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The impact of signal transition time on path delay computation

Kayssi et al., 1993

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9715163581894438560
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Kayssi A
Sakallah K
Mudge T
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IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing

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It has been recognized for some time that nonzero signal rise and fall times contribute to gate propagation delays. Practically, however, most timing analysis tools ignore these contributions when computing path delays and identifying critical paths in combinational …
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