A comprehensive study of ultra high-speed current-mode logic (CML) buffers and regenerative CML latches will be illustrated. A new design procedure to systematically design a chain of tapered CML buffers is proposed. Next, a new 20GHz regenerative latch circuit will be introduced. Experimental results show a higher performance for the new latch architecture compared to a conventional CML latch ...

Solution robust project scheduling is a growing research field aiming at constructing proactive schedules to cope with multiple disruptions during project execution. When stochastic activity durations are considered, including time buffers between activities is a proven method to improve the stability of a baseline schedule. This paper introduces multiple algorithms to include time buffers in a...

This paper presents the performance study of a Genetic Algorithm, for the special case of a mixed model non-permutation flowshop production line, where resequencing is permitted when stations have access to intermittent or centralized resequencing buffers. The access to the buffers is restricted by the number of available buffer places and the physical size of the products. Results from other a...

In this paper we consider the problem of designing deadlock-free shortest-path routing algorithms. A design technique based on acyclic orientations has proven to be useful for many important topologies, e.g., meshes, tori, trees and hypercubes. It was not known whether this technique always leads to algorithms using an asymptotically optimal number of buffers. We show this is not the case by pr...

This paper presents the performance study of a Genetic Algorithm applied to a mixed model non-permutation flowshop production line. Resequencing is permitted where stations have access to intermittent or centralized resequencing buffers. The access to the buffers is restricted by the number of available buffer places and the physical size of the products. Characteristics such as the difference ...

Many succinct data structures on a word RAM require precomputed tables to start operating. Usually, the tables can be constructed in sublinear time. In this time, most of the data structure is not initialized, i.e., there is plenty of unused space allocated for the data structure. We present a general framework to store temporary extra buffers between the real data so that data can be processed...

Agricultural expansion is a primary driver of biodiversity decline in forested regions the tropics. Consequently, it important to understand conservation value remnant forests production landscapes. In tropical landscape dominated by oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), we characterized faunal communities across eight taxa occurring within riparian forest buffers, which are legally protected alongside...