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Dissertation
Design automation and analysis of resonant clocking technologies
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010647
Abstract
The complex structure of clock distribution network has an increasing impact on the timing and power budgets of the modern integrated circuits. Particularly, with the ongoing trend towards higher frequencies and low power, the process of globally distributing the clock signals with high integrity becomes increasingly difficult to implement. To this end, resonant clocking is an attractive alternative to satisfy the high-complexity timing requirements of high-performance VLSI circuits. The adiabatic switching property offers an appealing solution to the limitations of the conventional clocking techniques by circulating the used energy back in the circuit. Resonant clocking technologies, which work on adiabatic switching principles, can generate very high frequency clock signals at a very low power dissipation rate. This dissertation work is concentrated towards building design automation algorithms and analysis of the rotary and standing wave type resonant clocking technologies. The following critical design aspects are addressed proving the superiority of these technologies when integrated into the mainstream integrated circuit (IC) design flow: i) Topology design for clock generation and distribution of the rotary clocking technology, ii) Synchronization of non-zero clock skew circuits and zero clock skew circuits with the rotary clocking technology, iii) Timing analysis and load balancing for mobius implementation of resonant standing wave technology, iv) Interconnect modeling and parasitic analysis for the rotary clocking technology, v) Power analysis for the rotary clocking technology.
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- Title
- Design automation and analysis of resonant clocking technologies
- Creators
- Vinayak Honkote
- Contributors
- Baris Taskin (Advisor) - Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xvii, 167 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Engineering (1970-2026); Electrical (and Computer) Engineering [Historical]; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991021930810204721