Objective
The influence of process variations is becoming extremely critical for nanoCMOS technology nodes, due to geometric tolerances and manufacturing non-idealities (such as edge or surface roughness, or the fluctuation of the number of doping atoms). As a result, production yields and figures of merit of a circuit such as performance, power, and reliability have become extremely sensitive to uncontrollable statistical process variations. Although some kind of variability has always existed and been taken into account for designing integrated circuits, the largest impact of variability and the greater influence of random or spatial aspects are setting up a completely new challenge. On top of those difficulties, the deficiency of design techniques and EDA methodologies for tackling PVs makes that challenge even more critical.
The objective of the MODERN project is to develop new paradigms in integrated circuit design which will enable the manufacturing of reliable, low cost, low EMI, high-yield complex products using unreliable and variable devices.
Specifically, the main goals of the project are:
1. Advanced, yet accurate, models of process variations for nanometer devices, circuits and complex architectures.
2. Effective methods for evaluating the impact of process variations on manufacturability, design reliability and circuit performances.
- Reliability, noise, EMC/EMI.
- Timing, power and yield.
3. Design methods and tools to mitigate or tolerate the effects of process variations on those quantities applicable at the device, circuit and architectural levels.
4. Validation of the modeling and design methods and tools on a variety of silicon demonstrators.
The MODERN Consortium features strong competence and expertise in the field of advanced technologies, with a well-balanced participation between industry and research institutes.
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Call for proposal
JU-ENIAC-2008-1
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Coordinator
92120 Montrouge
France
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5656AG Eindhoven
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40126 Bologna
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92400 Courbevoie
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38330 Montbonnot Saint Martin
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87036 Arcavacata Di Rende
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151 25 Maroussi
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40125 Bologna
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9500 Villach
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08034 Barcelona
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38920 Crolles
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82008 Unterhaching
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2000 Neuchatel
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75015 Paris 15
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20864 Agrate Brianza
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G12 8QQ Glasgow
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G128QQ Glasgow
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8010 Graz
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20864 Agrate Brianza
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1040 Wien
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08022 Barcelona
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00185 Roma
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2628 CN Delft
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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1908 Frederiksberg C
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8050 Zurich
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