Name
Abstract | ||
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The well-studied gate-sizing optimization is a major contributor to IC power-performance tradeoffs. Viable optimizers must accurately model circuit timing, satisfy a variety of constraints, scale to large circuits, and effectively utilize a large (but finite) number of possible gate configurations, including Vt and Lg. Within the research-oriented infrastructure used in the ISPD 2012 Gate Sizing Contest, we develop a metaheuristic approach to gate sizing that integrates timing and power optimization, and handles several types of constraints. Our solutions are evaluated using a rigorous protocol that computes circuit delay with Synopsys PrimeTime. Our implementation Trident outperforms the best-reported results on all but one of the ISPD 2012 benchmarks. Compared to the 2012 contest winner, we further reduce leakage power by an average of 43%. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2012 | 10.1145/2429384.2429428 | ICCAD |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
sensitivity-guided metaheuristic approach,optimisation,leakage power,power optimization,discrete gate sizing optimisation,gate sizing contest,large circuit,timing circuits,trident,gate sizing,leakage power reduction,delay circuits,model circuit timing,circuit delay,ispd 2012 gate sizing contest,well-studied gate-sizing optimization,circuit timing,computes circuit delay,possible gate configuration,ic power-performance tradeoff,vlsi,integrated circuit design,ispd 2012 benchmark,synopsys primetime,research-oriented infrastructure,sensitivity-guided metaheuristics,accurate discrete gate sizing,monte carlo simulation,sensitivity,logic simulation,capacitance,benchmark testing,redundancy,logic gates,sampling methods,optimization | Logic gate,Power optimization,Computer science,Parallel computing,Real-time computing,Electronic engineering,Logic simulation,Integrated circuit design,Electronic circuit,Very-large-scale integration,Benchmark (computing),Metaheuristic | Conference |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
1092-3152 | 24 | 0.96 |
References | Authors | |
23 | 5 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Hu | 1 | 299 | 14.67 |
| Andrew B. Kahng | 2 | 7582 | 859.06 |
| Seokhyeong Kang | 3 | 388 | 32.89 |
| Myung-Chul Kim | 4 | 665 | 57.05 |
| Igor L. Markov | 5 | 3858 | 261.98 |