Xu Zhang
ABSTRACT
The evolution of VLSI chips towards larger die size, smaller feature size and faster clock speed makes the clock distribution an increasingly important issue. In this paper, we propose a new clock distribution network (CDN), namely Variant X-Tree, based on the idea of X-Architecture proposed recently for efficient wiring within VLSI chips. The Variant X-Tree CDN keeps the nice properties of equal-clock-path and symmetric structure of the typical H-tree CDN, but results in both a lower maximal clock delay and a lower clock skew than its H-tree counterpart, as verified by an extensive simulation study that incorporates simultaneously the effects of process variations and on-chip inductance.
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- A non-orthogonal clock distribution network and its performance evaluation in presence of process variations and inductive effects
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