Chips manufactured in 90 nm technology have shown large parametric variations, and a worsening trend is predicted. These parametric variations make circuit optimization difficult ...
Jinjun Xiong, Vladimir Zolotov, Natesan Venkateswa...
Optical proximity correction (OPC) is one of the most widely used resolution enhancement techniques (RET) in nanometer designs to improve subwavelength printability. Conventional ...
SAT sweeping is a method for simplifying an AND/INVERTER graph (AIG) by systematically merging graph vertices from the inputs towards the outputs using a combination of structural...
Qi Zhu, Nathan Kitchen, Andreas Kuehlmann, Alberto...
Inductive noise forces microprocessor designers to sacrifice performance in order to ensure correct and reliable operation of their designs. The possibility of wide fluctuations i...
Vijay Janapa Reddi, Meeta Sharma Gupta, Glenn H. H...
Node mobility and end-to-end disconnections in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs) greatly impair the effectiveness of data dissemination. Although social-based approaches can be used ...