DocumentCode
3140193
Title
ACC: automatic cell characterization
Author
Anshumali, Kumar
Author_Institution
SGS-Thomson Microelectron., Milan, Italy
fYear
1991
fDate
27-31 May 1991
Firstpage
204
Lastpage
209
Abstract
The advent of aggressive submicron-VLSI technologies requires an accompanying development in characterization-tools. The large number and diversity of library-components and their multidimensional parameters makes it imperative to employ a fast and automatic flow embodying rigorous methodologies to accomplish the task of library-characterization. This paper describes the ACC (Automatic Cell Characterization) system which combines generic operation, fast electrical simulation and numerical analysis to automatically characterize a library in a multidimensional manner.<>
Keywords
VLSI; cellular arrays; circuit layout CAD; digital simulation; integrated logic circuits; automatic cell characterization; characterization-tools; fast electrical simulation; generic characterization library; generic operation; library-characterization; multidimensional manner; multidimensional parameters; numerical analysis; submicron-VLSI technologies; Analytical models; Character generation; Libraries; Microelectronics; Multidimensional systems; Specification languages; Temperature distribution; Threshold voltage; Timing; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Euro ASIC '91
Conference_Location
Paris, France
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2185-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUASIC.1991.212866
Filename
212866
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