Planar Multiple-Valued Decision Diagrams

Abstract

In VLSI, crossings occupy space and cause delay. Therefore, there is significant benefit to planar circuits. We propose the use of planar multiple-valued decision diagrams to produce planar multiple-valued circuits. Specifically, we show conditions on: (1) threshold functions; (2) symmetric functions; and (3) monodiagrams. Our results apply to binary functions, as well. For example, we show that all two-valued monotone increasing threshold functions of up to five variables have planar binary decision diagrams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 02, 1995
Accession Number
ADA605395

Entities

People

  • Jon T. Butler
  • Tsutomu Sasao

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Crossings
  • Education
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Information Operations
  • Logic
  • Logic Elements
  • Logic Gates
  • Networks
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Operations Research

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  • Space