Title :
PERFLEX: a performance driven module generator
Author :
Kim, Soohong ; Owens, Robert M. ; Irwin, Mary J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
A performance-driven approach to module generation, called PERFLEX, for static combinational CMOS logic circuits is described. The flexible layout style supports implementation of fast and reliable circuits. Improvement in circuit speed is achieved through minimization of diffusion and interconnection capacitance, transistor sizing, and transistor reordering. By integrating transistor sizing and reordering steps in the layout process, fine-grain optimization is achieved. Experimental results are presented
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; combinatorial circuits; integrated logic circuits; optimisation; PERFLEX; circuit speed; fine-grain optimization; flexible layout style; interconnection capacitance; minimization of diffusion; performance driven module generator; reordering steps; static combinational CMOS logic circuits; transistor reordering; transistor sizing; Computer science; Cost function; Delay; Design optimization; Flexible printed circuits; Geometry; Simulated annealing; Timing; Very large scale integration; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1992., EURO-VHDL '92, EURO-DAC '92. European
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2780-8
DOI :
10.1109/EURDAC.1992.246249
