9 papers
A New Benchmark for the Appropriate Evaluation of RTL Code Optimization
Yao Lu, Shang Liu, Hangan Zhou +3
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence increasingly relies on efficient integrated circuit (IC) design. Recent studies have explored the use of large language models (LLMs)…
ReadyPower: A Reliable, Interpretable, and Handy Architectural Power Model Based on Analytical Framework
Qijun Zhang, Shang Liu, Yao Lu +2
Power is a primary objective in modern processor design, requiring accurate yet efficient power modeling techniques. Architecture-level power models are necessary for early power o…
ArchPower: Dataset for Architecture-Level Power Modeling of Modern CPU Design
Qijun Zhang, Yao Lu, Mengming Li +2
Power is the primary design objective of large-scale integrated circuits (ICs), especially for complex modern processors (i.e., CPUs). Accurate CPU power evaluation requires design…
ATLAS: A Self-Supervised and Cross-Stage Netlist Power Model for Fine-Grained Time-Based Layout Power Analysis
Wenkai Li, Yao Lu, Wenji Fang +3
Accurate power prediction in VLSI design is crucial for effective power optimization, especially as designs get transformed from gate-level netlist to layout stages. However, tradi…
AutoPower: Automated Few-Shot Architecture-Level Power Modeling by Power Group Decoupling
Qijun Zhang, Yao Lu, Mengming Li +1
Power efficiency is a critical design objective in modern CPU design. Architects need a fast yet accurate architecture-level power evaluation tool to perform early-stage power esti…
HLSDebugger: Identification and Correction of Logic Bugs in HLS Code with LLM Solutions
Jing Wang, Shang Liu, Yao Lu +1
High-level synthesis (HLS) accelerates hardware design by enabling the automatic translation of high-level descriptions into efficient hardware implementations. However, debugging…