We designed a compact, high-speed, and low-power bank-type 12-port register file test chip for highly-parallel processors in 0.35μm CMOS technology. In this full-custom test chip design, 72% smaller area, 25% shorter access cycle time, and 62% lower power consumption are achieved in comparison to the conventional 12-port-cell-based register file.

A Power quality problem is an occurrence manifested as a nonstandard voltage, current or frequency that results in a failure or mis-operation of end use Equipments. Utility distribution networks, sensitive industrial loads, and critical commercial operations all suffer from various types of outages and service interruptions which can cost significant financial 1oss per incident based on process...

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software is used to control and monitor processes throughout industry. The licensing cost of software and the bundling of potentially superfluous functionality into commercial SCADA software could lead organizations to develop their own custom SCADA development tools for internal use. It is important to understand the functionality criteria uniqu...

Many visualization tools allow the implementation of custom (non-standard) visualizations, but they differ in approach. The approaches vary from imperative to declarative programming. Moreover, some tools provide environments that assist designers in implementing visualizations. Which approach supports designers best in implementing custom visualizations? What is lacking? To answer these questi...

This paper deals with RT level power consumption estimation during test application. The goal of this paper is to describe design and implementation of custom power consumption estimation tool that works in collaboration with Mentor Graphic DfT tools. The proposed tool can be used in an early design stage for quick classification of various test sets according to power consumption without need ...

Variation has become a critical concern in modern process geometries; managing it properly is key in designing custom circuits with competitive performance, power, and area. This paper describes how a flow using design-specific corners manages variation issues in a unified fashion. To enable corner-based design, the key ingredients are corner extraction and design verification tools. This paper...

One of the key aspects of power quality improvement in power system is the mitigation of voltage sags/swells and flicker. Custom power devices have been known as the best tools for voltage disturbances mitigation as well as reactive power compensation. Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) which is the most efficient and effective modern custom power device can provide the most commercial solution to ...