Title :
Efficient minimization and manipulation of linearly transformed binary decision diagrams
Author :
Günther, Wolfgang ; Drechsler, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Binary decision diagrams are widely used in many applications in VLSI CAD. Linear transformations are one way to increase the computational power of BDD. In this paper, we study linearly transformed BDD (LTBDD) from a practical point of view. First, we describe minimization techniques for LTBDD. Then, we present efficient manipulation algorithms for LTBDD. We give a large set of experimental results to demonstrate the efficiency of the algorithms.
Keywords :
VLSI; binary decision diagrams; data structures; formal verification; logic CAD; minimisation; LTBDD; VLSI CAD; computational power; efficiency; formal verification; linear transformations; linearly transformed BDD; linearly transformed binary decision diagrams; minimization; Algorithm design and analysis; Binary decision diagrams; Boolean functions; Data structures; Formal verification; Logic design; Minimization methods; Packaging; Polynomials; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.2003.1228514