Over the years, the fundamentals of VLSI technology have evolved to include a wide range
of topics and a broad range of practices. To encompass such a vast amount of knowledge …

An important aspect of the critical path problem is deciding whether a path is sensitizable.
Three new path sensitization criteria are proposed in a general framework. Other path …

Motivation Scientists increasingly rely on intelligent information systems to help them in their
daily tasks, in particular for managing research objects, like publications or datasets. The …

In this paper, we present the classification sub-system of a real-time video-based face
identification system which recognizes people entering through the door of a laboratory …

A device independent, frequency driven layout system and method for field programmable
gate arrays (" FPGA") which allow for a circuit designer to specify the desired operating …

Electrothermal Analysis of VLSI Systems addresses electrothermal problems in modern
VLSI systems. Part I, The Building Blocks, discusses electrothermal phenomena and the …

We present an intuitive 3D interface for interactively editing and painting a polygonal mesh
using a force feedback device. An artist or a designer can use the system to create and …

Applications that are co-scheduled on a multi-core compete for shared resources, such as
cache capacity and memory bandwidth. The performance degradation resulting from this …

With recent advances in reverse engineering, attackers can reconstruct a netlist to
counterfeit chips by opening the die and scanning all layers of original chips. This relatively …

A new approach to the false path problem in timing verifiers is presented. This approach is
based on the modeling of both the logic and timing behavior of a circuit. Using the logic …