Title :
Sensitivity-based CMOS VLSI circuit performance optimisation
Author :
Mather, P.J. ; Hallam, P. ; Brouwer, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Huddersfield Univ., UK
fDate :
10/26/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sensitivity models are presented for propagation delay and average power dissipation which provide low-cost and accurate differential performance information not previously available. A sensitivity-based optimisation technique is compared with a formal mathematical optimisation technique and the results demonstrate that accurate VLSI circuit performance optimisation is now feasible
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit optimisation; delays; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; sensitivity analysis; CMOS VLSI circuit; average power dissipation; propagation delay; sensitivity models; sensitivity-based performance optimisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951336
