The theory of latency insensitive design is presented as the foundation of a new correct by construction methodology to design complex systems by assembling Intellectual Property components. Latency insensitive designs are synchronous distributed systems and are realized by composing functional modules that exchange data on communication channels according to an appropriate protocol. The protoc...

Although several types of locomotive microrobots have been developed, most of them have difficulty locomoting on uneven surfaces. Thus, we have been focused on microrobots that can locomote using step patterns. We are studying insect-type microrobot systems. The locomotion of the microrobot is generated by rotational movements of the shape memory alloy-type rotary actuator. In addition, we have...

Authors James McDonald: Co-founder and president of Cactus Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor firm that specializes in custom medical integrated circuits including ASICs used in implantable applications Steven Dean: Global medical market lead for Freescale David Niewolny: Medical segment manager with Freescale’s Microcontroller Solutions Group Donnie Garcia: Systems engineer with Freescale’...

As the integrated circuits (ICs) are scaled into nanometer dimensions and operate in giga-hertz frequencies, interconnect design and optimization have become critical in determining system performance and reliability. This paper presents the ongoing research effort at UCLA to develop an interconnect-centric design flow, including interconnect planning, interconnect synthesis, and interconnect l...