Design of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits

Chapter 1 Impact of Physical Technology on Architecture / John H. Edmondson 3 -- Part II Technology Issues 25 -- Chapter 2 CMOS Scaling and Issues in Sub-0.25 [mu]m Systems / Yuan Taur 27 -- Chapter 3 Techniques for Leakage Power Reduction / Vivek De, Yibin Ye, Ali Keshavarzi, Siva Narendra, James Kao, Dinesh Somasekhar, Raj Nair, Shekhar Borkar 46 -- Chapter 4 Low-Voltage Technologies / Tadahiro Kuroda, Takayasu Sakurai 63 -- Chapter 5 Soi Technology and Circuits / Ghavam G. Shahidi, Fari Assaderaghi, Dimitri Antoniadis 80 -- Chapter 6 Models of Process Variations in Device and Interconnect / Duane Boning, Sani Nassif 98 -- Part III Circuit Styles for Logic 117 -- Chapter 7 Basic Logic Families / Kerry Bernstein 119 -- Chapter 8 Issues in Dynamic Logic Design / Paul Gronowski 140 -- Chapter 9 Self-Timed Pipelines / Ted Williams 158 -- Chapter 10 High-Speed VLSI Airthmetic Units: Adders and Multipliers / Vojin G. Oklobdzija 181 -- Part IV Clocking 205 -- Chapter 11 Clocked Storage Elements / Hamid Partovi 207 -- Chapter 12 Design of High-Speed CMOS PLLs and DLLs / John George Maneatis 235 -- Chapter 13 Clock Distribution / Daniel W. Bailey 261 -- Part V Memory System Design 283 -- Chapter 14 Register Files and Chahes / Ronald Preston 285 -- Chapter 15 Embedded Dram / Tadaaki Yamauchi, Michihiro Yamada 309 -- Part VI Interconnect and I/O 329 -- Chapter 16 Analyzing on-Chip Interconnect Effects / Noel Menezes, Lawrence Pileggi 331 -- Chapter 17 Techniques for Driving Interconnect / Shannon V. Morton 352 -- Chapter 18 I/O and ESD Circuit Design / Stephen C. Thierauf, Warren R. Anderson 377 -- Chapter 19 High-Speed Electrical Signaling / Stefanos Sidiropoulos, Chih-Kong Ken Yang, Mark Horowitz 397 -- Part VII Reliability 427 -- Chapter 20 Electromigration Reliability / J. Joseph Clement 429 -- Chapter 21 Hot Carrier Reliability / Kaizad Mistry 449 -- Part VIII Cad Tools and Test 467 -- Chapter 22 Overview of Computer-Aided Design Tools / Yao-Tsung Yen 469 -- Chapter 23 Timing Verification / Victor Peng 480 -- Chapter 24 Design and Analysis of Power Distribution Networks / David Blaauw, Rajendran Panda, Rajat Chaudhry 499 -- Chapter 25 Testing of High-Performance Processors / Dilip K. Bhavsar 523

This book covers the design of next generation microprocessors in deep submicron CMOS technologies. The chapters in Design of High Performance Microprocessor Circuits were written by some of the world's leading technologists, designers, and researchers. All levels of system abstraction are covered, but the emphasis rests squarely on circuit design. Examples are drawn from processors designed at AMD, Digital/Compaq, IBM, Intel, MIPS, Mitsubishi, and Motorola.

Each topic of this invaluable reference stands alone so the chapters can be read in any order. The following topics are covered in depth:

• Architectural constraints of CMOS VLSI design
• Technology scaling, low-power devices, SOI, and process variations
• Contemporary design styles including a survey of logic families, robust dynamic circuits, asynchronous logic, self-timed pipelines, and fast arithmetic units
• Latches, clocks and clock distribution, phase-locked and delay-locked loops
• Register file, cache memory, and embedded DRAM design
• High-speed signaling techniques and I/O design
• ESD, electromigration, and hot-carrier reliability
• CAD tools, including timing verification and the analysis of power distribution schemes
• Test and testability

Design of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits assumes a basic knowledge of digital circuit design and device operation, and covers a broad range of circuit styles and VLSI design techniques. Packed with practical know-how, it is an indispensable reference for practicing circuit designers, architects, system designers, CAD tool developers, process technologists, and researchers. It is also an essential text for VLSI design courses.

All levels of system abstraction are covered, but the emphasis rests squarely on circuit design. Examples are drawn from processors designed at AMD, Digital/Compaq, IBM, Intel, MIPS, Mitsubishi, and Motorola. Each topic of this invaluable reference stands alone so the chapters can be read in any order.

This book covers the design of next generation microprocessors in deep submicron CMOS technologies. The chapters in Design of High Performance Microprocessor Circuits were written by some of the world's leading technologists, designers, and researchers. All levels of system abstraction are covered, but the emphasis rests squarely on circuit design. Examples are drawn from processors designed at AMD, Digital/Compaq, IBM, Intel, MIPS, Mitsubishi, and Motorola.Each topic of this invaluable reference stands alone so the chapters can be read in any order. The following topics are covered in depth:Architectural constraints of CMOS VLSI designTechnology scaling, low-power devices, SOI, and process variationsContemporary design styles including a survey of logic families, robust dynamic circuits, asynchronous logic, self-timed pipelines, and fast arithmetic units Latches, clocks and clock distribution, phase-locked and delay-locked loopsRegister file, cache memory, and embedded DRAM designHigh-speed signaling techniques and I/O designESD, electromigration, and hot-carrier reliabilityCAD tools, including timing verification and the analysis of power distribution schemesTest and testabilityDesign of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits assumes a basic knowledge of digital circuit design and device operation, and covers a broad range of circuit styles and VLSI design techniques. Packed with practical know-how, it is an indispensable reference for practicing circuit designers, architects, system designers, CAD tool developers, process technologists, and researchers. It is also an essential text for VLSI design courses. This book covers the design of next generation microprocessors in deep submicron CMOS technologies. The chapters in Design of High Performance Microprocessor Circuits were written by some of the world's leading technologists, designers, and researchers. All levels of system abstraction are covered, but the emphasis rests squarely on circuit design. Examples are drawn from processors designed at AMD, Digital/Compaq, IBM, Intel, MIPS, Mitsubishi, and Motorola. Each topic of this invaluable reference stands alone so the chapters can be read in any order. The following topics are covered in Design of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits assumes a basic knowledge of digital circuit design and device operation, and covers a broad range of circuit styles and VLSI design techniques. Packed with practical know-how, it is an indispensable reference for practicing circuit designers, architects, system designers, CAD tool developers, process technologists, and researchers. It is also an essential text for VLSI design courses. The authors present readers with a compelling, one-stop, advanced system perspective on the intrinsic issues of digital system design. This invaluable reference prepares readers to meet the emerging challenges of the device and circuit issues associated with deep submicron technology. It incorporates future trends with practical, contemporary methodologies.