Title :
RTL power estimation in an industrial design flow
Author :
Guardiani, C. ; Macii, A. ; Macii, E. ; Poncino, M. ; Rossello, M. ; Scarsi, R. ; Silvano, C. ; Zafalon, R.
Author_Institution :
SGS-Thomson Microelectron., Agrate Brianza, Italy
Abstract :
We analyze the integration of an RT-level power estimation tool, RTPOW into an industrial design flow. We address important practical issues such as the extraction of structural and functional information and the use of simulation data to derive probabilistic information. We present the results obtained with RTPOW on a realistic design that demonstrates the effectiveness of our tool
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; low-power electronics; RTL power estimation; RTPOW; functional information; industrial design flow; probabilistic information; simulation data; structural information; Buildings; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Costs; Data mining; Frequency; Microelectronics; Power dissipation; Power measurement; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Low-Power Design, 1999. Proceedings. IEEE Alessandro Volta Memorial Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Como
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0019-6
DOI :
10.1109/LPD.1999.750408
