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EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringCircuit TheoryComputer NetworksLow-power DesignInterconnect DesignLow-power Digital Circuit DesignNetwork OptimizationPower ManagementPower OptimizationRoutingCell Topology DesignInterconnect Power OptimizationNetwork Topology OptimizationPower Network OptimizationProblem Statement FormulationResource Consumption ModelingVlsi ImplementationVoltage Drop Analysis
A new power and ground network design problem for cell-based VLSIS is discussed. In contrast to the conventional method, the network topology is optimized, or wiring resource consumptions subject to electromigraton and voltage drop constraints is minimized. The results obtained show that this problem is a critical issue in the coming VLSIs and the proposed method will be a good solution.
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