Verification and codesign of the package and die power delivery system using wavelets
IA Ferzli, E Chiprout, FN Najm - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IA Ferzli, E Chiprout, FN Najm
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits …, 2009•ieeexplore.ieee.orgAs part of the design of large integrated circuits, one must verify that the power delivery
network provides supply and ground voltages to the circuit that are within specified ranges.
We introduce the concept of time-frequency description of circuit currents using wavelets,
and use that to set up an optimization framework that finds the worst-case supply/ground
voltage fluctuations. This framework allows for the quick determination of the impact of either
the package or the die on the worst-case behavior, which enables their codesign. This …
network provides supply and ground voltages to the circuit that are within specified ranges.
We introduce the concept of time-frequency description of circuit currents using wavelets,
and use that to set up an optimization framework that finds the worst-case supply/ground
voltage fluctuations. This framework allows for the quick determination of the impact of either
the package or the die on the worst-case behavior, which enables their codesign. This …
As part of the design of large integrated circuits, one must verify that the power delivery network provides supply and ground voltages to the circuit that are within specified ranges. We introduce the concept of time-frequency description of circuit currents using wavelets, and use that to set up an optimization framework that finds the worst-case supply/ground voltage fluctuations. This framework allows for the quick determination of the impact of either the package or the die on the worst-case behavior, which enables their codesign. This approach has been applied to an industrial microprocessor design, resulting in realistic and nonobvious worst-case waveforms.
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