WISCAD -- Wisconsin Computer-Aided Design Group University of Wisconsin - Madison

Publications

2025

ReBERT: LLM for Gate-Level to Word-Level Reverse Engineering
ReBERT: LLM for Gate-Level to Word-Level Reverse Engineering
Lizi Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test In Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  31 Mar 2025  ·  [no id info]
Static IR Drop Prediction with Limited Data from Real Designs
Static IR Drop Prediction with Limited Data from Real Designs
Lizi Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  20 Jan 2025  ·  [no id info]

2024

Efficient and Effective Neural Networks for Automatic Test Pattern Generation
Efficient and Effective Neural Networks for Automatic Test Pattern Generation
Lizi Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Machine Learning for CAD  ·  09 Sep 2024  ·  doi:10.1145/3670474.3685939
Static IR Drop Prediction with Attention U-Net and Saliency-Based
  Explainability
Static IR Drop Prediction with Attention U-Net and Saliency-Based Explainability
Lizi Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
arXiv  ·  06 Aug 2024  ·  arXiv:2408.03292v1
DIME: Distributed Inference Model Estimation for Minimizing Profiled Latency
DIME: Distributed Inference Model Estimation for Minimizing Profiled Latency
Robert Viramontes, Azadeh Davoodi
2024 IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP)  ·  29 Jun 2024  ·  10.1109/SMARTCOMP61445.2024.00081
A Systematic Framework for Opportunistic Pruning of Deep Neural Networks on Edge Devices
A Systematic Framework for Opportunistic Pruning of Deep Neural Networks on Edge Devices
Robert Viramontes, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  06 Jun 2024  ·  [no id info]
On Neural Networks for Automatic Test Pattern Generation
On Neural Networks for Automatic Test Pattern Generation
Lizi Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  06 Jun 2024  ·  [no id info]

2023

Neural Network Partitioning for Fast Distributed Inference
Neural Network Partitioning for Fast Distributed Inference
Robert Viramontes, Azadeh Davoodi
2023 24th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)  ·  05 Apr 2023  ·  doi:10.1109/ISQED57927.2023.10129343
ObfusX: Routing obfuscation with explanatory analysis of a machine learning attack
ObfusX: Routing obfuscation with explanatory analysis of a machine learning attack
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
Integration  ·  01 Mar 2023  ·  doi:10.1016/j.vlsi.2022.10.013
Block Pruning for Enhanced Efficiency in Convolutional Neural Networks
Block Pruning for Enhanced Efficiency in Convolutional Neural Networks
Cheng-En Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
arXiv  ·  01 Jan 2023  ·  doi:10.48550/arXiv.2312.16904

2022

CAP’NN: A Class-aware Framework for Personalized Neural Network Inference
CAP’NN: A Class-aware Framework for Personalized Neural Network Inference
Maedeh Hemmat, Joshua San Miguel, Azadeh Davoodi
ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems  ·  30 Sep 2022  ·  doi:10.1145/3520126
$\text{Edge}^{n}$ AI: Distributed Inference with Local Edge Devices and Minimal Latency
$\text{Edge}^{n}$ AI: Distributed Inference with Local Edge Devices and Minimal Latency
Maedeh Hemmat, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
2022 27th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  17 Jan 2022  ·  doi:10.1109/ASP-DAC52403.2022.9712496

2021

Sampling-Based Approximate Logic Synthesis: An Explainable Machine Learning Approach
Sampling-Based Approximate Logic Synthesis: An Explainable Machine Learning Approach
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)  ·  01 Nov 2021  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD51958.2021.9643484
AirNN: A Featherweight Framework for Dynamic Input-Dependent Approximation of CNNs
AirNN: A Featherweight Framework for Dynamic Input-Dependent Approximation of CNNs
Maedeh Hemmat, Joshua San Miguel, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Oct 2021  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2020.3033750
A Mixture of Experts Approach for Low-Cost DNN Customization
A Mixture of Experts Approach for Low-Cost DNN Customization
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
IEEE Design & Test  ·  01 Aug 2021  ·  doi:10.1109/MDAT.2020.2977065
Lorax: Machine Learning-Based Oracle Reconstruction With Minimal I/O Patterns
Lorax: Machine Learning-Based Oracle Reconstruction With Minimal I/O Patterns
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
2021 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI)  ·  01 Jul 2021  ·  doi:10.1109/ISVLSI51109.2021.00033
Logic Synthesis Meets Machine Learning: Trading Exactness for Generalization
Logic Synthesis Meets Machine Learning: Trading Exactness for Generalization
Shubham Rai, Walter Lau Neto, Yukio Miyasaka, Xinpei Zhang, Mingfei Yu, …, Zhiru Zhang, Valerio Tenace, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, Alan Mishchenko, Satrajit Chatterjee
2021 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  01 Feb 2021  ·  doi:10.23919/DATE51398.2021.9473972
ObfusX
ObfusX
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
Proceedings of the 26th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference  ·  18 Jan 2021  ·  doi:10.1145/3394885.3431600

2020

Logic Synthesis Meets Machine Learning: Trading Exactness for Generalization
Logic Synthesis Meets Machine Learning: Trading Exactness for Generalization
Shubham Rai, Walter Lau Neto, Yukio Miyasaka, Xinpei Zhang, Mingfei Yu, …, Zhiru Zhang, Valerio Tenace, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, Alan Mishchenko, Satrajit Chatterjee
arXiv  ·  16 Dec 2020  ·  arxiv:2012.02530
CHaPR: Efficient Inference of CNNs via Channel Pruning
CHaPR: Efficient Inference of CNNs via Channel Pruning
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
2020 International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS)  ·  01 Aug 2020  ·  doi:10.1109/COINS49042.2020.9191636
CAP’NN: Class-Aware Personalized Neural Network Inference
CAP’NN: Class-Aware Personalized Neural Network Inference
Maedeh Hemmat, Joshua San Miguel, Azadeh Davoodi
2020 57th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC)  ·  01 Jul 2020  ·  doi:10.1109/DAC18072.2020.9218741
Explainable DRC Hotspot Prediction with Random Forest and SHAP Tree Explainer
Explainable DRC Hotspot Prediction with Random Forest and SHAP Tree Explainer
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Rasit Onur Topaloglu
2020 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  01 Mar 2020  ·  doi:10.23919/DATE48585.2020.9116488

2019

Analysis of Security of Split Manufacturing Using Machine Learning
Analysis of Security of Split Manufacturing Using Machine Learning
Wei Zeng, Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems  ·  01 Dec 2019  ·  doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2019.2929710
Power-efficient ReRAM-aware CNN model generation
Power-efficient ReRAM-aware CNN model generation
Maedeh Hemmat, Azadeh Davoodi
Integration  ·  01 Nov 2019  ·  doi:10.1016/J.VLSI.2019.08.003
Efficient Inference of CNNs via Channel Pruning
Efficient Inference of CNNs via Channel Pruning
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
arXiv  ·  12 Aug 2019  ·  arxiv:1908.03266
Dynamic Reconfiguration of CNNs for Input-Dependent Approximation
Dynamic Reconfiguration of CNNs for Input-Dependent Approximation
Maedeh Hemmat, Azadeh Davoodi
20th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)  ·  01 Mar 2019  ·  doi:10.1109/ISQED.2019.8697843

2018

Exploring Energy and Accuracy Tradeoff in Structure Simplification of Trained Deep Neural Networks
Exploring Energy and Accuracy Tradeoff in Structure Simplification of Trained Deep Neural Networks
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Dec 2018  ·  doi:10.1109/JETCAS.2018.2833383
Design Rule Violation Hotspot Prediction Based on Neural Network Ensembles
Design Rule Violation Hotspot Prediction Based on Neural Network Ensembles
Wei Zeng, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
arXiv  ·  13 Nov 2018  ·  arxiv:1811.04151
A Mixture of Expert Approach for Low-Cost Customization of Deep Neural Networks
A Mixture of Expert Approach for Low-Cost Customization of Deep Neural Networks
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu-Hen Hu
arXiv  ·  02 Nov 2018  ·  arxiv:1811.00056
Power-Efficient ReRAM-Aware CNN Model Generation
Power-Efficient ReRAM-Aware CNN Model Generation
Maedeh Hemmat, Azadeh Davoodi
2018 IEEE 36th International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD)  ·  01 Oct 2018  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCD.2018.00033
Hybrid Signal Selection
Hybrid Signal Selection
Azadeh Davoodi
Post-Silicon Validation and Debug  ·  02 Sep 2018  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98116-1_5
Analysis of security of split manufacturing using machine learning
Analysis of security of split manufacturing using machine learning
Boyu Zhang, Jonathon Crandall Magaña, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 55th Annual Design Automation Conference  ·  24 Jun 2018  ·  doi:10.1145/3195970.3195991
A Comparative Study of Local Net Modeling Using Machine Learning
A Comparative Study of Local Net Modeling Using Machine Learning
Jackson Melchert, Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 2018 Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI  ·  30 May 2018  ·  doi:10.1145/3194554.3194579
Exploring energy and accuracy tradeoff in structure simplification of trained deep neural networks
Exploring energy and accuracy tradeoff in structure simplification of trained deep neural networks
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu-Hen Hu
2018 23rd Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  01 Jan 2018  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2018.8297345

2017

Are Proximity Attacks a Threat to the Security of Split Manufacturing of Integrated Circuits?
Are Proximity Attacks a Threat to the Security of Split Manufacturing of Integrated Circuits?
Jonathon Magana, Daohang Shi, Jackson Melchert, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems  ·  01 Dec 2017  ·  doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2017.2748018
Golden-Free Trojan Detection
Golden-Free Trojan Detection
Azadeh Davoodi
The Hardware Trojan War  ·  30 Nov 2017  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68511-3_9
Dynamic Planning of Local Congestion From Varying-Size Vias for Global Routing Layer Assignment
Dynamic Planning of Local Congestion From Varying-Size Vias for Global Routing Layer Assignment
Daohang Shi, Edward Tashjian, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Aug 2017  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2017.2695889
TraPL
TraPL
Daohang Shi, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 54th Annual Design Automation Conference 2017  ·  18 Jun 2017  ·  doi:10.1145/3061639.3062335
Technology Mapping with All Spin Logic
Technology Mapping with All Spin Logic
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test In Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  27 Mar 2017  ·  [no id info]
Improving Detailed Routability and Pin Access with 3D Monolithic Standard Cells
Improving Detailed Routability and Pin Access with 3D Monolithic Standard Cells
Daohang Shi, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on International Symposium on Physical Design  ·  19 Mar 2017  ·  doi:10.1145/3036669.3036676
Technology mapping with all spin logic
Technology mapping with all spin logic
Boyu Zhang, Azadeh Davoodi
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2017  ·  01 Mar 2017  ·  doi:10.23919/DATE.2017.7927123
Flexible interconnect in 2.5D ICs to minimize the interposer's metal layers
Flexible interconnect in 2.5D ICs to minimize the interposer's metal layers
Daniel P. Seemuth, Azadeh Davoodi, Katherine Morrow
2017 22nd Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  01 Jan 2017  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2017.7858351

2016

Are proximity attacks a threat to the security of split manufacturing of integrated circuits?
Are proximity attacks a threat to the security of split manufacturing of integrated circuits?
Jonathon Magaña, Daohang Shi, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design  ·  07 Nov 2016  ·  doi:10.1145/2966986.2967006
A procedure for improving the distribution of congestion in global routing
A procedure for improving the distribution of congestion in global routing
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Jeffrey T. Linderoth, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test In Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  14 Mar 2016  ·  [no id info]
Dynamic planning of local congestion from varying-size vias for global routing layer assignment
Dynamic planning of local congestion from varying-size vias for global routing layer assignment
Daohang Shi, Edward Tashjian, Azadeh Davoodi
2016 21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  01 Jan 2016  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2016.7428040

2015

On using control signals for word-level identification in a gate-level netlist
On using control signals for word-level identification in a gate-level netlist
Edward Tashjian, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Design Automation Conference  ·  07 Jun 2015  ·  doi:10.1145/2744769.2744878
Online and Operand-Aware Detection of Failures Utilizing False Alarm Vectors
Online and Operand-Aware Detection of Failures Utilizing False Alarm Vectors
Amir Yazdanbakhsh, David Palframan, Azadeh Davoodi, Nam Sung Kim, Mikko Lipasti
Proceedings of the 25th edition on Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI  ·  20 May 2015  ·  doi:10.1145/2742060.2742097
Automatic die placement and flexible I/O assignment in 2.5D IC design
Automatic die placement and flexible I/O assignment in 2.5D IC design
Daniel P. Seemuth, Azadeh Davoodi, Katherine Morrow
Sixteenth International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design  ·  01 Mar 2015  ·  doi:10.1109/ISQED.2015.7085480

2014

A Hybrid Approach for Fast and Accurate Trace Signal Selection for Post-Silicon Debug
A Hybrid Approach for Fast and Accurate Trace Signal Selection for Post-Silicon Debug
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jul 2014  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2014.2307533
Multi-mode trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
Multi-mode trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi
2014 19th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  01 Jan 2014  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2014.6742963

2013

A Sensor-Assisted Self-Authentication Framework for Hardware Trojan Detection
A Sensor-Assisted Self-Authentication Framework for Hardware Trojan Detection
Azadeh Davoodi, Min Li, Mohammad Tehranipoor
IEEE Design & Test  ·  01 Oct 2013  ·  doi:10.1109/MDAT.2013.2255913
A fast and scalable multidimensional multiple-choice knapsack heuristic
A fast and scalable multidimensional multiple-choice knapsack heuristic
Hamid Shojaei, Twan Basten, Marc Geilen, Azadeh Davoodi
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems  ·  01 Oct 2013  ·  doi:10.1145/2541012.2541014
Power-Driven Global Routing for Multisupply Voltage Domains
Power-Driven Global Routing for Multisupply Voltage Domains
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
VLSI Design  ·  02 Jul 2013  ·  doi:10.1155/2013/905493
Collaborative Multiobjective Global Routing
Collaborative Multiobjective Global Routing
Hamid Shojaei, Azadeh Davoodi, Twan Basten
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems  ·  01 Jul 2013  ·  doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2012.2205717
Online and operand-aware detection of failures by utilizing false alarm vectors
Online and operand-aware detection of failures by utilizing false alarm vectors
Amir Yazdanbakhsh, David Palframan, Azadeh Davoodi, Nam Sung Kim, Mikko Lipasti
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2013  ·  [no id info]
Planning for local net congestion in global routing
Planning for local net congestion in global routing
Hamid Shojaei, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey Linderoth
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International symposium on Physical Design  ·  24 Mar 2013  ·  doi:10.1145/2451916.2451940
A hybrid approach for fast and accurate trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
A hybrid approach for fast and accurate trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test In Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  23 Mar 2013  ·  [no id info]
A Hybrid Approach for Fast and Accurate Trace Signal Selection for Post-Silicon Debug
A Hybrid Approach for Fast and Accurate Trace Signal Selection for Post-Silicon Debug
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2013  ·  01 Jan 2013  ·  doi:10.7873/DATE.2013.111

2012

A hybrid approach for fast and accurate trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
A hybrid approach for fast and accurate trace signal selection for post-silicon debug
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification (MTV)  ·  01 Dec 2012  ·  [no id info]
Post-Silicon Failing-Path Isolation Incorporating the Effects of Process Variations
Post-Silicon Failing-Path Isolation Incorporating the Effects of Process Variations
Lin Xie, A. Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jul 2012  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2012.2187206
Confidentiality preserving integer programming for global routing
Confidentiality preserving integer programming for global routing
Hamid Shojaei, Azadeh Davoodi, Parmeswaran Ramanathan
Proceedings of the 49th Annual Design Automation Conference  ·  03 Jun 2012  ·  doi:10.1145/2228360.2228487
Custom on-chip sensors for post-silicon failing path isolation in the presence of process variations
Custom on-chip sensors for post-silicon failing path isolation in the presence of process variations
Min Li, Azadeh Davoodi, Lin Xie
2012 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  01 Mar 2012  ·  doi:10.1109/DATE.2012.6176726
A sensor-assisted self-authentication framework for hardware trojan detection
A sensor-assisted self-authentication framework for hardware trojan detection
Min Li, A. Davoodi, M. Tehranipoor
2012 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  01 Mar 2012  ·  doi:10.1109/DATE.2012.6176698

2011

Congestion analysis for global routing via integer programming
Congestion analysis for global routing via integer programming
Hamid Shojaei, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
2011 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)  ·  01 Nov 2011  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2011.6105337
Power-driven global routing for MSV domains
Power-driven global routing for MSV domains
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
IEEE/ACM Design, Automation & Test In Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)  ·  14 Mar 2011  ·  [no id info]
GRIP: Global Routing via Integer Programming
GRIP: Global Routing via Integer Programming
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jan 2011  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2010.2066030
Bound-Based Statistically-Critical Path Extraction Under Process Variations
Bound-Based Statistically-Critical Path Extraction Under Process Variations
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jan 2011  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2010.2072670

2010

Automation tools for post-silicon debug of timing errors
Automation tools for post-silicon debug of timing errors
Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification (MTV)  ·  01 Dec 2010  ·  [no id info]
A pareto-algebraic framework for signal power optimization in global routing
A pareto-algebraic framework for signal power optimization in global routing
Hamid Shojaei, Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Twan Basten
Proceedings of the 16th ACM/IEEE international symposium on Low power electronics and design  ·  18 Aug 2010  ·  doi:10.1145/1840845.1840935
Representative path selection for post-silicon timing prediction under variability
Representative path selection for post-silicon timing prediction under variability
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceedings of the 47th Design Automation Conference  ·  13 Jun 2010  ·  doi:10.1145/1837274.1837371
Post-silicon diagnosis of segments of failing speedpaths due to manufacturing variations
Post-silicon diagnosis of segments of failing speedpaths due to manufacturing variations
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi, Kewal K. Saluja
Proceedings of the 47th Design Automation Conference  ·  13 Jun 2010  ·  doi:10.1145/1837274.1837344
A parallel integer programming approach to global routing
A parallel integer programming approach to global routing
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
Proceedings of the 47th Design Automation Conference  ·  13 Jun 2010  ·  doi:10.1145/1837274.1837323
Representative path selection for post-silicon timing prediction under variability
Representative path selection for post-silicon timing prediction under variability
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
ACM Workshop on Timing Issues in the Specification of Digital Systems (TAU)  ·  01 Apr 2010  ·  [no id info]
Runtime temperature-based power estimation for optimizing throughput of thermal-constrained multi-core processors
Runtime temperature-based power estimation for optimizing throughput of thermal-constrained multi-core processors
Dongkeun Oh, Nam Sung Kim, Charlie Chung Ping Chen, Azadeh Davoodi, Yu Hen Hu
2010 15th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)  ·  01 Jan 2010  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2010.5419815

2009

PaRS: Parallel and Near-Optimal Grid-Based Cell Sizing for Library-Based Design
PaRS: Parallel and Near-Optimal Grid-Based Cell Sizing for Library-Based Design
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Nov 2009  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2009.2028682
Statistical static timing analysis considering leakage variability in power gated designs
Statistical static timing analysis considering leakage variability in power gated designs
Michael J. Anderson, Azadeh Davoodi, Jungseob Lee, Abhishek Sinkar, Nam Sung Kim
Proceedings of the 2009 ACM/IEEE international symposium on Low power electronics and design  ·  19 Aug 2009  ·  doi:10.1145/1594233.1594247
GRIP
GRIP
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi, Jeffrey T. Linderoth
Proceedings of the 46th Annual Design Automation Conference  ·  26 Jul 2009  ·  doi:10.1145/1629911.1629999
Adjustment-Based Modeling for Timing Analysis Under Variability
Adjustment-Based Modeling for Timing Analysis Under Variability
Lin Xie, A. Davoodi, Jun Zhang, Tai-Hsuan Wu
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jul 2009  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2009.2018874
False Path Aware Timing Yield Estimation under Variability
False Path Aware Timing Yield Estimation under Variability
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi, Kewal K. Saluja, Abhishek Sinkar
2009 27th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium  ·  01 May 2009  ·  doi:10.1109/VTS.2009.17
Bound-based identification of timing-violating paths under variability
Bound-based identification of timing-violating paths under variability
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
2009 Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference  ·  01 Jan 2009  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2009.4796493

2008

PaRS: Fast and near-optimal grid-based cell sizing for library-based design
PaRS: Fast and near-optimal grid-based cell sizing for library-based design
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi
2008 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design  ·  01 Nov 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2008.4681559
Adjustment-based modeling for Statistical Static Timing Analysis with high dimension of variability
Adjustment-based modeling for Statistical Static Timing Analysis with high dimension of variability
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi, Jun Zhang, Tai-Hsuan Wu
2008 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design  ·  01 Nov 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2008.4681571
SynECO: Incremental technology mapping with constrained placement and fast detail routing for predictable timing improvement
SynECO: Incremental technology mapping with constrained placement and fast detail routing for predictable timing improvement
Anuj Kumar, Tai-Hsuan Wu, Azadeh Davoodi
2008 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design  ·  01 Oct 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCD.2008.4751915
A parallel and randomized algorithm for large-scale discrete dual-Vt assignment and continuous gate sizing
A parallel and randomized algorithm for large-scale discrete dual-Vt assignment and continuous gate sizing
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2008  ·  [no id info]
SynECO: Technology remapping with incremental constrained placement and exact timing estimation
SynECO: Technology remapping with incremental constrained placement and exact timing estimation
Anuj Kumar, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2008  ·  [no id info]
A Dual-Vt low leakage SRAM array robust to process variations
A Dual-Vt low leakage SRAM array robust to process variations
Jungseob Lee, Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
2008 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)  ·  01 May 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ISCAS.2008.4541484
Fast and accurate statistical static timing analysis with skewed process parameter variation
Fast and accurate statistical static timing analysis with skewed process parameter variation
L. Xie, A. Davoodi
IET Circuits, Devices & Systems  ·  10 Apr 2008  ·  doi:10.1049/iet-cds:20070189
Fast and Accurate Statistical Static Timing Analysis with Skewed Process Parameter Variation
Fast and Accurate Statistical Static Timing Analysis with Skewed Process Parameter Variation
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
9th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (isqed 2008)  ·  01 Mar 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ISQED.2008.4479825
Robust Estimation of Timing Yield with Partial Statistical Information on Process Variations
Robust Estimation of Timing Yield with Partial Statistical Information on Process Variations
Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
9th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (isqed 2008)  ·  01 Mar 2008  ·  doi:10.1109/ISQED.2008.4479718
A parallel and randomized algorithm for large-scale discrete dual-Vt assignment and continuous gate sizing
A parallel and randomized algorithm for large-scale discrete dual-Vt assignment and continuous gate sizing
Tai-Hsuan Wu, Lin Xie, Azadeh Davoodi
Proceeding of the thirteenth international symposium on Low power electronics and design - ISLPED '08  ·  01 Jan 2008  ·  doi:10.1145/1393921.1393937

2007

Statistical timing analysis using Kernel smoothing
Statistical timing analysis using Kernel smoothing
Jennifer L. Wong, Azadeh Davoodi, Vishal Khandelwal, Ankur Srivastava, Miodrag Potkonjak
2007 25th International Conference on Computer Design  ·  01 Oct 2007  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCD.2007.4601886
A dual-Vt assignment algorithm of SRAM array considering process-induced Vt variations
A dual-Vt assignment algorithm of SRAM array considering process-induced Vt variations
Jungseob Lee, Azadeh Davoodi
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2007  ·  [no id info]
Comparison of Dual-Vt Configurations of SRAM Cell Considering Process-Induced Vt Variations
Comparison of Dual-Vt Configurations of SRAM Cell Considering Process-Induced Vt Variations
Jungseob Lee, Azadeh Davoodi
2007 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems  ·  01 May 2007  ·  doi:10.1109/ISCAS.2007.377982
Variability Driven Joint Leakage-Delay Optimization Through Gate Sizing with Provabale Convergence
Variability Driven Joint Leakage-Delay Optimization Through Gate Sizing with Provabale Convergence
Ashish Dobhal, Vishal Khandelwal, Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
20th International Conference on VLSI Design held jointly with 6th International Conference on Embedded Systems (VLSID'07)  ·  01 Jan 2007  ·  doi:10.1109/VLSID.2007.176

2006

Probabilistic Evaluation of Solutions in Variability-Driven Optimization
Probabilistic Evaluation of Solutions in Variability-Driven Optimization
Azadeh Davoodi, Vishal Khandelwal, Ankur Srivastava
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Dec 2006  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2006.882529
A statistical methodology for wire-length prediction
A statistical methodology for wire-length prediction
J.L. Wong, A. Davoodi, V. Khandelwal, A. Srivastava, M. Potkonjak
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems  ·  01 Jul 2006  ·  doi:10.1109/TCAD.2005.855885
Variability driven gate sizing for binning yield optimization
Variability driven gate sizing for binning yield optimization
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2006  ·  [no id info]
Probabilistic evaluation of solutions in variability-driven optimization
Probabilistic evaluation of solutions in variability-driven optimization
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 2006 international symposium on Physical design  ·  09 Apr 2006  ·  doi:10.1145/1123008.1123013
Effective techniques for the generalized low-power binding problem
Effective techniques for the generalized low-power binding problem
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems  ·  01 Jan 2006  ·  doi:10.1145/1124713.1124718
FPGA Dynamic Power Minimization through Placement and Routing Constraints
FPGA Dynamic Power Minimization through Placement and Routing Constraints
Li Wang, Matthew French, Azadeh Davoodi, Deepak Agarwal
EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems  ·  01 Jan 2006  ·  doi:10.1155/ES/2006/31605
Variability driven gate sizing for binning yield optimization
Variability driven gate sizing for binning yield optimization
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 43rd annual conference on Design automation - DAC '06  ·  01 Jan 2006  ·  doi:10.1145/1146909.1147152

2005

Variability-driven buffer insertion considering correlations
Variability-driven buffer insertion considering correlations
A. Davoodi, A. Srivastava
2005 International Conference on Computer Design  ·  02 Oct 2005  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCD.2005.114
Power-driven simultaneous resource binding and floorplanning: a probabilistic approach
Power-driven simultaneous resource binding and floorplanning: a probabilistic approach
A. Davoodi, A. Srivastava
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems  ·  01 Aug 2005  ·  doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2005.853618
Variability driven buffer insertion considering correlations
Variability driven buffer insertion considering correlations
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2005  ·  [no id info]
Efficient stochastic pruning for variability-driven dual-Vth leakage optimization
Efficient stochastic pruning for variability-driven dual-Vth leakage optimization
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2005  ·  [no id info]
Voltage scheduling under unpredictabilities: a risk management paradigm
Voltage scheduling under unpredictabilities: a risk management paradigm
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems  ·  01 Apr 2005  ·  doi:10.1145/1059876.1059884
Wake-up protocols for controlling current surges in MTCMOS-based technology
Wake-up protocols for controlling current surges in MTCMOS-based technology
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the ASP-DAC 2005. Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, 2005.  ·  21 Jan 2005  ·  doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2005.1466478
Simultaneous floorplanning and resource binding
Simultaneous floorplanning and resource binding
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Asia South Pacific design automation - ASP-DAC '05  ·  01 Jan 2005  ·  doi:10.1145/1120725.1120952
Probabilistic dual-Vth leakage optimization under variability
Probabilistic dual-Vth leakage optimization under variability
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 2005 international symposium on Low power electronics and design - ISLPED '05  ·  01 Jan 2005  ·  doi:10.1145/1077603.1077641

2004

Efficient statistical timing analysis through error budgeting
Efficient statistical timing analysis through error budgeting
V. Khandelwal, A. Davoodi, A. Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design, 2004. ICCAD-2004.  ·  11 Oct 2004  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2004.1382623
Wire-length prediction using statistical techniques
Wire-length prediction using statistical techniques
J.L. Wong, A. Davoodi, V. Khandelwal, A. Srivastava, M. Potkonjak
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design, 2004. ICCAD-2004.  ·  11 Oct 2004  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2004.1382666
Variability inspired implementation selection problem
Variability inspired implementation selection problem
A. Davoodi, V. Khandelwal, A. Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design, 2004. ICCAD-2004.  ·  11 Oct 2004  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2004.1382612
Empirical models for net-length probability distribution and applications
Empirical models for net-length probability distribution and applications
A. Davoodi, V. Khandelwal, A. Srivastava
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems  ·  01 Oct 2004  ·  doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2004.834235
Simultaneous floorplanning and binding: A probabilistic approach
Simultaneous floorplanning and binding: A probabilistic approach
Azadeh Davoodi, Ankur Srivastava
IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis (IWLS)  ·  01 Jun 2004  ·  [no id info]
High level techniques for power-grid noise immunity
High level techniques for power-grid noise immunity
Azadeh Davoodi, Vishal Khandelwal, Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 14th ACM Great Lakes symposium on VLSI  ·  26 Apr 2004  ·  doi:10.1145/988952.988957

2003

Effective graph theoretic techniques for the generalized low power binding problem [IC high level synthesis]
Effective graph theoretic techniques for the generalized low power binding problem [IC high level synthesis]
A. Davoodi, A. Srivastava
Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, 2003. ISLPED '03.  ·  27 Aug 2003  ·  doi:10.1109/LPE.2003.1231852
A probabilistic approach to buffer insertion
A probabilistic approach to buffer insertion
V. Khandelwal, A. Davoodi, A. Nanavati, A. Srivastava
ICCAD-2003. International Conference on Computer Aided Design (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37486)  ·  01 Jan 2003  ·  doi:10.1109/ICCAD.2003.159738
Simultaneous Vt selection and assignment for leakage optimization
Simultaneous Vt selection and assignment for leakage optimization
Ankur Srivastava
Proceedings of the 2003 international symposium on Low power electronics and design - ISLPED '03  ·  01 Jan 2003  ·  doi:10.1109/LPE.2003.1231851