ISQED 2001: San Jose, California, USA
2nd International Symposium on Quality of Electronic Design (ISQED 2001), 26-28 March 2001, San Jose, CA, USA. IEEE Computer Society 2001 ISBN 0-7695-1025-6
Tutorial
Yervant Zorian: System-on-Chip: Embedded Test Strategies. 7



Charvaka Duvvury: Issues in Deep Submicron State-of-the-Art ESD Design. 10
Noel R. Strader, Gérard Memmi, Carl Pixley: Application of Formal Verification to Design Creation and Implementation. 11
Magdy S. Abadir, Li-C. Wang: Verification and Validation of Complex Digital Systems: An Industrial Perspective. 11-12
Daniel Foty, David Binkley: Re-Connecting MOS Modeling and Circuit Design: New Methods for Design Quality. 13

Evening Panel Discussion
Plenary Session
Tak Young: Monterey Design. 19-20
Hajimi Sasaki: Future Platform for Mobile Communication. 21-22
Joe Costello: Delivering Quality Delivers Profits. 23-24
Raul Camposano: The Expanding Use of Formal Techniques in Electronic Design. 25-26
Edward C. Ross: IC Design Methodology in the Foundry Era: Introducing , Heads-Up(tm) Design. 27-
Impact of Verification on Complex SOC Quality
Amjad Hajjar, Tom Chen, Isabelle Munn, Anneliese Amschler Andrews, Maria Bjorkman: Stopping Criteria Comparison: Towards High Quality Behavioral Verification. 31-37
Umberto Rossi, Andrea Fedeli, Marco Boschini, Franco Toto: Concrete Impact of Formal Verification on Quality in IP Design and Implementation. 38-43
Zan Yang, Byeong Min, Gwan Choi: Simulation Using Code-Perturbation: Black- and White-Box Approach. 44-49
F. Sforza, L. Battú, M. Brunelli, A. Castelnuovo, M. Magnaghi: A "Design for Verification" Methodology. 50-55
Mohammed El Shobaki, Lennart Lindh: A Hardware and Software Monitor for High-Level System-on-Chip Verification. 56-
Quality of EDA Tools and Design Methodologies
Paul Kartschoke, Shervin Hojat: Techniques that Improved the Timing Convergence of the Gekko PowerPC Microprocessor. 65-70
Gulsun Yasar, Charles Chiu, Robert A. Proctor, James P. Libous: I/O Cell Placement and Electrical Checking Methodology for ASICs with Peripheral I/Os. 71-75
Giora Ben-Yaacov, Edward P. Stone, Richard Goldman: Applying Moore's Technology Adoption Life Cycle Model to Quality of EDA Software. 76-80
Andrew B. Kahng, Stefanus Mantik: A System for Automatic Recording and Prediction of Design Quality Metrics. 81-86
Design, Fabrication and Reliability Challenges for Emerging Technologies
Akira Matsuzawa: High Quality Analog CMOS and Mixed Signal LSI Design. 97-104
Kenneth L. Shepard: CAD Issues for CMOS VLSI Design in SOI. 105-110
Sheldon Wu, Fred Wang, Lie-Szu Juang: Foundry's Perspective of System Integration: Quality Design and Time-to-Volume. 111-116
Choshu Ito, Kaustav Banerjee, Robert W. Dutton: Analysis and Design of ESD Protection Circuits for High-Frequency/RF Applications. 117-122
J. W. McPherson: Scaling-Induced Reductions in CMOS Reliability Margins and the Escalating Need for Increased Design-In Reliability Efforts. 123-
Capacitive Crosstalk Analysis
Ninglong Lu, Ibrahim N. Hajj: A Fast Coupling Aware Delay Estimation Scheme Based on Simplified Circuit Model. 133-138
Pirouz Bazargan-Sabet, Fabrice Ilponse: A Model for Crosstalk Noise Evaluation in Deep Submicron Processes. 139-144
Andrew B. Kahng, Sudhakar Muddu, Niranjan Pol, Devendra Vidhani: Noise Model for Multiple Segmented Coupled RC Interconnects. 145-150
Qingjian Yu, Ernest S. Kuh: New Efficient and Accurate Moment Matching Based Model for Crosstalk Estimation in Coupled RC Trees. 151-157
Murat R. Becer, David Blaauw, Supamas Sirichotiyakul, Chanhee Oh, Vladimir Zolotov, Jingyan Zuo, Rafi Levy, Ibrahim N. Hajj: A Global Driver Sizing Tool for Functional Crosstalk Noise Avoidance. 158-
Interconnect Modeling and Analysis
Asim Husain: Models For Interconnect Capacitance Extraction. 167-172
Tom Chen: Impact of On-Chip Inductance When Transitioning from Al to Cu Based Technology. 173-178
Yusuke Nakashima, Makoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Asada: Computational Cost Reduction in Extracting Inductance. 179-184
Yu Cao, Xuejue Huang, Chenming Hu, Norman Chang, Shen Lin, O. Sam Nakagawa, Weize Xie: Effective On-chip Inductance Modeling for Multiple Signal Lines and Application on Repeater Insertion. 185-190
Mehdi M. Mechaik: Signal Attenuation in Transmission Lines. 191-
Power-Aware Design

Geng Bai, Sudhakar Bobba, Ibrahim N. Hajj: RC Power Bus Maximum Voltage Drop in Digital VLSI Circuits. 205-210
Zhenyu Tang, Lei He, Norman Chang, Shen Lin, Weize Xie, O. Sam Nakagawa: Instruction Prediction for Step Power Reduction. 211-216
Rongtian Zhang, Kaushik Roy, Cheng-Kok Koh, David B. Janes: Power Trends and Performance Characterization of 3-Dimensional Integration for Future Technology Generations. 217-222
Juan A. Montiel-Nelson, V. de Armas, Roberto Sarmiento, Antonio Núñez: A Compact Layout Technique for Reducing Switching Current Effects in High Speed Circuits. 223-
Evening Panel Discussion
Plenary Session II
Wojciech Maly: Quality of Design from an IC Manufacturing Perspective. 235-236
Vinod Agrawal: Embedded Test Leads to Embedded Quality. 237-238
Aki Fujimura: Quality on Time. 239-240
Philippe Magarshack: Quality of SoC Designs through Quality of the Design Flow: Status and Needs. 241-
Ph.D. Student Forum

Tung-Yang Chen, Ming-Dou Ker: Design on ESD Protection Circuit with Very Low and Constant Input Capacitance. 247-248
Peter Verplaetse: Refinements of Rent's Rule Allowing Accurate Interconnect Complexity Modeling. 251-252
Vlado Vorisek: Test Pattern Generators for Distributed and Embedded Built-in Self-Test at Register Transfer Level. 253-254
S. Klupsch: Design, Integration and Validation of Heterogeneous Systems. 255-256
Geng Bai, Sudhakar Bobba, Ibrahim N. Hajj: RC Power Bus Maximum Voltage Drop in Digital VLSI Circuits. 257-
Poster Session
Ming-Dou Ker, Wen-Yu Lo, Tung-Yang Chen, Howard Tang, S.-S. Chen, M.-C. Wang: Compact Layout Rule Extraction for Latchup Prevention in a 0.25-?m Shallow-Trench-Isolation Silicided Bulk CMOS Process. 267-272
Alexander Zemliak: One Approach to Analog System Design Problem Formulation. 273-278
Wei Li, Qiang Li, J. S. Yuan, Joshua McConkey, Yuan Chen, Sundar Chetlur, Jonathan Zhou, A. S. Oates: Hot-carrier-Induced Circuit Degradation for 0.18 µm CMOS Technology. 284-289
Alexander Korshak, Jyh-Chwen Lee: An Effective Current Source Cell Model for VDSM Delay Calculation. 296-300
Mehdi M. Mechaik: An Evaluation of Single-Ended and Differential Impedance in PCBs. 301-306
Yi-Min Jiang, Han Young Koh, Kwang-Ting Cheng: HRM - A Hierarchical Simulator for Full-Chip Power Network Reliability Analysis. 307-312
Ning Zhu, Han Young Koh: Power Grid Modeling Technique for Hierarchical Power Network Analysis. 313-318
Imed Ben Dhaou, Hannu Tenhunen, Vijay Sundararajan, Keshab K. Parhi: Energy Efficient Signaling in Deep Submicron CMOS Technology. 319-324
Rong Lin: Trading Bitwidth For Array Size: A Unified Reconfigurable Arithmetic Processor Design. 325-330
Mihaela Radu, Dan Pitica, Radu Munteanu, Cristian Posteuca: Complex Reliability Evaluation of Voters for Fault Tolerant Designs. 331-336
Josef Schmid, Timo Schüring, Christoph Smalla: Using the Boundary Scan Delay Chain for Cross-Chip Delay Measurement and Characterization of Delay Modeling Flow. 337-342
Nektarios Kranitis, Mihalis Psarakis, Dimitris Gizopoulos, Antonis M. Paschalis, Yervant Zorian: An Effective Deterministic BIST Scheme for Shifter/Accumulator Pairs in Datapaths. 343-349
Dimitris Bakalis, Dimitris Nikolos, Haridimos T. Vergos, Xrysovalantis Kavousianos: On Accumulator-Based Bit-Serial Test Response Compaction Schemes. 350-
Defect Analysis and Test Generation
Michel Renovell: Revisiting the Classical Fault Models through a Detailed Analysis of Realistic Defects. 359-364
Wieslaw Kuzmicz, Witold A. Pleskacz, Jaan Raik, Raimund Ubar: Defect-Oriented Fault Simulation and Test Generation in Digital Circuits. 365-371
Chien-Nan Jimmy Liu, Chia-Chih Yen, Jing-Yang Jou: Automatic Functional Vector Generation Using the Interacting FSM Model. 372-377
Jayant Deodhar, Spyros Tragoudas: Color Counting and its Application to Path Delay Fault Coverage. 378-383
Design of Programmable and Platform-Based IP
Rafael Peset Llopis, Marcel Oosterhuis, Ramanathan Sethuraman, Paul E. R. Lippens, Albert van der Werf, Steffen Maul, Jim Lin: HW-SW Co-Design and Verification of a Multi-Standard Video and Image Codec. 393-398
Martin Speitel, Michael Schlicht, Martin Leyh: Acceleration of DAB Chipset Development by Deployment of a Real-time Rapid Prototyping Approach based on Behavioral Synthesis. 399-404
Chih-Yuan Chen, Shing-Wu Tung: ELITE Design Methodology of Foundation IP for Improving Synthesis Quality. 405-408
Artur Chojnacki, Lech Józwiak: High-quality FPGA Designs through Functional Decomposition with Sub-function Input Support Selection Based on Information Relationship Measures. 409-414
Embedded Panel Discussion
Nader Vasseghi, Steve Ohr: Consequences of Technology: What is the Impact of Electronic Design on the Quality of Life? 421-
Design for Manufacturability
Ron Ross, Keith McCasland: Early Detection of Design Sensitivities that Cause Yield Loss for New Products. 427-430
Emrah Acar, Lawrence T. Pileggi, Sani R. Nassif, Ying Liu: Assessment of True Worst Case Circuit Performance Under Interconnect Parameter Variations. 431-436
Anne E. Gattiker, Sani R. Nassif, Rashmi Dinakar, Chris Long: Timing Yield Estimation from Static Timing Analysis. 437-442
Tae-Jin Kwon, Sang-Hoon Lee, Tae-Seon Kim, Hoe-Jin Lee, Young-Kwan Park, Taek-Soo Kim, Seok-Jin Kim, Jeong-Taek Kong: Performance Improvement for High Speed Devices Using E-tests and the SPICE Model. 443-
Embedded Memories
Pierluigi Daglio, M. Araldi, M. Morbarigazzi, Carlo Roma: A Fully Qualified Analog Design Flow for Non Volatile Memories Technologies. 451-455
Konstantinos Tatas, Antonios Argyriou, Minas Dasygenis, Dimitrios Soudris, Nikolaos D. Zervas: Memory Hierarchy Optimization of Multimedia Applications on Programmable Embedded Cores 1. 456-461
Device Modeling and Design Quality
Amit Mehrotra: Noise in Radio Frequency Circuits: Analysis and Design Implications. 469-476
Peter Bendix: Spice Model Quality: Process Development Viewpoint. 477-481
Yoshitaka Murasaka, Makoto Nagata, Takafumi Ohmoto, Takashi Morie, Atsushi Iwata: Chip-Level Substrate Noise Analysis with Network Reduction by Fundamental Matrix Computation. 482-487
Stefano Zanella, Andrea Neviani, Enrico Zanoni, Paolo Miliozzi, Edoardo Charbon, Carlo Guardiani, Luca P. Carloni, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli: Modeling of Substrate Noise Injected by Digital Libraries. 488-



