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A Quantitative Approach to Non-linear IC Process Design Rule Scaling

Overview

Process scaling

Trends

Non-linear scaling

Embedded CGaAs SRAM

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Cost/benefit analysis

Non-linear scaling

Area-critical design rules

Area-critical design rules

Design rule set formation

Scaling impact analysis

Performance impact analysis

Area impact analysis

Die cost estimation

Cost/benefit ratio calculation

Cost/benefit plot formation

Cost/benefit plot formation

Iterative cost/benefit analysis

Multiple iterations

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PUMA SRAM compiler - Stage 1

PUMA SRAM compiler - Stage 2

PUMA SRAM compiler components

Sample SRAM layout

2 k-byte test SRAM

1 k-byte embedded PUMA I-cache

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CGaAs area-critical design rules

CGaAs area-critical design rules

CGaAs area-critical design rules

Scaling cost estimation

Disjoint design rule sets

Incremental design rule sets

Scaling costs

Performance impact analysis

Power impact analysis

Delay impact analysis

Performance benefit

Area impact analysis

Die cost calculation

Cost/benefit - low volume

Cost/benefit - moderate volume

Cost/benefit - high volume

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Contributions & future work

Author: Spencer Gold