This paper describes a method of flip-flop selection (for BIST or Partial Scan) where the selection process proceeds in a module by module basis. A complete circuit is assumed to be made up of different modules. The m...
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This paper describes a method of flip-flop selection (for BIST or Partial Scan) where the selection process proceeds in a module by module basis. A complete circuit is assumed to be made up of different modules. The method uses the circuit graph of an individual module and uses the top level connectivity information in between modules to select flip-flops in that module. It then deletes the module from the top level graph, keeping only the combinational paths through that module to select flip-flops in the next module and so on until all modules are exhausted. The advantage of this process lies in the fact that partial scan or BIST can be inserted in a circuit on a module by module basis which is how circuits are designed usually. This means that test logic insertion need not wait for the availability of the complete circuit. This can reduce the turnaround time of a design. Also the redesign time after test logic insertion will go down as the design optimization can be carried out with the test logic already inserted. A number of experiments were conducted using different circuits which showed that the percentage of extra flip-flops selected by this method as opposed to selection over the global circuit, was quite small (around 3%). Also the processing time went down as the number of flip-flops increased.
The PARAGON toolset provides an environment for the modular and hierarchical design of resource-bound, real-time systems. It offers well-integrated graphical and textual specification languages with formal semantics. ...
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The PARAGON toolset provides an environment for the modular and hierarchical design of resource-bound, real-time systems. It offers well-integrated graphical and textual specification languages with formal semantics. Both languages are based on the Algebra of Communicating Shared Resources (ACSR), a process algebra with explicit notions of time, resources and priority. The integration of the three notions widens the applicability of the PARAGON formalisms to embedded systems, control systems, and fault-tolerant systems where run-time resource requirements must be considered during the design phase. To facilitate the design of complex systems, PARAGON allows a designer to describe a system incrementally through refinement steps that preserve system properties. To increase dependability of system models, PARAGON offers three types of analysis: automated verification of system requirements, interactive simulation, and testing. In this paper, we demonstrate the design methodology that PARAGON offers through examples.
Area-array bonding technology (i.e. flip-chip, C4) was pioneered by IBM in the late 1960's as an alternative to periphery bonding technology (i.e. wire-bond). In recent years, several commercial companies have sta...
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Area-array bonding technology (i.e. flip-chip, C4) was pioneered by IBM in the late 1960's as an alternative to periphery bonding technology (i.e. wire-bond). In recent years, several commercial companies have started offering bumping and flip-chip services. Flip-chip technology is expected to grow at at compound annual growth rate of 38% through the year 2001. The purpose of this paper is to address the IC design issues and alternatives that are presently being used for area-array bonding technology and show the impact of these design issues at the system level.
Parametric studies are conducted for optimizing the integrationdesign between gas turbine compressor and air separation unit (ASU) of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant. The ASU is assumed as l...
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Parametric studies are conducted for optimizing the integrationdesign between gas turbine compressor and air separation unit (ASU) of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant. The ASU is assumed as low pressure double-distillation column process which is integrated at the interstage location of the compressor, and integrationdesign criteria of air extraction and reversing heat exchanger are defined and mathematically formulated. With the performance prediction of compressor by through-flow analysis, the effects of pinch-point temperature difference (PTD) in the reversing heat exchanger, the amount and the pressure of extracted air are quantitatively examined. As the extraction air amount or the PTD is increased. the power consumption is increased. The compressor efficiency deteriorates as the increase of the flow rate of air extracted at higher pressure while improving at lower pressure air extraction. Furthermore, optimal integration condition for compressor efficiency maximization is found by generating the compressor characteristic curve.
In a competitive market, manufacturing enterprises require a process of continuous on-going improvement in order to maintain and enhance productivity and a competitive edge. The use of Information Systems (IS) has bee...
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In a competitive market, manufacturing enterprises require a process of continuous on-going improvement in order to maintain and enhance productivity and a competitive edge. The use of Information Systems (IS) has been increasingly playing a critical role in any such engineering process. The primary drivers are efficiency and quality increase through automation facilitation of better business processes and improved decision making. The engineering process involves use of an IS for collection of relevant production data, visualization, analysis and decision making. Many problems and issues relating to the design, development, integration, evolution and maintenance of ISs in large-scale and complex plants have become apparent which are not adequately addressed by the traditional process Monitoring and Control (PM&C) systems. Model Integrated Computing (MIC) offers a feasible approach towards providing cost-effective development, integration, evolution and maintenance of ISs through the extensive use of models during the life cycle. This paper describes the application of MIC in the engineering process for improving productivity in the context of discrete manufacturing operations at Saturn. The Saturn Site Production Flow (SSPF) system is a client-server application, designed to provide an integrated problem-solving environment. It presents consistent and pertinent information, provides analysis and decision support services that are needed for informed decision making by the team members and leaders within Saturn.
The use of information systems (IS) has been increasingly playing a critical role towards enhancing productivity and throughput in manufacturing enterprises. The primary drivers are efficiency and quality increase thr...
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The use of information systems (IS) has been increasingly playing a critical role towards enhancing productivity and throughput in manufacturing enterprises. The primary drivers are efficiency and quality increase through automation, facilitation of better business processes and improved decision making. Many problems and issues relating to the design, development, integration, evolution and maintenance of ISs in large-scale and complex plants have become apparent which are not adequately addressed by the traditional process Monitoring and Control (PM&C) systems. Model-Integrated Computing (MIC) offers a feasible approach towards providing cost-effective development, integration, evolution and maintenance of ISs through the extensive use of plant models. This paper describes an application of MIC in providing a problem-solving environment and decision support tool in the context of discrete manufacturing operations at Saturn. The Saturn Site Production Flow (SSPF) system is a client-server application, designed to provide consistent and pertinent information, analysis and decision support services that are needed for informed decision making.
The motivation for this research is the need to enhance the performance of the PCB environment with a system that will provide the designers with the opportunity to take manufacturing into consideration in the early d...
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The motivation for this research is the need to enhance the performance of the PCB environment with a system that will provide the designers with the opportunity to take manufacturing into consideration in the early design stages. The model proposed here will consist of a knowledge based system for the automatic generation of PCB alternative designs. This system will decompose an existing design and provide other possible design alternatives equivalent to the design under consideration. This will serve a dual purpose. First, different, but equivalent, PCB designs can be evaluated for manufacturability in order to aid the designer in making the final PCB design decision. Second, a PCB design-specific module can be created and kept on hand to be utilized in cases were there is a need to find a replacement board or a spare without going through the entire designprocess. This work contributes to the design for manufacturability, a concurrent engineering strategy,in the electronic industry with a setting that provides for the integration of design and manufacturing that can lead to cost and lead time reductions.
An intelligent knowledge-based system (IKBS) for evaluating electrochemical machining, in a concurrent engineering (CE) environment and based on object oriented techniques, is introduced. The design specification is a...
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An intelligent knowledge-based system (IKBS) for evaluating electrochemical machining, in a concurrent engineering (CE) environment and based on object oriented techniques, is introduced. The design specification is acquired through a feature-based approach. Ten different classes of design features are interactively obtained. The attributes of 72 workpiece material types, eight tool-electrode metals, two electrolyte solutions, and seven different sizes and types of electrochemical machines are stored in a database. For each design feature, information needed in manufacturing, such as the machining cycle time and cost, penetration rate, efficiency and effectiveness, costs for electricity consumed, machine installation and depreciation are estimated. Finally, for the same design specification, machining times are compared and ordered, for alternative unconventional processes of electrochemical, electrodischarge and electrochemical are machining.
design for manufacture (DFM) is one important activity of Concurrent Engineering (CE). The essence of the DFM is the integration of product design and process planning into one common activity. In this paper, a knowle...
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design for manufacture (DFM) is one important activity of Concurrent Engineering (CE). The essence of the DFM is the integration of product design and process planning into one common activity. In this paper, a knowledge-based design for manufacture system is provided. Product manufacturability can be evaluated based on product model and manufacturing knowledge in each design period, so product design can be optimized. Product information model is the information source of plenty of design activities (conceptual design, structure design, detail design and process planning). Product information can be shared by CAD and CAPP, concurrent design of product can be implemented based on product information, so the function and information integration of product design can be realized. Product and its designprocess can be optimized.
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Isermann, RInstitute of Automatic Control
Laboratory for Control Engineering and Process Automation Technical University of Darmstadt Landgraf-Georg-Str. 4 D-64283 Darmstadt Germany
The integration of mechanical systems and microelectronics opens many new possibilities for processdesign and automatic functions. After discussing the mutual interrelations between mechanical and electronic design t...
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The integration of mechanical systems and microelectronics opens many new possibilities for processdesign and automatic functions. After discussing the mutual interrelations between mechanical and electronic design the different ways of integration within mechatronic systems and the resulting properties are described. The information processing can be organized in multilevels, ranging from low-level control, through supervision to general process management. In connection with knowledge bases and inference mechanisms intelligent control systems result. The design of control systems for mechanical systems is described, from modeling, identification to adaptive control for nonlinear systems. This is followed by solving supervision tasks with fault diagnosis. Then design tools for mechatronic systems are considered and examples of applications are given, like intelligent control of an electromechanical throttle actuator and force and torque reconstruction for a robot.
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