High Performance Clock Distribution Networks

A number of fundamental topics in the field of high performance clock distribution networks is covered in this book. High Performance Clock Distribution Networks is composed of ten contributions from authors at academic and industrial institutions. Topically, these contributions can be grouped within three primary areas. The first topic area deals with exploiting the localized nature of clock skew. The second topic area deals with the implementation of these clock distribution networks, while the third topic area considers more long-range aspects of next-generation clock distribution networks.
High Performance Clock Distribution Networks presents a number of interesting strategies for designing and building high performance clock distribution networks. Many aspects of the ideas presented in these contributions are being developed and applied today in next-generation high-performance microprocessors.

Autorentext
Professor Dr. Eby Friedman, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0231, USA.

Inhalt
Special Issue on High Performance Clock Distribution Networks Guest Editors' Introduction.- Clock Skew Optimization for Peak Current Reduction.- Clocking Optimization and Distribution in Digital Systems with Scheduled Skews.- Buffered Clock Tree Synthesis with Non-Zero Clock Skew Scheduling for Increased Tolerance to Process Parameter Variations.- Useful-Skew Clock Routing with Gate Sizing for Low Power Design.- Clock Distribution Methodology for PowerPCTM Microprocessors.- Circuit Placement, Chip Optimization, and Wire Routing for IBM IC Technology.- Practical Bounded-Skew Clock Routing.- A Clock Methodology for High-Performance Microprocessors.- Optical Clock Distribution in Electronic Systems.- Timing of Multi-Gigahertz Rapid Single Flux Quantum Digital Circuits.