Introducing VLSI computer-aided design into the EE curriculum: a case study

This paper appears in: Education, IEEE Transactions on Issue Date : Aug 1989 Volume : 32 , Issue:3 On page(s): 226 - 236 ISSN : 0018-9359 Cited by : 4 INSPEC Accession Number: 3509003 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/13.34154 Date of Current Version : 06 August 2002 Sponsored by : IEEE Education Society

ABSTRACT The authors describe a case study at Purdue University's School of Electrical Engineering in the successful integration of VLSI CAD (computer-aided design) into both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The courses in VLSI chip design use the Manassas VLSI Interactive System for Automation (MVISA), a CAD program that implements all stages in the VLSI design process including logic entry (schematic capture), logic simulation, timing analysis, design rule checking, placement of cells, and automatic and manual wiring. The successful integration was due to several factors, including university-industry-government cooperation; the development of a comprehensive set of interactive tutorials and notes describing the lab procedures and VLSI issues considered in the class; and a coherent, structured approach to teaching system design as well as the use of CAD tools in this process. Modern educational techniques, including computer-aided instruction and videotaped lectures on VLSI, also played a part in the development of the CAD courses

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Impact of gate induced drain leakage on overall leakage of submicrometer CMOS VLSI circuits
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This paper appears in: Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on Issue Date : Feb 2002 Volume : 15 , Issue:1 On page(s): 9 - 18 ISSN : 0894-6507 References Cited: 29 Cited by : 9 INSPEC Accession Number: 7188120 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/66.983439 Date of Current Version : 07 August 2002 Sponsored by : IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society

ABSTRACT In this paper, the impact of gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) on the overall leakage of submicrometer VLSI circuits is studied. GIDL constitutes a serious constraint, with regards to off-state current, in scaled down complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices for DRAM and/or EEPROM applications. Our research shows that the GIDL current is also a serious problem in scaled CMOS digital VLSI circuits. We present the experimental and simulation data of GIDL current as a function of 0.35-m CMOS technology parameters and layout of CMOS standard cells. The obtained results show that a poorly designed standard cell library for VLSI application may result in extremely high leakage current and poor yield

The Communication Signal Identification Method Based on Gray Correlation and Evidence Theory
This paper appears in: Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM), 2010 6th International Conference on Issue Date : 23-25 Sept. 2010 On page(s): 1 - 3 Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-3708-5 References Cited: 7 INSPEC Accession Number: 11594320 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/WICOM.2010.5601307 Date of Current Version : 14 October 2010

ABSTRACT In recent years, communication signal identification become a new issue in the field of communication reconnaissance, which is very important in the security of communication system and network, radio monitoring, cognitive radio, communication countermeasure and so on. So, in this paper, based on the evidence theory and gray correlation algorithm, a new recognition method of communication signal is provided. It derives from information fusion, firstly, the Basic Probability Assignment Function (BPAF) of evidence theory is built by gray correlation algorithm, and then a space-time fusion algorithm based on evidence theory is provided, which includes the time domain fusion of single sensor with mutli-measuring period and the space domain fusion of multi-sensor. Finally, a decision-making method based on the basic probability number is used for communication signal identification. Simulation experiment shows that this method is valid and feasible for recognizing communication signal.

Wireless traffic service communication platform for cars

This paper appears in: Information Infrastructure Symposium, 2009. GIIS '09. Global Issue Date : 23-26 June 2009 On page(s): 1 - 7 Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-4623-0 References Cited: 10 INSPEC Accession Number: 10962324 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/GIIS.2009.5307088 Date of Current Version : 30 October 2009

ABSTRACT Rapidly changing weather conditions, especially in winter, have caused numerous disastrous traffic accidents in Northern Europe and in the Alpine region during recent years. Information about hazardous weather and road conditions is often potentially available but difficult or sometimes even impossible to deliver to drivers. This paper presents the international CARLINK (wireless platform for linking cars) project of the Celtic Cluster Programme Call 3 whose aim was to develop an intelligent wireless traffic service platform between cars supported with wireless transceivers along the roads. The project was conducted between 2006 and 2008. The platform consisted of a specific set of services, however not only these but variety of other services can be integrated to this kind of a system. Two of the major services were real-time local road weather service and incident warning service. The real-time local road weather service is a solution where up-to-date local weather related information is being collected from cruising vehicles and then further delivered to other vehicles in the area. Incident warning service operates in the same manner, but concentrates to the parameters related to traffic incidents or accidents, and (depending on seriousness of the incident) delivers a warning of such events to the vehicles in the traffic network without delay. The ultimate goal was to develop an intelligent communication platform for vehicles so that they can deliver their own observations of traffic and weather conditions to the platform core. Vehicular networking is nowadays a widely studied research field, and a large number of suggestions for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure

communications have been presented. The focus is typically on bilateral communication between two vehicles or on broadcasting information from one vehicle or infrastructure to vehicles in the surrounding area. The CARLINK project developed an intelligent hybrid wireless traffic service pla- tform between cars supported with wireless base stations beside the road(s). Communication between the cars were arranged in an adhoc manner, supported with a wireless base station connection to the backbone network, whenever possible. The ultimate goal was to enhance traffic safety and smoothness, but also to generate completely new communication entity, allowing new types of applications, services and business opportunities. Not only the encountering cars and the infrastructure can broadcast data, but all the data can be delivered instantly over the communications network to all CARLINK-compliant vehicles. High impact and extreme weather generated challenges are increasing throughout the world, not least because of the climate change. CARLINK can truly contribute to meeting these challenges. The preliminary network simulations, communication tests and weather service prototypes have already shown that a new kind of wireless communication environment can be created and it is indeed capable of enhancing traffic safety.

On-FPGA Communication Architectures and Design Factors

This paper appears in: Field Programmable Logic and Applications, 2006. FPL '06. International Conference on Issue Date : 28-30 Aug. 2006 On page(s): 1 - 8 Print ISBN: 1-4244-0312-X References Cited: 40 INSPEC Accession Number: 9286520 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/FPL.2006.311209 Date of Current Version : 16 April 2007

ABSTRACT The recent development of platform-FPGA or field-programmable system-on-chip architectures, with immersed coarse-grain processors, embedded memories and IP cores, offers the potential for immense computing power as well as opportunities for rapid system prototyping. These platforms require high-performance on-chip communication architectures for efficient and reliable inter-processor communication. However, as the number of embedded processors increases, communication bandwidth between embedded components becomes a limiting factor to overall system performance. In this paper, we survey the state-of-the-art on-FPGA communication architectures and methodologies. Salient factors, which include quantitative performance metrics and qualitative factors, relevant to design are identified and used to analyze and classify the on-FPGA communication architectures. This survey aims to facilitate innovation in and development of future on-FPGA communication architectures

Secure Electronic Voting for Mobile Communications

This paper appears in: Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd Issue Date : 7-10 May 2006 Volume : 2 On page(s): 836 - 840 ISSN : 1550-2252 Print ISBN: 0-7803-9391-0 References Cited: 14 INSPEC Accession Number: 9111608 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682942 Date of Current Version : 18 September 2006

ABSTRACT Recent technological advances in mobile communications have allowed public to take part in noncritical elections (such as deciding the most valuable player in sports events) with low-power, low-cost and small sized portable communication devices. However, more critical elections (such as political elections) have not yet held in mobile communication environments, mainly because of security concerns, communication and computation constrains of portable communication devices. In this paper, we come up with a secure electronic election scheme in mobile communication environments, which meets completeness, soundness, privacy, unreusability, eligibility, fairness, and verifiability. Our scheme is based on blind signature and needs low computation complexity in portable communication devices

Enhanced text steganography in SMS

This paper appears in: Computer, Control and Communication, 2009. IC4 2009. 2nd International Conference on Issue Date : 17-18 Feb. 2009 On page(s): 1 - 6 Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-3313-1 References Cited: 24 INSPEC Accession Number: 10626971 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/IC4.2009.4909228 Date of Current Version : 05 May 2009

ABSTRACT ldquoWe can scarcely imagine a time when there did not exist a necessity, or at least a desire, of transmitting information from one individual to another in such a manner as to elude general comprehension.rdquo The transfer or exchange of information from a source to its intended destination via some media is referred to as communication. Thanks to the recent advancements in Telecommunication sector and the mammoth growth of mobile industry which has made distant communication within reach of a common human being. Short message service (SMS) - a communication protocol for mobile phones and a newly evolved SMS-Texting language have emerged as the most widely used and accepted means of information exchange between mobile cell phones. SMS propagates over control channels and can carry up to 160 bytes of information.

SMS-Texting is preferred way of communication when speed and urgency are a must without getting overheard. The ever increasing and never ending information flow on communication lines (being a subject of active and / or passive wire tapping) poses serious threats on the credibility of information as being genuine or not. Hence, there is a daring need for continuous evolution of new information hiding techniques and procedures to pace up with the drastic changes in communication and networking fields. This research paper aims at proposing an enhanced method for securely exchanging secret/classified information via SMS in context of SMS-Testing Language.