Abstract:Repeater insertion can be used to overcome the quadratic increase in the time required for a signal to propagate through an interconnect. A new timing model, based on short-channel equations, has been developed to characterize the signal delay through a resistive line. These analytical expressions provide the foundation for algorithms used to insert uniform repeaters into tree structures. Both local and global optimization algorithms for repeater insertion are presented. While the local optimization algorithm … Show more
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