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Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE'05) Volume 1
On Statistical Timing Analysis with Inter- and Intra-Die Variations
Munich, Germany
March 07-March 11
ISBN: 0-7695-2288-2
Hratch Mangassarian, University of Waterloo, Canada
Mohab Anis, University of Waterloo, Canada
In this paper, we highlight a fast, effective and practical statistical approach that deals with inter and intra-die variations in VLSI chips. Our methodology is applied to a number of random variables while accounting for spatial correlations. Our methodology sorts the Probability Density Functions (PDFs) of the critical paths of a circuit based on a confidence-point. We show the mathematical accuracy of our method as well as implement a typical program to test it on various benchmarks. We find that worst-case analysis overestimates path delays by more than 50% and that a path's probabilistic rank with respect to delay is very different from its deterministic rank.
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Hratch Mangassarian, Mohab Anis, "On Statistical Timing Analysis with Inter- and Intra-Die Variations," date, vol. 1, pp.132-137, Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE'05) Volume 1, 2005
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