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Sachin S. Sapatnekar

Sachin S. Sapatnekar

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
17947
World Ranking
1017
National Ranking
431

Computer Science

D-Index
68
Citations
17880
World Ranking
2095
National Ranking
1058

Sachin S. Sapatnekar publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sachin S. Sapatnekar sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 517 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Sachin S. Sapatnekar D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sachin S. Sapatnekar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - ACM Fellow For contributions to the enhancement of performance and reliability in integrated circuits.
  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the optimization of timing and layout in VLSI circuits.

Overview

Sachin S. Sapatnekar is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware and Architecture, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main topics of their work include:

  • VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Low-power high-performance VLSI design
  • VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Semiconductor materials and devices

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sachin S. Sapatnekar are:

  • Ulya R. Karpuzcu
  • Ramesh Harjani
  • Hüsrev Cılasun
  • Meghna Madhusudan
  • Vidya A. Chhabria

Their contributions have been published across a variety of venues, most notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
  • ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
  • 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)
  • IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits

Recent papers authored by Sachin S. Sapatnekar include:

  • "A 1,968-node coupled ring oscillator circuit for combinatorial optimization problem solving" (2022, Nature Electronics)
  • "An Ising solver chip based on coupled ring oscillators with a 48-node all-to-all connected array architecture" (2023, Nature Electronics)
  • "Analytical Modeling of Transient Electromigration Stress based on Boundary Reflections" (2021, 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD))
  • "BeGAN: Power Grid Benchmark Generation Using a Process-portable GAN-based Methodology" (2021, 2021 IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design (ICCAD))
  • "A DNA Read Alignment Accelerator Based on Computational RAM" (2020, IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits)

Sachin S. Sapatnekar has received professional recognition including the ACM Fellow award in 2016 for contributions to the enhancement of performance and reliability in integrated circuits. Earlier, in 2003, they were named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the optimization of timing and layout in VLSI circuits.

Best Publications

  • Statistical Timing Analysis Considering Spatial Correlations using a Single Pert-Like Traversal

    Hongliang Chang;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • Hierarchical analysis of power distribution networks

    M. Zhao;R.V. Panda;S.S. Sapatnekar;D. Blaauw

  • Thermal via placement in 3D ICs

    Brent Goplen;Sachin Sapatnekar

  • An exact solution to the transistor sizing problem for CMOS circuits using convex optimization

    S.S. Sapatnekar;V.B. Rao;P.M. Vaidya;Sung-Mo Kang

  • Impact of NBTI on SRAM Read Stability and Design for Reliability

    Sanjay V. Kumar;Chris H. Kim;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • Handbook of Algorithms for Physical Design Automation

    Charles J. Alpert;Dinesh P. Mehta;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • Statistical timing analysis under spatial correlations

    Hongliang Chang;S.S. Sapatnekar

  • Efficient Thermal Placement of Standard Cells in 3D ICs using a Force Directed Approach

    Brent Goplen;Sachin Sapatnekar

  • A practical methodology for early buffer and wire resource allocation

    C.J. Alpert;Jiang Hu;S.S. Sapatnekar;P.G. Villarrubia

  • Full-chip analysis of leakage power under process variations, including spatial correlations

    Hongliang Chang;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • NBTI-aware synthesis of digital circuits

    Sanjay V. Kumar;Chris H. Kim;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • An analytical model for negative bias temperature instability

    Sanjay V. Kumar;Chris H. Kim;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • A graph-theoretic approach to clock skew optimization

    R.B. Deokar;S.S. Sapatnekar

  • Placement and routing in 3D integrated circuits

    C. Ababei;Y. Feng;B. Goplen;Hushrav Mogal

  • Random walks in a supply network

    Haifeng Qian;Sani R. Nassif;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

  • Power grid analysis using random walks

    Haifeng Qian;S.R. Nassif;S.S. Sapatnekar

  • Placement of thermal vias in 3-D ICs using various thermal objectives

    B. Goplen;S.S. Sapatnekar

  • Three Dimensional Integrated Circuit Design

    Yuan Xie;Jason Cong;Sachin Sapatnekar

  • Hierarchical analysis of power distribution networks

    Min Zhao;Rajendran V. Panda;Sachin S. Sapatnekar;Tim Edwards

  • Proceedings - Design Automation Conference

    Vidyasagar Nookala;Sachin S Sapatnekar

  • Proceedings of the Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, ASP-DAC

    Yong Zhan;Yan Feng;Sachin S Sapatnekar

  • Clock Skew Optimization

    Naresh Maheshwari;Sachin S. Sapatnekar

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiang Hu
Jiang Hu Texas A&M University
Chris H. Kim
Chris H. Kim University of Minnesota
Jian-Ping Wang
Jian-Ping Wang University of Minnesota
David J. Lilja
David J. Lilja University of Minnesota
Charles J. Alpert
Charles J. Alpert Cadence Design Systems
Jordi Cortadella
Jordi Cortadella Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ramesh Harjani
Ramesh Harjani University of Minnesota
Sung-Mo Kang
Sung-Mo Kang University of California, Santa Cruz
Keshab K. Parhi
Keshab K. Parhi University of Minnesota
David Blaauw
David Blaauw University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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