• DocumentCode
    3094958
  • Title

    Place and route considerations for voltage interpolated designs

  • Author

    Brownell, Kevin ; Khan, Ali Durlov ; Brooks, David ; Wei, Gu-Yeon

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    16-18 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    594
  • Lastpage
    600
  • Abstract
    Voltage interpolation is a promising post fabrication technique for combating the effects of process variations. The benefits of voltage interpolation are well understood. Its implementation in a VLSI-CAD flow has been considered through the synthesis stage. In this paper we study the implications of place and route on voltage interpolation. We evaluate multiple placement strategies, and conclude that a hybridization of forced placement and cluster boxing techniques results in minimum overhead.
  • Keywords
    CAD; VLSI; integrated circuit design; interpolation; VLSI-CAD flow; cluster; forced placement; hybridization; place considerations; route considerations; voltage interpolated designs; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuits; Design engineering; Fabrication; Interpolation; Logic; Low voltage; Sun; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quality of Electronic Design, 2009. ISQED 2009. Quality Electronic Design
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2952-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2953-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISQED.2009.4810361
  • Filename
    4810361