Title :
A synthesis method to propagate false path information from RTL to gate level
Author :
Ohtake, Satoshi ; Iwata, Hiroshi ; Fujiwara, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Nara, Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a new synthesis method for propagating information of paths from register transfer level (RTL) to gate level. The method enables false path identification at RTL without not only enforcing strong constraints on logic synthesis but also loss of the information about false paths identified. Experiments show that the proposed method can reduce hardware and timing overhead and improve propagability of false path information through logic synthesis compared with the previous methods.
Keywords :
VLSI; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; RTL circuit; VLSI circuit design; VLSI circuit testing; false path information propagation synthesis method; gate level; logic synthesis; register transfer level; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Hardware; Joining processes; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic testing; Signal mapping; Signal synthesis; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems (DDECS), 2010 IEEE 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6612-2
DOI :
10.1109/DDECS.2010.5491787