Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms

Buffer insertion (van Ginneken, 1990), and wire-sizing techniques (Lillis, Cheng and Lin, 1996) have been widely used to minimize global interconnect delay path between interconnect source and sink points. These techniques rely on delay models (Pileggi, 1995) to estimate buffer insertion points – fr...

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Main Authors: Md. Yusof , Zulkifli, Hani, Mohamed Khalil, Shaikh Husin, Nasir, Marsono, Muhammad Nadzir
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/31035/1/MohamedKhalilHani2008_IterativeRLCModelsforInterconnectDelay.pdf
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author Md. Yusof , Zulkifli
Hani, Mohamed Khalil
Shaikh Husin, Nasir
Marsono, Muhammad Nadzir
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Hani, Mohamed Khalil
Shaikh Husin, Nasir
Marsono, Muhammad Nadzir
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description Buffer insertion (van Ginneken, 1990), and wire-sizing techniques (Lillis, Cheng and Lin, 1996) have been widely used to minimize global interconnect delay path between interconnect source and sink points. These techniques rely on delay models (Pileggi, 1995) to estimate buffer insertion points – from simple first order linear model (Elmore, 1948) to more complex moment matching techniques (Ismail, Friedman and Neves, 1999a). Thus, interconnect analysis and modeling is of paramount importance in realizing a successful global interconnect routing. For effective buffer insertion point estimation, both source-to-sink and sink-tosource delay estimation may be used (Shaikh-Husin and Khalil- Hani, 2007). As VLSI fabrication technology scales to smaller feature sizes and larger layout areas, global interconnect delay increasingly dominates device delay (Bakoglu, 1990).
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spelling utm.eprints-310352017-08-03T00:42:45Z http://eprints.utm.my/31035/ Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms Md. Yusof , Zulkifli Hani, Mohamed Khalil Shaikh Husin, Nasir Marsono, Muhammad Nadzir TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Buffer insertion (van Ginneken, 1990), and wire-sizing techniques (Lillis, Cheng and Lin, 1996) have been widely used to minimize global interconnect delay path between interconnect source and sink points. These techniques rely on delay models (Pileggi, 1995) to estimate buffer insertion points – from simple first order linear model (Elmore, 1948) to more complex moment matching techniques (Ismail, Friedman and Neves, 1999a). Thus, interconnect analysis and modeling is of paramount importance in realizing a successful global interconnect routing. For effective buffer insertion point estimation, both source-to-sink and sink-tosource delay estimation may be used (Shaikh-Husin and Khalil- Hani, 2007). As VLSI fabrication technology scales to smaller feature sizes and larger layout areas, global interconnect delay increasingly dominates device delay (Bakoglu, 1990). Penerbit UTM 2008 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/31035/1/MohamedKhalilHani2008_IterativeRLCModelsforInterconnectDelay.pdf Md. Yusof , Zulkifli and Hani, Mohamed Khalil and Shaikh Husin, Nasir and Marsono, Muhammad Nadzir (2008) Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms. In: Advances In Microelectronics. Penerbit UTM, Skudai, Johor Bahru, pp. 83-93. ISBN 978-983-52-0654-2
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Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title_full Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title_fullStr Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title_full_unstemmed Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title_short Iterative RLC models for interconnect delay optimization in VLSI routing algorithms
title_sort iterative rlc models for interconnect delay optimization in vlsi routing algorithms
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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