DESIGN OF RELIABLE VLSI CIRCUITS USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES

被引:10
作者
HSU, WJ [1 ]
SHEU, BJ [1 ]
GOWDA, SM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,INST SIGNAL & IMAGE PROC,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1109/4.75036
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Reliable VLSI circuits are crucial building blocks of high-quality electronic systems. An iterative simulation method of predicting the impact of progressive device degradation on circuit performance due to common microelectronic failure mechanisms is described. Hot-carrier effects on submicrometer digital and analog circuits are used to demonstrate the approach. Experimental results on precharging circuitry for sense amplifiers and operational amplifiers are presented.
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页码:452 / 457
页数:6
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