Title :
A result on the relationship between input fanout index and line fanout index in combinational networks
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Autom. e Inf., Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
Designing switching circuits that contain a limited number of fanout points is essential for enhancing performance of test generation, simulation, and verification tools. We consider the definitions of input fanout index, τ, and line fanout index, μ, of a switching function, and we prove a theorem showing the relation existing between these two parameters. Parameters τ and μ are very useful in the design of circuits with low fanout
Keywords :
combinational circuits; logic design; switching functions; combinational networks; input fanout index; line fanout index; low fanout circuits; parameters; simulation tools; switching circuits design; switching function; test generation tools; theorem; verification tools; Automatic testing; Boolean functions; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Intelligent networks; Logic circuits; Signal design; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing, 1995. Proceedings., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2553-2
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.1995.519455
