Meeting the design challenges of the nano-CMOS electronics
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Electronics
Abstract
See Joint Proposal E241901
Publications
Andrew Martin Tyrrell (Author)
(2009)
Designing Variability Tolerant Logic using Evolutionary Algorithms
Andrew Martin Tyrrell (Author)
(2009)
Optimisation of Variability Tolerant Logic Cells using Multiple Voltage Supplies
Andrew Martin Tyrrell (Author)
(2010)
Use of a Multi-Objective Fitness Function to Improve Cartesian Genetic Programming Circuits
Andrew Martin Tyrrell (Author)
(2010)
Measuring the Performance and Intrinsic Variability of Evolved Circuits
in 9th International Conference on Evolvable Systems
Andrew Martin Tyrrell (Author)
(2008)
Evolving Variability-Tolerant CMOS Designs
in 8th International Conference on Evolvable Systems
Walker J
(2011)
The evolution of standard cell libraries for future technology nodes
in Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines
Walker JA
(2010)
Optimizing electronic standard cell libraries for variability tolerance through the nano-CMOS grid.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
| Description | Using the developed simulation methodology and the database of compact device and circuit level compact models made available across the Grid infrastructure within this large multi-institutional project, we studied the impact of next generation technologies, and related parameter fluctuations, on the design of digital circuits. During the project we developed: • Evolutionary techniques to be used within device models to alleviate parameter fluctuation problems. • Showed how parameter variation datasets can be best used by evolutionary techniques to improve system performance. • Illustrated how evolutionary techniques can be used to limit the effects of parameter variations. |
| Exploitation Route | The developments within this project showed that novel evolutionary methods can be used to give real and important improvements to microelectronics design, particularly when faced with variability. This has been exploited through a University spin-out company. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Electronics |
| Description | A number of conference and journal publications have results from the work undertaken on this project. Some follow-on funding was obtained to take some of the result of the project closer to commercialisation. Following on from this a University spin-out company was formed in 2012. |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Company Name | ngenics |
| Description | ngenics provides cell library design and customisation services, designed to make the process of device production at the sub-micron scale more efficient. |
| Year Established | 2012 |
| Impact | The company has had a number of contacts to undertake cell optimisations for UK and Japanese companies. |
| Website | http://www.ngenics.co.uk |