PUBLICATIONS

Design Technology Lab

JOURNAL & CONFERENCE

JOURNAL & CONFERENCE

2025


  • Wonjae Lee, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast random walk through reduction of absorbing Markov chain,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), submitted.
  • Minseung Shin, Shilong Zhang, Geuna Chang, and Youngsoo Shin, “On-chip decoupling capacitor placement with impedance constraint for DRAM design,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), submitted.
  • Seohyun Kim, Shilong Zhang, and Youngsoo Shin, “ML-guided curvilinear OPC: fast, accurate, and manufacturable curve correction,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, in revision.
  • Minseung Shin, Shilong Zhang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast and accurate analysis of power distribution network impedance for DRAM design,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), submitted.
  • Taeyoung Kim, Shilong Zhang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Model-based OPC with adaptive PID control through reinforcement learning,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, in revision.
  • Shilong Zhang and Youngsoo Shin, “Unified inverse lithography technology (ILT) and fracturing through recurrent neural network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, accepted.
  • Shilong Zhang, Seohyun Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast and accurate matrix-OPC with MEEF prediction using Kolmogorov-Arnold network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, accepted.
  • Umar Afzaal, Seunggyu Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “An island style multi-objective evolutionary framework for synthesis of memristor-aided logic,” Proc. Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), accepted.
  • Youngsoo Shin, “ML for computational lithography: practical recipes,” Proc. Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), Jan. 2025. (Invited)

2024


  • Seohyun Kim, Gangmin Cho, Shilong Zhang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast and accurate curvilinear OPC with ML-guided curve correction,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), Aug. 2024. (ISE President Best Paper Award)PDFpaper
  • Seunggyu Lee, Wonjae Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated netlist synthesis and in-memory mapping for memristor-aided logic,” Proc. Great Lakes Symp. on VLSI (GLSVLSI), Jun. 2024.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Decap insertion with cell relocation minimizing IR-drop violations and routing DRVs,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 823-834, May 2024.PDFpaper
  • Seunggyu Lee, Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast IR-drop prediction of analog circuits using recurrent synchronized GCN and Y-Net model,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), Mar. 2024.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Taeyoung Kim, Seohyun Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “A fast and accurate PEB simulation through recurrent neural network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2024.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Accurate interpolation of library timing parameters through recurrent convolutional neural network,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 244-248, Jan. 2024.PDFpaper

2023


  • Younggwang Jung, Daijoon Hyun, Soyoon Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Power distribution network optimization using HLA-GCN for routability enhancement,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Nov. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Taeyoung Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast optical proximity correction using graph convolutional network with autoencoders,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 36, issue 4, pp. 629-635, Nov. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin, “AI-EDA: toward a holistic approach to AI-powered EDA,” Proc. Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD), Sep. 2023. (Invited)PDFpaper
  • Yoonsang Song, Gangmin Cho, Wonjae Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Simultaneous clock wire sizing and shield insertion for minimizing routing blockage,” Proc. Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD), Sep. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Wonjae Lee, Insu Cho, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Routability-driven power distribution network synthesis with IR-drop budgeting,” Proc. Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD), Sep. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin, “Lightning talk: EDA with ML, Rule-Based, or Both?,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), Jul. 2023. (Invited)PDFslidesPDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Wonjae Lee, Jinhyeong Park, and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated power distribution network synthesis for mixed macro blocks and standard cells,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 70, issue 6, pp. 2211-2215, Jun. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Taeyoung Kim, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Block-level power net routing of analog circuit using reinforcement learning,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2023.PDFpaper
  • Byungho Choi, Yonghwi Kwon, Umar Afzaal, and Youngsoo Shin, “Multisource clock tree synthesis through sink clustering and fast clock latency prediction,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2023.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Sunwha Koh, Younggwang Jung, Taeyoung Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Routability optimization of extreme aspect ratio design through non-uniform placement utilization and selective flip-flop stacking,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 50:1-50:19, May 2023.PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon and Youngsoo Shin, “Calibration of compact resist model through CNN training,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 180-187, May 2023.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Airgap insertion and layer reassignment under setup and hold timing constraints,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 987-999, Mar. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Taeyoung Kim, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Optical proximity correction with PID control through reinforcement learning,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Taeyoung Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast and accurate prediction of process variation band with custom kernels extracted from convolutional networks,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2023.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, Insu Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Decoupling capacitor insertion minimizing IR-drop violations and routing DRVs,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), Jan. 2023.PDFpaper

2022


  • Yonghwi Kwon and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast prediction of dynamic IR-drop using recurrent U-Net architecture,” Proc. Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD), Sep. 2022.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Yonghwi Kwon, Pervaiz Kareem, and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated test pattern extraction and generation for accurate lithography modeling,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 495-503, Aug. 2022. (Best Paper Award – Honorable Mention)PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon and Youngsoo Shin, “Matrix-OPC with fast MEEF prediction using artificial neural network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Apr. 2022.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Yonghwi Kwon, Taeyoung Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Refragmentation through machine learning classifier for fast and accurate optical proximity correction,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Apr. 2022.PDFpaper
  • Byungho Choi, Gangmin Cho, Yonghwi Kwon, and Youngsoo Shin, “Hotspot pattern synthesis using generative network with hotspot probability model,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Apr. 2022.PDFpaper

2021


  • Yonghwi Kwon and Youngsoo Shin, “Optical proximity correction using bidirectional recurrent neural network with attention mechanism,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 168-176, May 2021. (Best Paper Award, see TSM May 2022 Editorial)PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon, Giyoon Jung, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Dynamic IR drop prediction using image-to-image translation neural network,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2021.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin, “Computational lithography using machine learning models,” IPSJ Transactions on System LSI Design Methodology, vol. 14, pp. 2-10, Feb. 2021. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon and Youngsoo Shin, “Optimization of accurate resist kernels through convolutional neural network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2021.PDFpaper
  • Pervaiz Kareem, Yonghwi Kwon, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast prediction of process variation band through machine learning models,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2021.PDFpaper
  • Gangmin Cho, Yonghwi Kwon, Pervaiz Kareem, Sungho Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Test pattern extraction for lithography modeling under design rule revisions,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2021.PDFpaper
  • Sunwha Koh, Younggwang Jung, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Routability optimization for extreme aspect ratio design using convolutional neural network,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2021.PDFpaper
  • Pervaiz Kareem and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of lithography test patterns using machine learning model,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 49-57, Feb. 2021. PDFpaper

2020


  • Wonjae Lee, Yonghwi Kwon, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast ECO leakage optimization using graph convolutional network,” Proc. Great Lakes Symp. on VLSI (GLSVLSI), Sep. 2020. (Nominated for Best Paper Award)PDFpaper
  • Sunwha Koh, Yonghwi Kwon, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pre-layout clock tree estimation and optimization using artificial neural network,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), Aug. 2020.PDFpaper
  • Pervaiz Kareem, Yonghwi Kwon, and Youngsoo Shin, “Layout pattern synthesis for lithography optimizations,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 283-290, May 2020. PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon, Jinho Yang, Sungho Kim, Cheolkyun Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “SRAF printing prediction using artificial neural network,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2020.PDFpaper
  • Younggwang Jung, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated airgap insertion and layer reassignment for circuit timing optimization,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 32-37, Jan. 2020. (Nominated for Best Paper Award)PDFpaper

2019


  • Daijoon Hyun, Younggwang Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Selective use of stitch-induced via for V0 mask reduction: standard cell design and placement optimization,” IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, vol. E102.A, no. 12, pp. 1711-1719, Dec. 2019. PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon, Inhak Han, and Youngsoo Shin, “Clock gating synthesis of netlist with cyclic logic paths,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Nov. 2019.PDFpaper
  • Cheongwon Lee, Youngsoo Song, and Youngsoo Shin, “Endurance enhancement of multi-level cell phase change memory,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Nov. 2019.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Daijoon Hyun, Jingon Lee, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Cut optimization for redundant via insertion in self-aligned double patterning,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 61:1-61:21, Sep. 2019. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Neural network classifier-based OPC with imbalanced training data,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 938-948, May 2019. PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Standard cell layout design and placement optimization for TFET-based circuits,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2019.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Yuepeng Fan, and Youngsoo Shin, “Accurate wirelength prediction for placement-aware synthesis through machine learning,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 324-327, Mar. 2019.PDFpaper
  • Jinwook Jung, Gi-Joon Nam, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated latch placement and cloning for timing optimization,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 22:1-22:17, Feb. 2019. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated approach of airgap insertion for circuit timing optimization,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 24:1-24:22, Feb. 2019. PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon, Youngsoo Song, and Youngsoo Shin, “Optical proximity correction using bidirectional recurrent neural network (BRNN),” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, Feb. 2019.PDFpaper

2018


  • Jinwook Jung, Gi-Joon Nam, Lakshmi N. Reddy, Iris Hui-Ru Jiang, and Youngsoo Shin, “OWARU: free space-aware timing-driven incremental placement with critical path smoothing,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 1825-1838, Sep. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han and Youngsoo Shin, “Folded circuit synthesis: min-area logic synthesis using dual-edge-triggered flip-flops,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 61:1-61:21, Aug. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Electrothermal analysis with non-convective boundary conditions,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 1044-1048, Aug. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Joonhyuk Cho, Gangmin Cho, and Youngsoo Shin, “Optimization of machine learning guided optical proximity correction,” Proc. Int’l Midwest Symp. on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), pp. 921-924, Aug. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Kiwon Yoon, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast timing analysis of non-tree clock network with shorted wires,” Proc. Great Lakes Symp. on VLSI (GLSVLSI), pp. 279-284, May 2018.PDFpaper
  • Yonghwi Kwon, Jinwook Jung, Inhak Han, and Youngsoo Shin, “Transient clock power estimation of pre-CTS netlist,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2018.PDFpaper
  • Jingon Lee, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast timing analysis of transistor-level full custom digital circuits,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2018.PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Jaewoo Seo, and Youngsoo Shin, “Library optimization for near threshold voltage design,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2018.PDFpaper
  • Yeongmin Lee, Min-Gyu Park, Youngbae Hwang, Youngsoo Shin, and Chong-Min Kyung, “Memory-efficient parametric semi-global matching,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 194-198, Feb. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Jinwook Jung, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Timing optimization in SADP process through wire widening and double via insertion,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-7, Feb. 2018.PDFpaper
  • Jaewoo Seo, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “A compact multi-bit flip-flop with smaller height implementation and metal-less clock routing,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-9 (105880A), Feb. 2018.PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim and Youngsoo Shin, “Module grouping to reduce the area of test wrappers in SoCs,” Integration, the VLSI Journal, vol. 60, pp. 39-47, Jan. 2018. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun and Youngsoo Shin, “Automatic insertion of airgap with design rule constraints,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 381-386, Jan. 2018.PDFpaper

2017


  • Youngsoo Song, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Redundant via insertion in SADP process with cut merging and optimization,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), pp. 1-6, Oct. 2017. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast verification of guide patterns for directed self-assembly lithography,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 1522-1531, Sep. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Jaewoo Seo, Jinwook Jung, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pin accessibility-driven cell layout redesign and placement optimization,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 54:1-54:6, Jun. 2017.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Redundant via insertion with cut optimization for self-aligned double patterning,” Proc. Great Lakes Symp. on VLSI (GLSVLSI), pp. 137-142, May 2017.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Timing-aware wire width optimization for SADP process,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 1639-1642, Mar. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Wachirawit Ponghiran, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Cut mask optimization for multi-patterning directed self-assembly lithography,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 1498-1503, Mar. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun, Wachirawit Ponghiran, and Youngsoo Shin, “Clock tree optimization through selective airgap insertion,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), pp. 203-208, Mar. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Machine learning-guided etch proximity correction,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1-7, Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Jinwook Jung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Redundant via insertion in self-aligned double patterning,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-8 (1014806), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Jae Uk Lee, Victor Blanco, Ryoung-Han Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “2D self-aligned via patterning strategy with EUV single exposure in 3nm technology,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-8 (1014321), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Jae Uk Lee, Victor Blanco, Peter Debacker, Praveen Raghavan, Ryoung-Han Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Large marginal 2D self-aligned via patterning for sub-5nm technology,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-10 (101480J), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Suhyeong Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Machine learning-based resist 3D model,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-10 (101471D), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Jaewoo Seo and Youngsoo Shin, “Routability enhancement through unidirectional standard cells with floating metal-2,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-8 (101480K), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun and Youngsoo Shin, “Selection of airgap layers for circuit timing optimization,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-8 (101480O), Feb. 2017. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Lithography defect probability and its application to physical design optimization,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 271-285, Jan. 2017. PDFpaper

2016


  • Jinwook Jung, Gi-Joon Nam, Lakshmi Reddy, Iris Hui-Ru Jiang, and Youngsoo Shin, “OWARU: free space-aware timing-driven incremental placement,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 8:1–8:8, Nov. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim, Ik Joon Chang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of dual-mode circuits through optimizing transition time constraints,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Consumer Electronics, pp. 97-99, Oct. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Byoung Kuk You, Jong Min Kim, Daniel J. Joe, Kyounghoon Yang, Youngsoo Shin, Yeon Sik Jung, and Keon Jae Lee, “Reliable memristive switching memory devices enabled by densely packed silver nanocone arrays as electric-field concentrators,” ACS Nano, 10(10), pp. 9478-9488, Oct. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Suhyeong Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Machine learning (ML)-based lithography optimizations,” Proc. Asia Pacific Conf. on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), pp. 530-533, Oct. 2016. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Kiwon Yoon, Suhyeong Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Area efficient neuromorphic circuit based on stochastic computation,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 73-74, Oct. 2016.PDFpaper
  • Jinwook Jung and Youngsoo Shin, “Localized DNA circuit design with majority gates,” Proc. BioMedical Circuits and Systems Conf., pp. 172–175, Oct. 2016.PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Placement optimization for MP-DSAL compliant layout,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), Jun. 2016. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han, Jonggyu Kim, Joonhwan Yi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Register grouping for synthesis of clock gating logic,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), Jun. 2016.PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Redundant via insertion for multiple-patterning directed-self-assembly lithography,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 41:1-41:6 Jun. 2016.PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim, Seokhyeong Kang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of dual-mode circuits through library design, gate sizing, and clock tree optimization,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 21, no.3, pp. 51, May 2016. PDFpaper
  • Kiwon Yoon, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Crosslink insertion for minimizing OCV clock skew,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2587-2590, May 2016.PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim, Seungwhun Paik, Seokhyeong Kang, and Youngsoo Shin, “Wakeup scheduling and its buffered tree synthesis for power gating circuits,” Integration, the VLSI Journal, vol. 53, pp. 157-170, Mar. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Woohyun Chung, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Redundant via insertion in directed self-assembly lithography,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 55-60, Mar. 2016.PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Suhyeong Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Light interference map: a prescriptive optimization of lithography-friendly layout,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 29, pp.44-49, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Insup Shin, Jae-Joon Kim, Yu-Shiang Lin, and Youngsoo Shin, “One-cycle correction of timing errors in pipelines with standard clocked elements,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 600-612, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Song, Jeemyung Lee, Seongmin Lee and Youngsoo Shin, “Integrated routing and fill for self-aligned double patterning (SADP) using grid-based design,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 978105-978105-8, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Machine learning (ML)-guided OPC using basis functions of polar Fourier transform,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 97800H-97800H-8, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Etch proximity correction through machine-learning-driven etch bias model,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 97820O-97820O-10, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun and Youngsoo Shin, “Modeling interconnect corners under double patterning misalignment,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 97810F-97810F-7, Feb. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Mask optimization for directed self-assembly lithography: inverse DSA and inverse lithography,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp.83-88, Jan. 2016. PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Buffer insertion to remove hold violations at multiple process corners,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 232-237, Jan. 2016. PDFpaper

2015


  • Seongbo Shim, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Defect probability of directed self-assembly lithography: fast identification and post-placement optimization,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 404-409, Nov. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Suhyeong Choi, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Electrothermal analysis with generalized boundary conditions,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 39-40, Nov. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Daijoon Hyun and Youngsoo Shin, “Calibration of interconnect corners using on-chip ring oscillators,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 141-142, Nov. 2015. (Best Paper Award) PDFpaper
  • Jinwook Jung, Daijoon Hyun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Physical synthesis of DNA circuits with spatially localized gates,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer Design (ICCD), pp. 280-286, Oct. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Physical design and mask optimization for directed self-assembly lithography (DSAL),” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), pp. 80-85, Oct. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Jae Wook Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “An analytical approach to thermal design and optimization with a temperature-dependent power model,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 816-824, Mar. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Woohyun Chung, Seongbo Shim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Identifying redundant inter-cell margins and its application to reducing routing congestion,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 1659-1664, Mar. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Sibo Cai, Jaewon Yang, Seunghune Yang, Byungil Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Verification of direct self-assembly (DSA) guide patterns through machine learning,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 94231E-94231E-8, Mar. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Insup Shin, Jae-Joon Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Aggressive voltage scaling through fast correction of multiple errors with seamless pipeline operation,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 468-477, Feb. 2015. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim and Youngsoo Shin, “Topology-oriented pattern extraction and classification for synthesizing lithography test patterns,” Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (JM3), vol. 14(1), no. 013503, pp. 1-12, Jan. 2015. PDFpaper

2014


  • Jinwook Jung, Dongsoo Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Design and optimization of multiple-mesh clock network,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), pp. 171-176, Oct. 2014. PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han and Youngsoo Shin, “Simplifying clock gating logic by matching factored forms,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1338-1349, Jun. 2014. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Woohyun Chung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of lithography test patterns through topology-oriented pattern extraction and classification,” Proc. SPIE Advanced Lithography, pp. 1-10 (905305), Feb. 2014. PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin, Insup Shin, Donkyu Baek, Duckhwan Kim, and Seungwhun Paik, “HAPL: heterogeneous array of programmable logic using selective mask patterning,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 146-159, Jan. 2014. PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Yoojong Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Lithographic defect aware placement using compact standard cells without inter-cell margin,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 47-52, Jan. 2014. PDFpaper
  • Insup Shin, Jae-Joon Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Power minimization of pipeline architecture through 1-cycle error correction and voltage scaling,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 179-184, Jan. 2014. PDFpaper

2013


  • Yongsoo Ahn, Donkyu Baek, Dongsoo Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulsed-Vdd: synchronous circuit design without clock network,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 192-193, Nov. 2013.PDFpaper
  • Seongbo Shim, Minyoung Mo, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Analysis and minimization of short-circuit current in mesh clock network,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer Design (ICCD), pp. 459-462, Oct. 2013. PDFpaper
  • Donkyu Baek, Insup Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “Accurate gate delay extraction for timing analysis of body-biased circuits,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, vol. 22, no. 8, Sep. 2013.PDFpaper
  • Insup Shin, Jae-Joon Kim, Yu-Shiang Lin, and Youngsoo Shin, “A pipeline architecture with 1-cycle timing error correction for low voltage operations,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 199-204, Sep. 2013. PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han and Youngsoo Shin, “Folded circuit synthesis: logic simplification using dual edge-triggered flip-flops,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), pp. 17-20, May 2013. PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim, Duckhwan Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulsed-latch ASIC synthesis in industrial design flow,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 356-361, Jan. 2013. PDFpaper

2012


  • Insup Shin, Donkyu Baek, and Youngsoo Shin, “Introducing irregularity to routing architecture of structured ASIC for better routability,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Field-Programmable Technology (FPT), pp. 224-228, Dec. 2012. PDFpaper
  • Nam Sung Kim, Abhishek Sinkar, Jun Seomun, and Youngsoo Shin, “Maximizing frequency and yield of power-constrained designs using programmable power-gating,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1885-1890, Oct. 2012.PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Inhak Han, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Clock gating synthesis of pulsed-latch circuits,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 1019-1030, Jul. 2012.PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of clock gating logic through factored form matching,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), May 2012. PDFpaper
  • Donkyu Baek, Insup Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “Gate delay modeling for static timing analysis of body-biased circuits,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), May 2012. PDFpaper
  • Insup Shin, Seungwhun Paik, Dongwan Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “HLS-dv: a high-level synthesis framework for dual-Vdd architectures,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 593-604, Apr. 2012.PDFpaper
  • Jun Seomun, Insup Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis of active-mode power-gating circuits,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 391-403, Mar. 2012.PDFpaper

2011


  • Lee-eun Yu, Changsik Shin, Seungwhun Paik, Jing-Jia Liou, and Youngsoo Shin, “Sampling correlation sources for timing yield analysis of sequential circuits with clock networks,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 1547-1569, Dec. 2011.PDFpaper
  • Yi-Lin Chuang, Sangmin Kim, Youngsoo Shin, and Yao-Wen Chang, “Pulsed-latch aware placement for timing-integrity optimization,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 1856-1869, Dec. 2011.PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin and Seungwhun Paik, “Pulsed-latch circuits: a new dimension in ASIC design,” IEEE Design & Test of Computers, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 50-57, Nov./Dec. 2011.PDFpaper
  • Jaeha Kung and Youngsoo Shin, “Compact thermal models: assessment and pitfalls,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 337-340, Nov. 2011. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Gi-Joon Nam, and Youngsoo Shin, “Implementation of pulsed-latch and pulsed-register circuits to minimize clocking power,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 640-646, Nov. 2011. PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Seonggwan Lee, and Youngsoo Shin, “Retiming pulsed-latch circuits with regulating pulse width,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1114-1127, Aug. 2011.PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Jaeha Kung, and Youngsoo Shin, “Exploring the opportunity of optimizing sequencing elements in ASIC designs,” Proc. Int’l Midwest Symp. on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), pp. 394-397, Aug. 2011. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Jaeha Kung, Inhak Han, Sachin S. Sapatnekar, and Youngsoo Shin, “Thermal signature: a simple yet accurate thermal index for floorplan optimization,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 108-113, Jun. 2011. PDFpaper
  • Jun Seomun and Youngsoo Shin, “Design and optimization of power-gated circuits with autonomous data-retention,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 227-236, Feb. 2011.PDFpaper
  • Sangmin Kim, Inhak Han, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulser gating: a clock gating of pulsed-latch circuits,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 190-195, Jan. 2011. PDFpaper
  • Donkyu Baek, Insup Shin, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Selectively patterned masks: structured ASIC with asymptotically ASIC performance,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 376-381, Jan. 2011. PDFpaper

2010


  • Byunghee Choi and Youngsoo Shin, “Lookup table-based adaptive body biasing of multiple macros for process variation compensation and low leakage,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 1449-1464, Nov. 2010.PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulsed-latch circuits to push the envelope of ASIC design,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 150-153, Nov. 2010. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Donkyu Baek, Insup Shin, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Selectively patterned masks: beyond structured ASIC,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 154-157, Nov. 2010. (Invited Paper)PDFpaper
  • Youngsoo Shin, Jun Seomun, Kyu-Myung Choi, and Takayasu Sakurai, “Power gating: circuits, design methodologies, and best practice for standard-cell VLSI designs,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 15, no. 4, article 28, pp. 28:1-28:37, Sep. 2010. (Top 10 most downloaded ACM TODAES articles published in 2010)PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Wakeup synthesis and its buffered tree construction for power gating circuit designs,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 413-418, Aug. 2010. PDFpaper
  • Yi-Lin Chuang, Sangmin Kim, Youngsoo Shin, and Yao-Wen Chang, “Pulsed-latch-aware placement for timing-integrity optimization,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 280-285, Jun. 2010. PDFpaper
  • Jun Seomun, Insup Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “Synthesis and implementation of active mode power gating circuits,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 487-492, Jun. 2010. PDFpaper
  • Inhak Han, Lee-eun Yu, and Youngsoo Shin, “Fast Monte Carlo method via reduced sample number and node filtering,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), pp. 126-129, Jun. 2010. PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Insup Shin, Taewhan Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “HLS-l: a high-level synthesis framework for latch-based architectures,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 657-670, May 2010PDFpaper
  • Hyein Lee, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulse width allocation and clock skew scheduling: optimizing sequential circuits based on pulsed latches,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 355-366, Mar. 2010. (Top 25 most downloaded articles for IEEE TCAD in 2010)PDFpaper
  • Hyung-Ock Kim, Bong Hyun Lee, Jong-Tae Kim, Jung Yun Choi, Kyu-Myung Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Supply switching with ground collapse for low-leakage register files in 65-nm CMOS,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 505-509, Mar. 2010.PDFpaper
  • Seungwhun Paik, Lee-eun Yu, and Youngsoo Shin, “Statistical time borrowing for pulsed-latch circuit designs,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 675-680, Jan. 2010. PDFpaper
  • Jun Seomun, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Bounded potential slack: enabling time budgeting for dual-Vt allocation of hierarchical design,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 581-586, Jan. 2010. PDFpaper

2009


  • Jaehyun Kim, Chungki Oh, and Youngsoo Shin, “Minimizing leakage power of sequential circuits through mixed-Vt flip-flops and multi-Vt combinational gates,” ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 15, no. 1, article 4, pp. 4:1-4:22, Dec. 2009.
  • Jun Seomun and Youngsoo Shin, “Self-retention of data in power-gated circuits,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 212-215, Nov. 2009. (Invited Paper)
  • Seonggwan Lee, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Retiming and time borrowing: optimizing high-performance pulsed-latch-based circuits,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 375-380, Nov. 2009.
  • Nam Sung Kim, Jun Seomun, Abhishek Sinkar, Jungseob Lee, Tae Hee Han, Ken Choi, and Youngsoo Shin, “Frequency and yield optimization using power gates in power-constrained designs,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 121-126, Aug. 2009.
  • Insup Shin, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Register allocation for high-level synthesis using dual supply voltages,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 937-942, Jul. 2009.
  • Lee-eun Yu, Changsik Shin, Jing-Jia Liou, and Youngsoo Shin, “Timing yield estimation with clock network correlations by propagating discrete probability distributions,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), pp. 63-66, May 2009.
  • Chungki Oh, Sangmin Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Timing analysis of dual-edge-triggered flip-flop based circuits with clock gating,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), pp. 59-62, May 2009.
  • Seungwhun Paik, Insup Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “HLS-l: high-level synthesis of high performance latch-based circuits,” Proc. Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 1112-1117, Apr. 2009.
  • Eunjoo Choi, Changsik Shin, and Youngsoo Shin, “HLS-pg: high-level synthesis of power-gated circuits,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 451-456, Mar. 2009.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Seungwhun Paik, and Hyung-Ock Kim, “Semicustom design of zigzag power-gated circuits in standard cell elements,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 327-339, Mar. 2009.

2008


  • Jun Seomun, Jae-hyun Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Skewed flip-flop and mixed-Vt gates for minimizing leakage in sequential circuits,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 1956-1968, Nov. 2008.
  • Hyein Lee, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Pulse width allocation with clock skew scheduling for optimizing pulsed latch-based sequential circuits,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 224-229, Nov. 2008.
  • Eunjoo Choi, Changsik Shin, Taewhan Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Power-gating-aware high-level synthesis,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 39-44, Aug. 2008.
  • Seungwhun Paik and Youngsoo Shin, “Multiobjective optimization of sleep vector for zigzag power-gated circuits in standard cell elements,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 600-605, Jun. 2008.
  • Eunjoo Choi and Youngsoo Shin, “3-D thermal simulation with dynamic power profiles,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2765-2769, May 2008.
  • Jinseob Jeong, Seungwhun Paik, and Youngsoo Shin, “Statistical mixed Vt allocation of body-biased circuits for reduced leakage variation,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 629-634, Jan. 2008.

2007


  • Sewan Heo and Youngsoo Shin, “Minimizing leakage of sequential circuits through flip-flop skewing and technology mapping,” Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science, vol.7, no.4, pp. 215-220, Dec. 2007.
  • Sewan Heo and Youngsoo Shin, “Minimizing leakage of sequential circuits through flip-flop skewing and technology mapping,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), Oct. 2007.
  • Jae-hyun Kim and Youngsoo Shin, “Minimizing leakage power in sequential circuits by using mixed Vt flip-flops,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 797-802, Nov. 2007.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Sewan Heo, Hyung-Ock Kim, and Jung Yun Choi, “Supply switching with ground collapse: simultaneous control of subthreshold and gate leakage current in nanometer-scale CMOS circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 758-766, Jul. 2007.
  • Hyung-Ock Kim and Youngsoo Shin, “Semicustom design methodology of power gated circuits for low leakage applications,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 512-516, Jun. 2007.
  • Jun Seomun, Jae-hyun Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Skewed flip-flop transformation for minimizing leakage in sequential circuits,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 103-106, Jun. 2007.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Hyung-Ock Kim, “Cell-based semicustom design of zigzag power gating circuits,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), pp. 527-532, Mar. 2007.
  • Byunghee Choi and Youngsoo Shin, “Lookup table-based adaptive body biasing of multiple macros,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), pp. 533-538, Mar. 2007. (Nominated for Best Paper Award)
  • Youngsoo Shin, Sewan Heo, Hyung-Ock Kim, and Jung Yun Choi, “Simultaneous control of subthreshold and gate leakage current in nanometer-scale CMOS circuits,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 654-659, Jan. 2007.

2006


  • Byunghee Choi and Youngsoo Shin, “Fine-grain control of multiple functional blocks with lookup table-based adaptive body biasing,” Proc. Int’l SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), pp. 357-360, Oct. 2006. (Best Paper Award)
  • Hyung-Ock Kim, Youngsoo Shin, Hyuk Kim, and Iksoo Eo, “Physical design methodology of power gating circuits for standard-cell-based design,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 109-112, Jul. 2006.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Junghyup Lee, “Power analysis of VLSI interconnect with RLC tree models and model reduction,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, vol. 15, no. 3, pp.399-408, Jun. 2006.
  • Sewan Heo, Hyung-Ock Kim, and Youngsoo Shin, “Power gating and supply control for low standby leakage power of VLSI circuits,” Proc. Symp. on Low-Power and High-Speed Chips (COOL Chips), pp. 305-307, Apr. 2006.
  • Hyung-Ock Kim and Youngsoo Shin, “Analysis and optimization of gate leakage current of power gating circuits,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 565-569, Jan. 2006.

2005


  • Youngsoo Shin and Hyung-Ock Kim, “Analysis of power consumption in VLSI global interconnects,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 4713-4716, May 2005.
  • Hyung-Ock Kim and Youngsoo Shin, “Power-aware slack distribution for hierarchical VLSI design,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 4150-4153, May 2005.
  • Subhrajit Bhattacharya, John Darringer, Daniel Ostapko, and Youngsoo Shin, “A mask reuse methodology for reducing System-on-a-Chip cost,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), pp. 482-487, Mar. 2005. (Best Paper Award)
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Youngsoo Shin, and Takayasu Sakurai, “uITRON-LP: power conscious real-time OS based on cooperative voltage scaling for multimedia applications,” IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 177-185, Feb. 2005. (Corresponding project received LSI IP Design Award in 2002)

2004


  • Nagu Dhanwada, Reinaldo A. Bergamaschi, William Dungan, Indira I. Nair, William E. Dougherty, Youngsoo Shin, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Ing-Chao Lin, John Darringer, and Sarala Paliwal, “Simultaneous exploration of power, physical design, and architectural performance dimensions of SoC design space using SEAS,” Proc. IP Based SoC Design Forum & Exhibition (IP-SoC), Dec. 2004.
  • Jingcao Hu, Youngsoo Shin, Nagu Dhanwada, and Radu Marculescu, “Architecting voltage islands in core-based System-on-a-Chip designs,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 180-185, Aug. 2004.
  • Dan Knebel, Stephen Kosonocky, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Ruchir Puri, and Youngsoo Shin, “Leakage control through fine-grained power gating: methodology and implementation,” Proc. IBM Austin Conf. on Energy-Efficient Design (ACEED), Mar. 2004.

2003


  • Reinaldo A. Bergamaschi, Youngsoo Shin, Nagu Dhanwada, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, William E. Dougherty, Indira I. Nair, John Darringer, and Sarala Paliwal, “SEAS: a system for early analysis of SoCs,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis, pp. 150-155, Oct. 2003.
  • Indira I. Nair, Youngsoo Shin, Reinaldo A. Bergamaschi, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, John Darringer, and Stephen Kosonocky, “Modeling and analysis of power for System-on-a-Chip design,” Proc. IBM Austin Conf. on Energy-Efficient Design (ACEED), Mar. 2003.

2002


  • John Darringer, Reinaldo A. Bergamaschi, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Daniel Brand, Andreas Herkersdorf, Joseph K. Morrell, Indira I. Nair, Patricia Sagmeister, and Youngsoo Shin, “Early analysis tools for System-on-a-Chip design,” IBM Journal of Research and Development, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 691-707, Nov. 2002.
  • S. Kim, Youngsoo Shin, Stephen Kosonocky, and W. Hwang, “Long-term power minimization of dual-Vt CMOS circuits,” Proc. Int’l ASIC/SOC Conf., pp. 323-327, Sep. 2002.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Takayasu Sakurai, “Power distribution analysis of VLSI interconnects using model order reduction,” IEEE Transactions on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 739-745, Jun. 2002.
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Gang Zhang, Seongsoo Lee, Youngsoo Shin, and Takayasu Sakurai, “A controller LSI for realizing Vdd-hopping scheme with off-the-shelf processors and its application to MPEG4 system,” IEICE Transactions on Electronics, vol. E58-C, no. 2, pp. 263-271, Feb. 2002.

2001


  • Youngsoo Shin, Kiyoung Choi, and Young-Hoon Chang, “Narrow bus encoding for low-power DSP systems,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 656-660, Oct. 2001.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Takayasu Sakurai, “Estimation of power distribution in VLSI interconnects,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 370-375, Aug. 2001.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Takayasu Sakurai, “Coupling-driven bus design for low-power application-specific systems,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 750-753, Jun. 2001.
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Youngsoo Shin, and Takayasu Sakurai, “Experimental evaluation of cooperative voltage scaling (CVS): a case study,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Power Management for Real-Time and Embedded Systems, pp. 17-23, May 2001.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and Takayasu Sakurai, “Cooperative voltage scaling (CVS) between OS and applications for low-power real-time systems,” Proc. Custom Integrated Circuits Conf. (CICC), pp. 553-556, May 2001.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Kiyoung Choi, and Takayasu Sakurai, “Power-conscious scheduling for real-time embedded systems design,” VLSI Design: An Int’l Journal of Custom-Chip Design, Simulation, and Testing, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 139-150, 2001.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Soo-Ik Chae, and Kiyoung Choi, “Partial bus-invert coding for power optimization of application-specific systems,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 377-383, Apr. 2001.

2000


  • Youngsoo Shin, Kiyoung Choi, and Takayasu Sakurai, “Power optimization of real-time embedded systems on variable speed processors,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 365-368, Nov. 2000.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Daehong Kim, and Kiyoung Choi, “Schedulability-driven performance analysis of multiple mode embedded real-time systems,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 495-500, Jun. 2000.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Narrow bus encoding for low power systems,” Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 217-220, Jan. 2000.

1999


  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Power conscious fixed priority scheduling for hard real-time systems,” Proc. Design Automation Conf. (DAC), pp. 134-139, Jun. 1999.

1998


  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Rate assignment for embedded reactive real-time systems,” Proc. Euromicro Workshop on Digital Systems Design, pp. 237-242, Aug. 1998.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Soo-Ik Chae, and Kiyoung Choi, “Partial bus-invert coding for power optimization of system level bus,” Proc. Int’l Symp. on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), pp. 127-129, Aug. 1998.
  • Youngsoo Shin, Soo-Ik Chae, and Kiyoung Choi, “Reduction of bus transitions with partial bus-invert coding,” IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 642-643, Apr. 1998.
  • Yongjoo Kim, Kyuseok Kim, Youngsoo Shin, Taekyoon Ahn, and Kiyoung Choi, “An integrated cosimulation environment for heterogeneous systems prototyping,” Design Automation for Embedded Systems, vol. 3, issue 2/3, pp. 163-186, Mar. 1998, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

1997


  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Enhancing schedulability of hard real-time systems through codesign,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1576-1579, Jun. 1997.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Enforcing schedulability of multi-task systems by hardware-software codesign,” Proc. 5th Int’l Workshop on Hardware/Software Co-Design (Codes/CASHE), pp. 3-7, Mar. 1997.

1996


  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Software synthesis through task decomposition by dependency analysis,” Proc. Int’l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), pp. 98-102, Nov. 1996.
  • Kyuseok Kim, Yongjoo Kim, Youngsoo Shin, and Kiyoung Choi, “An integrated hardware-software cosimulation environment with automated interface generation,” Proc. 7th IEEE Int’l Workshop on Rapid Systems Prototyping, pp. 66-71, Jun. 1996.
  • Youngsoo Shin and Kiyoung Choi, “Thread-based software synthesis for embedded system design,” Proc. European Design & Test Conf. (ED&TC), pp. 282-286, Mar. 1996.

1995


  • Yongjoo Kim, Kyuseok Kim, Youngsoo Shin, Taekyoon Ahn, Wonyong Sung, Kiyoung Choi, and Soonhoi Ha, “An integrated hardware-software cosimulation environment for heterogeneous systems prototyping,” Proc. Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASPDAC), pp. 101-106, Aug. 1995.
  • Yongjoo Kim, Youngsoo Shin, Kyuseok Kim, Jaehee Won, and Kiyoung Choi, “Efficient prototyping system based on incremental design and module-by-module verification,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Symp. on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 924-927, Apr. 1995.

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