Fourth Asian Test Symposium (ATS'95)
Boolean process-an analytical approach to circuit representation (II)
Bangalore, India
November 23-November 24
ISBN: 0-8186-7129-7
Yinghua Min, Inst. of Comput. Technol., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Zhuxing Zhao, Inst. of Comput. Technol., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Zhongcheng Li, Inst. of Comput. Technol., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
For pt. I see ibid. (1994). Incorporating performance factors in the physical and logical design of VLSI circuits is necessary for performance enhancement. Boolean process provides an analytical approach to circuit representation to precisely describe logical and timing behavior simultaneously. It allows input and output of circuits be described by waveform functions, which is consistant with common used intuitive waveforms. Waveform functions can be manipulated formally by using mathematical tools. This paper defines distance, difference and limit of waveform polynomials, and demonstrates that the concepts of sensitization and hazard should be redefined precisely when duration between input transitions is comparable to circuit delay. Based on these observations, many interesting results are driven.
Index Terms:
Boolean functions; VLSI; integrated circuit design; logic design; polynomials; waveform analysis; timing; design for testability; Boolean process; logical design; VLSI circuits; performance enhancement; circuit representation; timing behavior; logical behavior; waveform functions; mathematical tools; waveform polynomials; input transitions; circuit delay
Citation:
Yinghua Min, Zhuxing Zhao, Zhongcheng Li, "Boolean process-an analytical approach to circuit representation (II)," ats, pp.26, Fourth Asian Test Symposium (ATS'95), 1995