Nathaniel Pinckney

Faculty at Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor4 Followers

Dr. Nathaniel Pinckney has a longstanding interest in advancing the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering through innovative research and teaching. As a faculty member in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the University of Michigan, he is dedicated to exploring cutting-edge solutions in energy-efficient computing. His research primarily focuses on energy-efficient near-threshold computing, on-chip power supply boosting, and random number generation. Dr. Pinckney is currently engaged in several pioneering projects aimed at optimizing the performance of heterogeneous workloads within power constraints. His work involves developing circuit and CAD techniques that facilitate near-threshold voltage operation, a critical area for enhancing energy efficiency in modern computing systems. Additionally, he is designing fast core boosting methods to dynamically adjust operating voltages, thereby maximizing energy efficiency without compromising performance. With a commitment to bridging theoretical research with practical applications, Dr. Pinckney's contributions are instrumental in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in energy-efficient computing. His work not only addresses current technological challenges but also lays the groundwork for future innovations in the field. Dr. Pinckney's dedication to his research is matched by his passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation of engineers. He actively involves students in his research projects, providing them with invaluable hands-on experience and fostering a collaborative learning environment. Through his efforts, he aims to inspire and equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to tackle the complex challenges of tomorrow's technology landscape.

Research Interests

Energy-efficient near-threshold computing On-chip power supply boosting Random number generation Heterogeneous workload optimization Circuit techniques CAD techniques Near-threshold voltage operation Fast core boosting Operating voltage adjustment Energy efficiency maximization

Publications

1 - Parallelized Radix-4 Scalable Montgomery Multipliers,Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Nathaniel Pinckney , David M. Harris ,

, 39-45, 2020-11-18

2 - Low-Power Near-Threshold Design: Techniques to Improve Energy Efficiency Energy-efficient near-threshold design has been proposed to increase energy efficiency across a wid,IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine

Nathaniel Pinckney , David Blaauw , Dennis Sylvester ,

, 49-57, 2015-01-01

3 - Parallelized radix-4 scalable montgomery multipliers,Proceedings of the 20th annual conference on Integrated circuits and systems design

Nathaniel Ross Pinckney , David Money Harris ,

, 306-311, 2007-09-03

4 - Supply boosting for high-performance processors in flip-chip packages,ESSCIRC Conference 2016: 42nd European Solid-State Circuits Conference

Nathaniel Pinckney , Dennis Sylvester , David Blaauw ,

, 473-476, 2016-09-01

5 - Parallel high-radix Montgomery multipliers,2008 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers

Philip Amberg , Nathaniel Pinckney , David Money Harris ,

, 772-776, 2008-10-01

6 - 13.7 A reconfigurable sense amplifier with auto-zero calibration and pre-amplification in 28nm CMOS,2014 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers (ISSCC)

Bharan Giridhar , Nathaniel Pinckney , Dennis Sylvester , David Blaauw ,

, 242-243, 2014-02-01

7 - IPA: Floorplan-Aware SystemC Interconnect Performance Modeling and Generation for HLS-based SoCs,2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)

Nathaniel Pinckney , Rangharajan Venkatesan , Ben Keller , Brucek Khailany ,

, 1-9, 2021-11-01

8 - Reconfigurable self-timed regenerators for wide-range voltage scaled interconnect,2015 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC)

Jingcheng Wang , Nathaniel Pinckney , David Blaauw , Dennis Sylvester ,

, 1-4, 2015-11-01

9 - Invited Paper: VerilogEval: Evaluating Large Language Models for Verilog Code Generation,2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)

Mingjie Liu , Nathaniel Pinckney , Brucek Khailany , Haoxing Ren ,

, 1-8, 2023-10-28

10 - PyHDL-Eval: An LLM Evaluation Framework for Hardware Design Using Python-Embedded DSLs,2024 ACM/IEEE 6th Symposium on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD)

Christopher Batten , Nathaniel Pinckney , Mingjie Liu , Haoxing Ren , Brucek Khailany ,

, 1-17, 2024-09-09

11 - PyHDL-Eval: An LLM Evaluation Framework for Hardware Design Using Python-Embedded DSLs,Proceedings of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Machine Learning for CAD

Christopher Batten , Nathaniel Pinckney , Mingjie Liu , Haoxing Ren , Brucek Khailany ,

, 1-17, 2024-09-09

12 - Late Breaking Results: Test Selection For RTL Coverage By Unsupervised Learning From Fast Functional Simulation,2023 60th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC)

Rongjian Liang , Nathaniel Pinckney , Yuji Chai , Haoxin Ren , Brucek Khailany ,

, 1-2, 2023-07-09

13 - Bubble Razor: An architecture-independent approach to timing-error detection and correction,2012 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference

Matthew Fojtik , David Fick , Yejoong Kim , Nathaniel Pinckney , David Harris , David Blaauw , Dennis Sylvester ,

, 488-490, 2012-02-01

14 - Bubble Razor: Eliminating Timing Margins in an ARM Cortex-M3 Processor in 45 nm CMOS Using Architecturally Independent Error Detection and Correction,IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Matthew Fojtik , David Fick , Yejoong Kim , Nathaniel Pinckney , David Money Harris , David Blaauw , Dennis Sylvester ,

, 66-81, 2013-01-01

15 - Limits of Parallelism and Boosting in Dim Silicon,IEEE Micro

Nathaniel Pinckney , Ronald G. Dreslinski , Korey Sewell , David Fick , Trevor Mudge , Dennis Sylvester , David Blaauw ,

, 30-37, 2013-09-01

16 - Assessing the performance limits of parallelized near-threshold computing,Proceedings of the 49th Annual Design Automation Conference

Nathaniel Pinckney , Korey Sewell , Ronald G. Dreslinski , David Fick , Trevor Mudge , Dennis Sylvester , David Blaauw ,

, 1147-1152, 2012-06-03

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