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Exploratory VLSI Design develops and applies novel
custom circuits and VLSI design techniques for high-performance
processors, mixed-signal high-speed communications applications,
and power-efficient system-on-a-chip devices.
Future Systems focuses on software system issues,
including system-level power analysis, system performance and low-level
system software issues. It consists of 3 departments: Performance
and Tools, Power-Aware Systems and System Software.
Performance and Tools develops and uses simulation
and performance tools to evaluate future systems. Our simulation
tools are used within IBM and by IBM's partners for early software
development and to allow for more complete evaluation of future
system designs. Members of our team are also involved in the evaluation
and design of these systems throughout the hardware and software
stack.
Power-Aware Systems develops effective policies
and mechanisms for energy management in today's computers, as power
has become a principal design constraint in processors, memories
and storage systems. We also operate a power-measurement lab employing
custom systems we have designed.
System Software activities cover low-level system
software issues, including operating systems, hardware-software
integration, middleware, clustering, distributed systems, system
management, and security.
Tools and Technology includes work on computer-aided
design tools that focus on the linkage between design and manufacturing,
and aim to deliver leadership technology-leveraging capability to
IBM design teams. This is done with work on design analysis, large
scale design, innovative test and model-to-hardware closure techniques,
and manufacturability analysis.
Verification and Analysis develops techniques
for the correct design of hardware systems based on mathematical
modeling and analysis while focusing on designing new high performance,
lower power, area efficient CMOS circuits and new microarchitecture
techniques that exploit these circuit advances.
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Things Which Rain From The Sky But Are Not Wet
A Tutorial on Cosmic Radiation and its effects on the Semiconductor
Industry
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IBM Power Executive
This tool helps customer monitor power consumption to allow better utilization
of available power resources.
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Innovation Matters - LAVA: Leakage Avoidance and Analysis
LAVA provides a comprehensive environment for modeling and optimization
of chip leakage. Leakage management already is -- and will continue
to be -- one of the most critical needs for chip design.
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Dynamic Power Management
Advances in low-power components and system design have brought
general purpose computation into watches, wireless telephones, PDAs
and tablet computers.
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