Title :
Clocking design automation in Intel´s Core i7 and future designs
Author :
El-Husseini, Ali M. ; Morrise, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
In the competitive CPU market, emphasis is placed on automations that promotes innovation and supports design of multiple CPU configuration which meets schedule and timely turnaround to market. Design automation is essential in the design of different areas of CPU including the global clock distributions. This paper talks about design automation tools developed to handle the design of the global clock distributions for various Intel microprocessors.
Keywords :
electronic design automation; integrated circuit design; microprocessor chips; CPU configuration; Intel Core i7; Intel microprocessors; clocking design automation; design automation tool; global clock distribution design; Automation; Clocks; Design automation; Layout; Microprocessors; Tuning; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2011 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1399-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-3152
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.2011.6105341
