Formal Synthesis is a methodology developed at Kent for combining circuit design and veriication. We have reinterpreted this methodology in Isabelle's theory of higher-order logic so that circuits are synthesized using higher-order resolution. Our interpretation sim-pliies and extends Formal Synthesis both conceptually and in implementation. It also supports integration of this development styl...

The introductory VLSI design course at the University of Michigan has been ooered for over 10 years. More recently, it has been reorganized around a microprocessor design project. This paper describes the course philosophy and content, and the baseline project from which class projects begin. The introductory VLSI course, EECS427, teaches mask-level layout and integrated circuit design veriicat...

1 Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Laramie, WY 82071 [email protected] 2 John Pierre, University of Wyoming, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Laramie, WY 82071 [email protected] 3 Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Laramie, WY 82071 4 Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming, Electr...

As chemical engineering education moves into the new millennium, it is incumbent on educators to provide a modern curriculum for process design, yet mindful of the limited time for instruction that is available. This paper addresses three key components of a chemical engineering curriculum that prepare undergraduates to be effective process designers in industry: (a) a structured approach relyi...

The design of embedded controllers is about developing control algorithms and their implementation satisfying tight constraints on performance and cost. To reduce design time and implementation cost, we propose a methodology based on the principles of platform-based design. The design process is decomposed into a sequence of steps that involve different levels of abstraction (platforms) related...

design of a logistics network in proper way provides a proper platform for efficient and effective supply chain management. this paper studies a multi-period, multi echelon and multi-product integrated forward-reverse logistics network under uncertainty. first, an efficient complex mixed-integer linear programming (milp) model by considering some real-world assumptions is developed for the inte...