Title :
An analysis of path sensitization criteria
Author :
Silva, João P Marques ; Sakallah, Karem A.
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ., MI, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a new framework for describing path sensitization criteria in combinational networks. This framework is used to analyze and categorize several sensitization criteria proposed in the past. We discuss some misconceptions of existing sensitization criteria, and evaluate the effects of hazards on the delay of combinational circuits. Finally, we introduce a new sensitization criterion representing a lower bound on the delay of the longest sensitizable path
Keywords :
combinational circuits; sensitivity analysis; combinational networks; hazards; path sensitization criteria; sensitization criterion; Casting; Combinational circuits; Delay effects; Hazards; Logic; Propagation delay;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1993. ICCD '93. Proceedings., 1993 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4230-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCD.1993.393403
