With submicron technologies, gate delays are dominated by gate load delays rather than intrinsic gate delays. While the common approach for computing gate load delay (or total gate delay) is through delay tables (or k-factor equations), there are important methodology problems associated with the delay table approach. In this paper, we propose a gate driver model with a Thevenin equivalent circ...

We develop the first integrated analytical framework to study contract and pricing strategies in the pharmaceutical industry. We demonstrate how this framework can be used to analyze optimal contract and pricing decisions for insurers and manufacturers, including recent pricing practices such as manufacturer’s coupons and risk-sharing contracts. We discuss the implications of these decisions fo...

Till now, various models have been proposed in literature to simulate the behavior of riveted structures. In order to find the most accurate analytical method in modeling the dynamic behavior of riveted structures, a comparison study is performed on several of these models, in this research. For this purpose, experimental modal analysis tests are conducted on a riveted plate to verify the effic...