIONS; DIGITAL CIRCUIT DESIGN; ENERGY-CONSTRAINED; FLOATING-POINT ADDER; LOGIC CELLS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROCESS NODES; STANDARD CELL; SUBTHRESHOLD; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; TIMING DELAY; ULTRA-LOW POWER;

ADDERS; AUTOMATION; BIOSENSORS; CELLS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; LOGIC DEVICES; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; STANDARDS;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 80053176893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGCC.2011.6008604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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