Contents

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
  • .
• CMOS Logic
  • Introduction to CMOS logic
    • Introduction
    • CMOS logic families
      • Static logic families
      • Dynamic logic families
    • Conclusion
• Circuit Modeling
  • A simple model
    • The Elmore's model
    • Conclusions
  • A complex model
    • The FAST model
      • MOS equations
      • Internal nodes approximation
      • Body effect
    • Delay estimation
      • Equation solving
    • Power estimation
      • Switching energy
      • Short-circuit energy
      • Sub-threshold energy
    • Results
    • Conclusions
• Optimization
  • Mathematic Optimization
    • Optimization theory
      • Mono-objective optimization
      • Multi-objective optimization
    • Optimization Algorithms
      • One-dimensional search techniques
      • Multi-dimensional search
      • The conjugate direction method
      • The ``SLOP'' algorithm
      • The simulated-annealing algorithm
    • Conclusions
  • Circuit Optimization
    • Optimization targets
      • Circuit delay
      • Power consumption
      • Area
    • Optimization examples
      • Algorithm choice
      • Mono-objective optimizations
      • Multi-objective optimizations
    • Conclusion
  • A CAD tool for optimization
    • Logical description
      • The optimization algorithm module (OAM)
      • The function evaluation module (FEM)
      • Core engine
    • Code implementation
      • The classes CircuitNetlist and Circuit
      • The class EvaluationAlgorithm
      • The class OptimizationAlgorithm
      • The critical path retrieving
      • The derived classes
    • Program flows
    • Conclusions
  • Results and conclusions
    • Optimization
      • Mono-objective vs. Multiobjective
    • Conclusions
    • Future works
  • Class graph
  • Source code
    • Main functions
    • Optimization algorithms
    • Simulators
• Bibliography
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