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  • A Novel Expression of Spatial Correlation by a Random Curved Surface Model and Its Application to LSI Design

    Shin-ichi OHKAWA  Hiroo MASUDA  Yasuaki INOUE  

     
    PAPER

      Vol:
    E91-A No:4
      Page(s):
    1062-1070

    We have proposed a random curved surface model as a new mathematical concept which enables the expression of spatial correlation. The model gives us an appropriate methodology to deal with the systematic components of device variation in an LSI chip. The key idea of the model is the fitting of a polynomial to an array of Gaussian random numbers. The curved surface is expressed by a new extension from the Legendre polynomials to form two-dimensional formulas. The formulas were proven to be suitable to express the spatial correlation with reasonable computational complexity. In this paper, we show that this approach is useful in analyzing characteristics of device variation of actual chips by using experimental data.