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A Critique and an Appraisal of VLSI Models of Computation

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Considerable attention has been paid to the definition of a suitable model of computation for Very-Large-Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits [1], [2], [3], [4]. The basic parameters of any VLSI computation model are chip area A and computation time T. VLSI systems display a trade-off between these two parameters, each of which represents a well-defined cost aspect: chip area is a measure of fabrication cost and computation time is a measure of operating cost. VLSI Models of Computation

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Bilardi, G., Pracchi, M., Preparata, F.P. (1981). A Critique and an Appraisal of VLSI Models of Computation. In: Kung, H.T., Sproull, B., Steele, G. (eds) VLSI Systems and Computations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68402-9_10

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