Title :
Circuit schematic generation and optimization in VLSI circuits
Author :
Chen, Wei-Ting ; Shiue, Wen-Tsong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel methodology converting Boolean expressions into circuit schematic directly such that the number of transistors is minimized. Three algorithms are developed to help this conversion. Here the pull-up/pull-down complementary circuit and transmission gate are investigated in the design procedure. The novel circuit schematic combining the above structures is developed to minimize the number of transistors. Note that the number of transistors effects on the layout area, power dissipation and overall performance in circuit design.
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; VLSI; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit layout; logic gates; network topology; transistors; Boolean expressions; VLSI circuits; circuit design; circuit optimization; circuit schematic generation; complementary circuit; layout area; power dissipation; transistors; transmission gate; Algorithm design and analysis; Boolean functions; CMOS digital integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Computer science; Costs; Optimization methods; Power dissipation; Prediction algorithms; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2004. Proceedings. The 2004 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8660-4
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.2004.1412821