Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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480218 | Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In the recent past, Mesh-based clock distribution has received interest due to their tolerance to process variations in deep-sub micron technology. Mesh buffers are placed on the mesh to drive the large load capacitance of clock sinks and mesh wire capacitance. In this paper, we propose a buffer placement algorithm which can overcome the short circuit power dissipated in clock meshes. Our buffer placement algorithm uses clustering technique to judiciously place buffers such that short-circuit power is minimized while minimizing skew at the same time. This is verified by Monte carlo simulations incorporating process, voltage and systemic variations in NGSPICE.
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Authors
John Reuben, Mohammed Zackriya V., Harish M. Kittur, Mohd Shoaib,