Hardware approximate techniques for deep neural network accelerators: A survey

G Armeniakos, G Zervakis, D Soudris… - ACM Computing …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are very popular because of their high performance in
various cognitive tasks in Machine Learning (ML). Recent advancements in DNNs have …

AI/ML algorithms and applications in VLSI design and technology

D Amuru, A Zahra, HV Vudumula, PK Cherupally… - Integration, 2023 - Elsevier
An evident challenge ahead for the integrated circuit (IC) industry is the investigation and
development of methods to reduce the design complexity ensuing from growing process …

Rtlcoder: Outperforming gpt-3.5 in design rtl generation with our open-source dataset and lightweight solution

S Liu, W Fang, Y Lu, Q Zhang… - 2024 IEEE LLM Aided …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automatic generation of RTL code (eg, Verilog) using natural language instructions and
large language models (LLMs) has attracted significant research interest recently. However …

Rtllm: An open-source benchmark for design rtl generation with large language model

Y Lu, S Liu, Q Zhang, Z **e - 2024 29th Asia and South Pacific …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inspired by the recent success of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, researchers
start to explore the adoption of LLMs for agile hardware design, such as generating design …

[BOK][B] VLSI physical design: from graph partitioning to timing closure

AB Kahng, J Lienig, IL Markov, J Hu - 2011 - Springer
The electronic design automation (EDA) industry develops software to support engineers in
the creation of new integrated circuit (IC) designs. Due to the high complexity of modern …

Circuitnet: An open-source dataset for machine learning in vlsi cad applications with improved domain-specific evaluation metric and learning strategies

Z Chai, Y Zhao, W Liu, Y Lin, R Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design automation community has been actively exploring machine learning (ML) for
very-large-scale-integrated (VLSI) computer-aided design (CAD). Many studies have …

Nothing like compilation: How professional digital fabrication workflows go beyond extruding, milling, and machines

M Hirsch, G Benabdallah, J Jacobs… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Understanding how professionals use digital fabrication in production workflows is critical for
future research in digital fabrication technologies. We interviewed thirteen professionals who …

Masterrtl: A pre-synthesis ppa estimation framework for any rtl design

W Fang, Y Lu, S Liu, Q Zhang, C Xu… - 2023 IEEE/ACM …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In modern VLSI design flow, the register-transfer level (RTL) stage is a critical point, where
designers define precise design behavior with hardware description languages (HDLs) like …

Machine learning in advanced IC design: A methodological survey

T Chen, GL Zhang, B Yu, B Li… - IEEE Design & …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing complexity and size of design space poses significant challenges for
integrated circuit (IC) design. This article discusses the potential of machine learning (ML) …

Graph neural networks: A powerful and versatile tool for advancing design, reliability, and security of ICs

L Alrahis, J Knechtel, O Sinanoglu - Proceedings of the 28th Asia and …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Graph neural networks (GNNs) have pushed the state-of-the-art (SOTA) for performance in
learning and predicting on large-scale data present in social networks, biology, etc. Since …