Physical Design Methodology for On-Chip 64-Mb DRAM MPEG-2 Encoding with a Multimedia Processor

Hidehiro TAKATA  Rei AKIYAMA  Tadao YAMANAKA  Haruyuki OHKUMA  Yasue SUETSUGU  Toshihiro KANAOKA  Satoshi KUMAKI  Kazuya ISHIHARA  Atsuo HANAMI  Tetsuya MATSUMURA  Tetsuya WATANABE  Yoshihide AJIOKA  Yoshio MATSUDA  Syuhei IWADE  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E85-C    No.2    pp.368-374
Publication Date: 2002/02/01
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on High-Performance and Low-Power Microprocessors)
Category: Product Designs
Keyword: 
multimedia processor,  clock skew,  cross-talk noise,  IR drop,  MPEG-2 encoder,  

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Summary: 
An on-chip, 64-Mb, embedded, DRAM MPEG-2 encoder LSI with a multimedia processor has been developed. To implement this large-scale and high-speed LSI, we have developed the hierarchical skew control of multi-clocks, with timing verification, in which cross-talk noise is considered, and simple measures taken against the IR drop in the power lines through decoupling capacitors. As a result, the target performance of 263 MHz at 1.5 V has been successfully attained and verified, the cross-talk noise has been considered, and, in addition, it has become possible to restrain the IR drop to 166 mV in the 162 MHz operation block.