Digital circuit design challenges and opportunities in the era of nanoscale CMOS

Benton Calhoun, Yu Cao, Xin Li, Ken Mai, Lawrence Pileggi, Rob Rutenbar and Kenneth Shepard, “Digital circuit design challenges and opportunities in the era of nanoscale CMOS”, Proceedings of The IEEE (PTI), vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 343-365, February 2008.

Asymptotic probability extraction for non-Normal performance distributions

Xin Li, Jiayong Le, Padmini Gopalakrishnan and Lawrence Pileggi, “Asymptotic probability extraction for non-Normal performance distributions”, IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits (TCAD), January 2007.

Robust analog/RF circuit design with projection-based performance modeling

Xin Li, Padmini Gopalakrishnan, Yang Xu and Lawrence Pilegg, “Robust analog/RF circuit design with projection-based performance modeling”, IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits (TCAD), January 2007.

Statistical Performance Modeling and Optimization

Xin Li, Jiayong Le, Lawrence Pileggi, “Statistical Performance Modeling and Optimization”, Foundations and Trends in Electronic Design Automation: Vol. 1: No 4, pp 331-480, January 2007.

Maximization of Layout Printability/Manufacturability by Extreme Layout Regularity

Tejas Jhaveri, Vyacheslav Rovner, Larry Pileggi, Andrzej J. Strojwas, et al., “Maximization of Layout Printability/Manufacturability by Extreme Layout Regularity”, Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol 6 (03), January 2007.

Efficient Full-Chip Thermal Modeling and Analysis

P. Li, L. Pileggi, M. Ashegi, R. Chandra, “Efficient Full-Chip Thermal Modeling and Analysis”, IEEE Transactions on CAD, Vol. 25, Issue 9, pp. 1763 – 1776, Sept. 2006.

Compact Reduced-Order Modeling of Weakly Nonlinear Analog and RF Circuits

P. Li and L. T. Pileggi, “Compact Reduced-Order Modeling of Weakly Nonlinear Analog and RF Circuits”, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 184-203, February 2005.

ORACLE: Optimization with Recourse of Analog Circuits including Layout Extraction

Yang Xu, Larry Pileggi, Stephan Boyd, “ORACLE: Optimization with Recourse of Analog Circuits including Layout Extraction”, August 2004

IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits

Y. Xu, C. Boone and L. Pileggi, “IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits”, Volume: 39, Issue: 8, pp. 1347-1351, Aug. 2004.

Parasitic Extraction with Multipole Refinement

M. Beattie and L.T. Pileggi, “Parasitic Extraction with Multipole Refinement”, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 23, (5 pages), February 2004.