Protecting Chips Against Hold Time Violations Due to Variability

1. Introduction
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

2. Process Variability
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

3. Flip-Flops and Hold Time Violations
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

4. Circuits Under Test
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

5. Measurement Circuits
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

6. Experimental Results
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

7. Systematic and Random Variability
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

8. Normality Tests
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

9. Probability of Hold Time Violations
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

10. Protecting Circuits Against Hold Time Violations
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

11. Padding Efficiency
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

12. Final Remarks
Gustavo Neuberger, Gilson Wirth, Ricardo Reis

Keywords: Engineering, Circuits and Systems, Processor Architectures