“…Crosstalk has become the most critical concern in modern sub-10 nm integrated circuits [ 14 ]. This coupling causes problems that can be addressed by various methods like shielding [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], inserting repeaters [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] or buffers [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ], duplication [ 32 ] and crosstalk avoidance code (CAC) [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. Insertion of buffers and shielding has more area cost when compared to duplication or CAC [ 37 ].…”