Last week, I wrote several blog entries that discussed old and obsolete ideas contained in the popular and successful Reuse Methodology Manual (the RMM), which ushered in the SOC era back in 1997. I ...

At the intersection of hardware and software architecture, embedded systems are integral in applications including smart devices, wearables, autonomous systems, security and defense technologies, ...

Electrical system complexity is reaching a tipping point across industries, from modern passenger vehicles to sophisticated industrial machines that can now contain nearly 5,000 wiring harnesses. The ...

Here we are, back in New Orleans for another Design Automation Conference. Most DAC visitors arrive in “tool-browsing” mode, casually looking for a faster simulator, more accurate timing extractor or ...

This course covers the systematic design of real-time digital systems and verification techniques using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The course presents a top-down design methodology, where ...

Robotics and systems design research focuses on identifying fundamental principles and methodologies that enable engineered systems to exhibit intelligent, goal-oriented behavior, and developing ...

This CRP aims on development of a common approach to assess performance of passive safety systems. Such an approach could facilitate design optimization and safety qualification of the future advanced ...