Title :
Fast and realistic worst case analysis of CMOS integrated circuits
Author :
Matarrese, G. ; Marzocca, C. ; Corsi, F.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Electtrotecnia ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
fDate :
3/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new technique for a simple and realistic worst case analysis of CMOS circuit structures is presented. This methodology preserves correlation between model parameters and provides results similar to those produced by extensive Monte Carlo simulations, comparing favourably to other traditional worst case techniques in terms of result accuracy and computational effort required
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit modelling; low-power electronics; principal component analysis; CMOS integrated circuits; circuit structures; computational effort; model parameters; result accuracy; worst case analysis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010254