Protecting Chips Against Hold Time Violations Due to Variability

• Main Authors: Neuberger, Gustavo (Author), Wirth, Gilson (Author), Reis, Ricardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Microprocessors.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Processor Architectures.

This book presents physical understanding, modeling and simulation, on-chip characterization, layout solutions, and design techniques that are effective to enhance the reliability of various circuit units.  The consequences of variability to several aspects of circuit design, such as logic gates, st...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction, Process Variations and Flip-Flops
• Process Variability
• Flip-Flops and Hold Time Violations
• Circuits Under Test
• Measurement Circuits
• Experimental Results
• Systematic and Random Variablility
• Normality Tests
• Probability of Hold Time Violations
• Protecting Circuits Against Hold Time Violations
• Padding Efficiency Of the Proposed Padding Algorithm
• Final Remarks.