2003 Final Program

2003 International Conference on 
Microelectronic Systems Education

Marriott Anaheim, California

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00am - 10:00am : Sunday, June 1, 2003

Session 1 : Opening Session

10:00am - 11:30am : Sunday, June 1, 2003

• Conference Outline
• Message from the General Chair: 
  Bob Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University.
• The Nano Revolution and Its Effects on Micro/Nano Systems Education
  Peter Kogge
• Computing Curricula-Computer Engineering
  Murali Varanasi (Jim Aylor Presenting)

Poster Session 1P

11:30pm - 1:30pm : Sunday, June 1, 2003

• Teaching Design-Oriented VHDL
  Volnei A. Pedroni
• APHYDS: The Academic Physical Design Skeleton
  Scott Hauck
• Industry Needs and Expectations of SoC Design Education
  Grant Martin
• Introducing the Concept of Design Reuse into Undergraduate Digital Design Curriculum
  Gang Qu
• Harnessing FPGAs for Computer Architecture Education
  Mark Holland, James Harris, Scott Hauck
• Dynamic electrical characterization of CMOS-like thin film transistor circuits
  G. Gautier, S. Crand, O. Bonnaud
• Teaching IP Core Development: An Example
  Aleksandar Milenkovic, David Fatzer
• Using an FPGA-based SOC Approach for Senior Design Projects
  James Hamblen
• TestosterICs: A Low-Cost Functional Chip Tester
  David Harris and David Diaz
• Educational Software for Digital Electronics: BOOLE-DEUSTO
  Javier Garcia Zubia
• Extensive Introduction to VHDL and PLDs in the Sophomore Year
  Eric W. Johnson
• Simplifying Analog CMOS Design for Undergraduates
  Wallace B. Leigh
• A Two-semester Project-based Mixed-signal IC Design Course Using Commercial EDA Tools - From Design to Chip Evaluation
  Yong Ping Xu
• A Proposed Modeling Environment to Teach Performance Modeling and Hardware/Software Codesign to Senior Undergraduates
  Robert H. Klenke and James H. Aylor
• Manpower Development in VLSI in India: A Case Study
  K.Chandrashekar Shet
• Teaching Digital HW Design By Implementing A Complete MP3 Decoder
  Hugo Hedberg, Thomas Lenart, Henrik Svensson, Peter Nilsson, and Viktor Öwall
• Competence-Based EE-Learning; How Can We Implement It?
  Ton J. Mouthaan Wouter Olthuis Henk Vos
• Performance-Based System Design Education 
  Jason J. Hein James H. Aylor Robert H. Klenke
• A New Hardware/Software Codesign Environment and Senior Capstone Design Project for Computer Engineering
  Robert H. Klenke, Jerry H. Tucker, Jason M. Blevins
• Microelectronics Education As Workforce Development
  David L. Landis and James T. Cain
• The Sandbox Design Experience Course
  Herman Schmit, Thomas Kroll, Max Khusid, Ivan Kourtev, N. Vijaykrishnan, David Landis
• Comparative study on Verilog-based and C-based hardware design education
  Tohru Ishihara, Satoshi Komatsu, Makoto Ikeda, Masahiro Fujita, Kunihiro Asada
• MOSVIEW: A Graphical Tool for MOS Analog Design
  Patricia Giacomelli, Márcio Cherem Schneider, Carlos Galup-Montoro
• The Europractice mini@sic program
  Carl Das John McLean
• CAD Tool Support For a Multi-University SOC Certificate Program: The Digital Sandbox
  Tom Kroll, Herman Schmit, Dave Landis
• Embedded system hardware design course track for CS students
  Naehyuck Chang and Ikhwan Lee
• A University-based Web Resource Supporting the Xilinx University Program
  Michael A. Shanblatt, Brian Foulds, Patrick Kane, Anna Acevedo
• SEED2002 - Support of Educational course for Electronic Design
  Patrick R. Schulz, Ulrich Bruening, Gunter Strube
• Team Project - An Effective Tool for Application of Knowledge and Deriving Engineering Competencies
  Daniel Donoval and Daniel Hajtas
• Reducing Authoring Costs of Online Training in Microelectronics Design by Reusing Design Documentation Content
  Leandro Soares Indrusiak, Manfred Glesner, Ricardo Reis, Giuliana Alcántara, Stefan Hoermann, Ralf Steinmetz
• Paradigm of Design for BioSystem-On-A-Chip (BioSoC)
  Dr. Hoda S. Abdel-Aty-Zohdy, Dr. Robert L. Ewing
• A Collaborative Environment For Remote Experimentation
  MJ. Callaghan, J. Harkin, C. Peters, TM. McGinnity, LP. Maguire

Session 2 : Curriculum

1:30 - 3:00 pm : Sunday, June 1, 2003

• Introduction
  John Lockwood
• Teaching Trade-offs in System-level Design Methodologies 
  Kazuo Sakiyama, Patrick Schaumont, David Hwang, Ingrid Verbauwhede
• VALID: Custom ASIC Verification and FPGA Education Platform: 
  Patrick Murphy, J. Patrick Frantz, Erik Welsh, Ricky Hardy, Tinoosh Mohsenin and Joseph Cavallaro
• A New Hardware/Software Codesign Environment and Senior Capstone Design Project for Computer Engineering 
  Robert H. Klenke, Jerry H. Tucker, Jason M. Blevins
• Teaching Bus Architectures with a Basic, Hands-on SOC Platform: 
  Marc Bertola, Guy Bois

BREAK

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Session 3 : EDA Infrastructure Panel

3:30 - 5:00 pm : Sunday, June 1, 2003

• Introduction
  Mark Johnson, Purdue University
• Panel
  • Prof. Linda Head, Rowan Univ.
  • Prof. David Parent, San Jose State Univ.
  • Grant Martin, Cadence
  • Shanthi Pattison, Mentor Graphics
  • Rich Goldman, Synopsys
  • Gael Paul, Synplicity
  • Jeff Weintraub, Xilinx
  • Prof. Michael Shanblatt, Michigan State Univ.

Poster Session 2P

6:00 - 8:00 pm : Sunday, June 1, 2003

• Embedded System Design: UCR’s Undergraduate Three-Course Sequence
  Frank Vahid
• RFIC Loadpull Simulations Implementing Best Practice RF and Mixed-Signal Design using an Integrated Agilent and Cadence EDA tool
  Jayanta Mukherjee, Jason Parry, Wenhua dai, Patrick Roblin, Steven Bibyk, Jongsoo Lee
• Teaching Bus Architectures With A Basic, Hands-On SOC Platform
  Marc Bertola Guy Bois
• Development and Operation of a Distance Learning Programme in System Level Design
  Avril E. Manners
• A System Design and Rapid Prototyping of Wearable Computers Course
  Asim Smailagic, Daniel Siewiorek, Lu Luo
• A DOT1 & DOT4 MOSIS - Compatible Library
  Andrzej Rucinski and Barrett Stetson
• Engineering Test Education in Europe: the EuNICE-Test Project
  Y. Bertrand et al.
• University/Industry Relationships at San Jose State University to Produce Industry’s Ideal New
  D. W. Parent
• Using System-on-a-Chip as a Vehicle for VLSI Design Education
  Andrew Laffely and Wayne Burleson
• Integrating Digital, Analog, and Mixed-Signal Design in an Undergraduate ECE Curriculum
  John A. Nestor and David A. Rich
• An Analog Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory
  Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres, Terry Mayhugh Jr., Jose Pineda de Gyvez,Jose Silva-Martinez and Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio
• SIFU! - A didactic Stuck at Fault Simulator
  Vinicius P. Correia Marcelo Lubaszewski Andre I. Reis
• Teaching Trade-offs in System-level Design Methodologies
  Kazuo Sakiyama, Patrick Schaumont, David Hwang, Ingrid Verbauwhede
• From Bits to Chips: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Microelectronics System Design Education
  Gary H. Bernstein , Jay B. Brockman , Peter M. Kogge, Gregory L. Snider, and Barbara E. Walvoord
• A Standard Cell Library for Student Projects
  Johannes Grad James E. Stine
• Incorporating EDA into the Rowan ECE Curriculum
  Linda M. Head
• Overcoming The Limitations of Traditional Media For Teaching Modern Processor Design
  Peter Marwedel, Birgit Sirocic
• Initiating A Program In NanoTechnology Through A Structured Curriculum
  Jayanta Choudhury, Kuldeep Rawat, Guna Seetharaman, and Gholam Massiha
• Microprocessor Interfacing Laboratory
  Derek B. Gottlieb Nicholas P. Carter
• A design project for System Design with SystemC
  Joanne DeGroat, Arun Raman, Bakr Younis
• A Visual Simulation Tool at Layout Level
  Alexandre Casacurta, Marcel Furtado Almeida, Ricardo Reis
• A Software Debugger Interface for an 8051 Hardware Model
  Lokesh Verma, Hardy J. Pottinger, and Daryl G. Beetner
• LIMA: The New e-Learning Platform in Microelectronic Applications
  T. Ostermann, C. Lackner, R. Koessl, R. Hagelauer, K. Beer, L. Krahn, H.-T. Mammen, W. John, A. Sauer, P. Schwarz, G. Elst and M. Pistauer
• VALID: Custom ASIC Verification and FPGA Education Platform
  Patrick Murphy, J. Patrick Frantz, Erik Welsh, Ricky Hardy, Tinoosh Mohsenin and Joseph Cavallaro
• Internet-based Tool for System-on-Chip Integration
  David Lim, Christopher E. Neely, Christopher K. Zuver, John W. Lockwood
• Internet-based Tool for System-On-Chip Project Testing and Grading
  Christopher E. Neely, Christopher K. Zuver, John W. Lockwood
• Need for Undergraduate and Graduate-Level Education in Testing of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems
  Minsu Choi, Hardy J. Pottinger, Nohpill Park and Yong-Bin Kim
• Infrastructure for Education and Research of SOC/IP in Taiwan
  Wei-Chang Tsai, Chun-Ming Huang, Jiann-jenn Wang, and Chen-Yi Lee
• Custom Chips Developed to Reinforce Learning Integrated Circuits
  Tina A. Hudson and Edward R. Doering
• Short Courses in System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Design
  Ivan S. Kourtev, Ray R. Hoare, Steven P. Levitan, Tom Cain, Bruce R. Childers, Donald M. Chiarulli, David Landis
• Combining Mentor Graphics’ HDL Designer FPGA Flow with a Reconfigurable System on a Programmable Chip: Educational Opportunity or Insanity?
  Raymond R. Hoare, Shen C. Tung
• Developing a Teaching Environment for Rapid Design and Verification of Complex Digital/Computing Systems
  Donald Hung, John Vien, Wendy Chan, and Chi-wei Fu
• Hardware/Software Co-Training by FPGA/ASIC Synthesis and Programming of a RISC Microprocessor-Core
  J.E. Becker, C. Bieser, A. Thomas, K.D. Mueller-Glaser, J. Becker
• On simulating the IP Market Dynamics in an Academic Environment Using SystemC
  Ghaiyyur Quarishi and Ravi Shankar
• Teaching Custom Integrated Circuit Design and Verification
  Don Bouldin, Adam Miller and Chandra Tan
• Concept for Teaching Optoelectronics and Laser Systems in the Microelectronics Education
  Frantisek Uherek and Daniel Donoval

Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 am : Monday, June 2, 2003

Session 4 : Nanoscience and Government Infrastructure

9:00 - 10:30 am : Monday, June 2, 2003

• Introduction
  Jim Aylor
• Future Direction in Microelectronics: Nanotechnology
  James Murday, Naval Research Laboratory
• Opportunities for Educational Reform at NSF
  Vasundara Varadan, Division Director for Electrical and Communications Systems, National Science Foundation
• Paradigm of Design for Biosystem-on-a-chip(BioSoC)
  Robert Ewing and Hoda Abel-Aty-Zohdy
• Simplifying Analog CMOS Design for Undergraduates
  Wallace Leigh

BREAK

• 10:30 - 11:00 am

   

Session 5 : System On Chip (SoC)

Monday, June 2, 2003 - 11:00-12:30 pm

• Introduction
  Don Bouldin, Univ. of Tennessee (moderator)
• Industry Needs and Expectations of SoC Design Education
  Grant Martin, Cadence Design Systems
• Distance Education Experiences
  Wayne Burleson, Univ. of Massachusetts
• System-On-Chip Internet Firewall
  John Lockwood, Washington Univ. St. Louis
• CMC, CMP and MOSIS -- The Scale of Cooperation Increases as the Dimensions of Microchips Decrease
  Bernard Courtois, CMP 

DAC exhibits: free to all on Monday

12:30 pm - 6:00 pm : Monday, June 2, 2003

Proceedings

• Only the Table of Contents from MSE 2003 proceedings is available on-line.
• Full proceedings from the 2003 Microelectronic Systems Education (MSE) conference can be purchased from the IEEE Catalog Store.
  • ISBN 0-7695-1973-3
  • IEEE Product: PR1973-TBR
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Photos

Photos from 2003 MSE Conference