Title :
Regression-based macromodeling for delay estimation of behavioral components
Author :
Macii, A. ; Macii, E. ; Odasso, G. ; Poncino, M. ; Scarsi, R.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Autom. e Inf., Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a methodology for delay estimation of hardware components described at the behavioral-level. The basis of the proposed technique is a well-known theoretical result that relates the entropy of a logic function to the delay of a multi-level implementation of the same function. We propose an improved model for delay estimation, and we prove its validity by means of experiments performed on a set of standard benchmarks
Keywords :
VLSI; delay estimation; entropy; hardware description languages; high level synthesis; multivalued logic circuits; statistical analysis; HDLs; behavioral components; delay estimation; digital IC design; entropy; high-level design; logic function; multi-level implementation; regression-based macromodeling; standard benchmarks; Boolean functions; Delay estimation; Design automation; Design optimization; Electronic design automation and methodology; Entropy; Hardware design languages; Humans; Logic functions; Logic gates;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI, 1999. Proceedings. Ninth Great Lakes Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ypsilanti, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0104-4
DOI :
10.1109/GLSV.1999.757407
