of the Dissertation Statistical Analysis and Optimization for Timing and Power of VLSI Circuits

Power dissipation has emerged as an important design parameter in the design of microelectronic circuits, especially in portable computing and personal communication applications. In this paper, we survey state-of-the-art optimization methods that target low power dissipation in VLSI circuits. Optimizations at the circuit, logic, architectural and system levels are considered.

At the core of contemporary VLSI designs is the task of determing and evaluating the set of decisions relevant for the particular design project. In many designs the set of design decisions is handled intuitively, and also the set of alternatives for each of the design decisions is strongly influenced by experiences from earlier designs. The paper discusses the list of design decisions under co...

This chapter presents a brief overview of some of the major research contributions in the area of VLSI computing with optical interconnects since the early modelings of the 1980s to today’s MEMS implementations. Both free-space and fiber-guided interconnects are covered. Various models and architectures with optical interconnects are shown, and aspects of their algorithmic design are also revie...

This paper discusses recently introduced strategies in implementing DSP systems using residue replication; in particular we highlight current work underway in the VLSI Research Group, at the University of Windsor, in the area of constructing high throughput DSP systems on silicon. The paper first briefly reviews the theory and mapping techniques, associated with general residue and residue repl...

There are many advantages to implementing satellite ground station TT&C functions using digital LSI and VLSI technology: increased reliability, reduced size, weight and power and enhanced performance. The functions of a satellite ground control station that could be digitized in the future are identified. The evolving capabilities in digital chip technology are reviewed to indicate how they wou...