This book details timing analysis and optimization techniques for circuits with level-sensitive memory elements. It contains a linear programming formulation applicable to the timing analysis of large scale circuits and includes a delay insertion methodology that improves the efficiency of clock skew scheduling. Coverage also provides a framework for and results from implementing timing optimization algorithms in a parallel computing environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- VLSI Systems.- Signal Delay in VLSI Systems.- Timing Properties of Synchronous Systems.- Clock Skew Scheduling and Clock Tree Synthesis.- Clock Skew Scheduling of Level-Sensitive Circuits.- Clock Skew Scheduling for Improved Reliability.- Delay Insertion and Clock Skew Scheduling.- Practical Considerations.- Clock Skew Scheduling in Rotary Clocking Technology.- Experimental Results.- Conclusions.