Design of switching power transformers can be accomplished in a relatively simple manner by limiting magnetic configurations to a few core and coilform structures. These structures have been chosen ...

So what’s a STRUCTURED ASIC? A Structured ASIC is a type of integrated circuit that contains blocks of logic, called "tiles." These tiles reside in the die ready to be connected in a customizable ...

Given the increasing nonrecurring engineering charges and long design schedules associated with deep-submicron standard-cell ASICs, the use of structured ASICs for custom IC design is an increasingly ...

The two conventional digital IC implementation technologies – ASICs and FPGAs – have recently been augmented by an emerging technology known as structured ASICs (SAs). These devices offer ...

A systematic approach to program design developed in the mid-1970s by Constantine, Yourdon, et al, that included the use of graphical notation for effective documentation and communication, design ...

Shrinking feature dimensions used in chipmanufacturing processes continue to push the complexity and density of the circuits to groundbreaking levels. But getting there comes with a heftier price tag ...

This paper will explain how new ASSP ventures face challenges that can derail success of a product even before the first device is sold, including market entry barriers such as time to market ...