Title :
Circuits and microarchitecture for gigahertz VLSI designs
Author :
Nowka, Kevin J. ; Hofstee, H. Peter
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab., IBM Corp., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
IBM founded the Austin Research Laboratory to investigate high-performance microprocessor-based systems. Initial efforts have focused on design for high frequency. This resulted in the completion prototype for a 64-bit PowerPC processor core early in 1997. The prototype is expected to run at 800 MHz in 0.25 micron CMOS technology. We discuss clocking strategy, circuit design, microarchitecture, methodology, and the testing strategy needed to achieve this frequency
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; VLSI; computer architecture; computer testing; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; microprocessor chips; timing; 0.25 micron; 64 bit; 800 MHz; PowerPC processor core; circuit design; clocking strategy; gigahertz VLSI designs; microarchitecture; testing strategy; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Clocks; Jitter; Laboratories; Logic design; Logic testing; Microarchitecture; Prototypes; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Research in VLSI, 1997. Proceedings., Seventeenth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7913-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARVLSI.1997.634860
