Path sensitization in critical path problem [logic circuit design]

  • Authors:
  • H. -C. Chen;D. H.-C. Du

  • Affiliations:
  • Dept. of Comput. Sci., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

An important aspect of the critical path problem is deciding whether a path is sensitizable. Three new path sensitization criteria are proposed in a general framework. Other path sensitization criteria can be presented in the same framework, enabling them to be compared with each other. An approximate criterion is also proposed and used to develop an efficient critical path algorithm for combinational circuits