Ronald Waxman

Multiple Operand Addition and Multiplication

The problem of adding k n-bit numbers, where k ≥ 3 is considered. A novel scheme for adding such k numbers is described. Applying the bit-partitioning technique so that each partition contains m bits of each of these k numbers, where m=[log2(k-1)] is an integer ≥ log2(k-1), the final sum can be obtained in m+1 addition cycles.

Computer aided (CA) tools integration and related standards development (panel session)

The design processes are basically the same at all levels of applications - chip, board and system. Many businesses involved with design find themselves with a combination of manual methods and a variety of CA tools to accomplish different portions of this process. This implies that the information, or database, is found in a variety of media forms: on paper, on system A application B, on system C application D, etc. There is a tremendous need at this point in the CA tools industrys development to offer means by which these different parts of the design process, manual and automated, can transfer information intelligently between applications which may be resident on different platforms. Given sufficient time, and barring major differences between the various proponents, the ongoing development of industry-wide standards are possibly the solution to many of these issues.

Workshop - Technology Design Rules for Design Automation

Technology design rules are one cornerstone to the production of quality products. Rules are required to execute a design and to check a design for accuracy. Design tools and checking programs, driven by rules, are utilized to assist in the design process. How can we build design tools and checking programs which will survive in this environment? How can we give these CAD program some measure of technology independence? Can the rule-generation process be simplified and automated? Can the rule-generation process be formalized to bridge different and changing technologies? Can design integrity be improved through computer-aided design rule generation? Can the tedious job of manual rule generation be eliminated? Can design rules automation improve product quality? These are some of the problems the workshop participants will be addressing. The participants have been asked to submit a brief position paper along with a 10-minute explanation of their views.

Multiple operand addition and multiplication

The problem of adding k n-bit numbers, where k ≥ 3 is considered. A novel scheme for adding such k numbers is described. Applying the bit-partitioning technique so that each partition contains m bits of each of these k numbers, where m=[log2(k-1)] is an integer ≥ log2(k-1), the final sum can be obtained in m+1 addition cycles.