In this paper, the design of an embedded FPGA architecture (i.e. configurable logic blocks) is presented and a complete tool-supported design flow starting from architecture level (i.e. RT-level) and ending with the derivation of the reconfiguration bitstream for the FPGA programming is introduced. The proposed design flow consists of new and modified and extended academic tools. In particular,...

Computing systems designed using reconfigurable hardware are now used in many sensitive applications, where security is of utmost importance. Unfortunately, a strong notion of security is not currently present in FPGA hardware and software design flows. In the following, we discuss the security implications of using reconfigurable hardware in sensitive applications, and outline problems, attack...

Power converters offer a high capability to efficiently manage electrical energy flows. Until few years ago, their primary use was in supplying motors in industrial applications and in electric traction systems. Nowadays, in addition to those fields they are employed in a very wide range of low, medium and high power applications including residential applications, renewable energy systems, dis...

In this paper, we present an optimized design flow to map Register-Transfer-Level (RTL) netlists onto multiple-FPGA architectures. Our FPGA-dedicated method fully exploits design structure by letting the basic design steps technology mapping, hierarchical partitioning, floorplanning and signal flow driven placement, interact. This efficiently reduces runtime and yields design implementations of...

In this investigation, a mathematical model for studying oscillatory flow of blood in a stenosed artery under the influence of transverse magnetic field through porous medium has been developed. The equations of motion of blood flow are solved analytically. The analytical expressions for axial velocity, volumetric flow rate, pressure gradient, resistance to blood flow and shear stress have been...

In this paper, we propose a POD-based technique that is suitable for the design of reliable observers for the estimation of velocity field and contaminant flow for Navier–Stokes flow. POD modes are conccepted 7 December 2009 vailable online 13 January 2010 eywords: odel reduction roper orthogonal decomposition structed using the method snapshot. Karhunen–Loeve (Galerkin) projection to develop a...

Even though isoelectric focusing (IEF) is a very useful technique for sample concentration and separation, it is challenging to extract separated samples for further processing. Moreover, the continuous sample concentration and separation are not possible in the conventional IEF. To overcome these challenges, free flow IEF (FFIEF) is introduced in which a flow field is applied in the direction ...

Boundary layer pumps, although attractive due to their compactness, robustness and multi-fluid phase-handling capability, have been reported low experimental efficiencies despite optimistic predictions from analytical models. A lower-order flow-physics-based model that can be used as a 1D design code for sizing predicting pump performance is described. The rotor component modelled by means of t...