Research Article

Computational Performance Optimisation for Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Nano-CMOS Variability on Integrated Circuits

Table 2

Time saving illustrated by comparing simulations with SB to simulations without SB.

CircuitBinary full adderC-element Muller pipeline ring
9 parameters12 parameters21 parameters

Start of tail1.5σ2σ1.5σ2σ1.5σ2σ
1000 circuit without SB215.99 s221.34 s250.05 s288.51 s949.59 s1003.9 s
1000 circuit with SB6.75 s3.96 s7.63 s4.24 s27.17 s13.15 s
Time saving96.9%98.2%96.94%98.5%97.1%98.7%