The search functionality is under construction.

IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals

DEMI: A Delay Minimization Algorithm for Cell-Based Digital VLSI Design

Tae Hoon KIM, Young Hwan KIM

  • Full Text Views

    0

  • Cite this

Summary :

This paper presents a heuristic algorithm that minimizes the delay of the given circuit through a two-pass cell selection in cell-based design. First, we introduce a new graph, called candidate web, which conveniently represents all cell combinations available for the implementation of the given circuit. We, then, present an efficient method to obtain a tentative set of optimal cells, while estimating the delay of the longest path between each cell and the primary output on the candidate web. In this step, multiple cells are allowed to bind the same logic gate. Finally, we describe how the proposed approach actually selects the optimal cells from the tentative set, which would minimize the circuit delay. Experimental results on a set of benchmarks show that the proposed approach is effective and efficient in minimizing the delay of the given circuit.

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals Vol.E82-A No.3 pp.504-511
Publication Date
1999/03/25
Publicized
Online ISSN
DOI
Type of Manuscript
PAPER
Category
VLSI Design Technology and CAD

Authors

Keyword