Techniques for calculating currents and voltages in VLSI power supply networks

Autor: Mark Horowitz, Don Stark
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 9:126-132
ISSN: 0278-0070
DOI: 10.1109/43.46778
Popis: Analysis of power distribution in VLSI circuits requires the solution of a large network of resistors and current sources. Fortunately, these resistor networks have certain characteristic properties that permit partitioning into smaller, easier to solve sections. The authors present a set of techniques that can be used to identify and quickly solve three characteristic network configurations: trees, simple loops, and series resistors with interspersed current sources. Methods for efficiently solving other sections of the network are also explored. System performance of several designs is reported. >
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