Multi-core architectures introduce a new granularity at which process variations may occur,
yielding asymmetry among cores that were designed-and that software expects to be …

Power consumption is a major bottleneck of system performance and is listed as one of the
top three challenges in International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductor 2008. In …

In this paper, a new technique for implementing low-energy double-edge triggered flip-flops
is introduced. The new technique employs a clock branch-sharing scheme to reduce the …

This monograph is motivated by the challenges faced in designing reliable VLSI systems in
modern VLSI processes. The reliable operation of integrated circuits (ICs) has become …

Clustered voltage scaling (CVS) is an effective way to decrease power dissipation. One of
the design challenges is the design of an efficient level converter with fewer power and …

Dependence analysis is useful for software maintenance because it indicates the possible
effects of a software modification on the rest of a program. This helps the software maintainer …

Reliability and variability have become big design challenges facing submicrometer high-
speed applications and microprocessors designers. A low area overhead adaptive body …

This paper proposes a novel design method to minimize the leakage power during standby
mode using a novel adaptive supply voltage and body-bias voltage generating technique for …

The increase of statistical variations in advanced nanometer CMOS technologies poses a
major challenge for digital circuit design. In this paper, we study the impact of random …

In this paper, we present a design methodology and resulting circuits that compensate for
process variations without the need for post-fabrication efforts. We demonstrate how, using …