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Mosterman, P., Rucinski, A. and D. Bouldin, ``A Peer Reviewed Online Computational Modeling Framework '' (0.1 MByte pdf) , Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE), Pittsburgh, PA,(accepted but was left out of the proceedings) Jun. 22-25, 2008.

Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Using Configurable Computing Systems '' (0.1 MByte pdf) , Computer Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, Edited by Vojin Oklobdzija, CRC Press, pp. 21-18 thru 21-24 (2007).

Sharafat, M., ``FPGA-based Image Analysis System for Cotton Classing'' (4.4 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2007.

Bouldin, D., Rucinski, A. and T. Kochanski, ``Paradigm Shifts in the Design of Microelectronic Systems,'' (3.3 MByte restricted pdf file) in Pursuit of the 21st Century Golden Key, B. Sheu, C.-Y. Wu and M.-D. Ker, (Editors), ISBN: 978986829970, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan: National Chiao Tung University Press, 2007, pp. 4-8 thru 4-187.

Bouldin, D., Rucinski, A. and T. Kochanski, ``A Roadmap Towards Microelectronics Education in the Global Era,'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE East-West Design and Test Symposium (EWDTS), Yerevan, Armenia, pp. 192-195, Sep. 8-10, 2007.

Yelagondanahalli, V., ``Simulink to Silicon,'' (8 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Aug. 2007.

Sundaramurthy, K., ``ATPG and Scan Chain Diagnostics for Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits,'' (2 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Aug. 2007.

Bouldin, D. and P. Chimakurthy, ``Experiences Teaching Physical Synthesis of FPGAs and ASICs'' (0.3 MByte pdf file),(Poster), Proceedings of the Microelectronic Systems Education Conference (MSE), San Diego, CA, pp. 79-80, Jun. 3-4, 2007.

Liang, G. ``Optimization of Digital Filter Design Using Hardware Accelerated Simulation'' (2.7 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, May, 2007.

Girinathan, V. ``Automation for Hardware Acceleration of Post-Layout Simulation of Integrated Circuits'' (1.1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2006.

Du, Hongtao, `` Efficient Image Processing in Resource-constrained Visual Sensor Networks '' (4.3 MByte pdf file) , Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2006.

Jain, A. ``FPGA-Based Image Processing'' (1.1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2006.

Chimakurthy, P., ``Using Physical Compilation to Implement a SoC Platform'', (6.4 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Dec., 2006.

Carroll, N. ``Source Code Revision Control'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``Synthesis of FPGAs and Testable ASICs '' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , Design of Systems on a Chip , Edited by R. Reis, M. Lubaszewski and J. Jess, ISBN: 0-387-32499-2 Chapter 10, pp. 211-221, Springer (2006).

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 6, pp. 3-5, Nov., 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 5, pp. 3-6, Sep., 2006.

Marwah, T., ``System-on-Chip Design and Test with Embedded Debug Capabilities'' (2.1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August, 2006.

Turnmire, J., ``Automated Design Space Exploration for Digital Hardware'' (1.4 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August, 2006.

Mallette, C., ``High Performance Computer Operating Systems: Windows vs. Linux'' (2.1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Aug. 2006.

Dennis, N., ``Power Spectral Density Estimation on an FPGA'' (4.6 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Aug. 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 4, pp. 8-9, Jul., 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 3, pp. 4-5, May, 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``Enhancing Electronic Systems Using Reconfigurable Hardware '' (2.6 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, , vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 32-36 (May 2006).

Stinson,B., ``Design and Test of an Event Detector and Locator for the ReflectoActive Seals System'' (1.8 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, May, 2006.

Du, H., Qi, H. and D. Bouldin, ``An Application-Oriented Virtual Microsensor Integration Platform'' (0.3 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), pp. 874-879, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Apr. 23-25, 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 2, pp. 6-7, Mar., 2006.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 22, nr. 1, pp. 4-5, Jan., 2006.

Khor, C., ``Tutorials for the Xilinx XUP Board'' (8.5 MByte ppt file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2005.

Chereches, G., ``Design and Verification of a Reusable Self-Reconfigurable Gate Array Architecture'' (7.2 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2005.

Fields, S., ``Hardware Design and Implementation of Role-Based Cryptography'' (0.6 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2005.

Jiang, W., ``Enhancing System-on-Chip Verification Using Embedded Test Structures'' (1.7 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Dec. 2005.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 6, pp. 3-4, Nov., 2005.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 5, pp. 3-6, Sep., 2005.

Bouldin, D. ``Keynote: Emerging Trends in Circuits and Systems'' (1 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Cincinnati, OH, Aug. 7-10, 2005.

Fields, S. and D. Bouldin, ``Cryptographic Key Protection Module in Hardware for the Need2Know System'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Cincinnati, OH, Aug. 7-10, 2005, pp. 814-817.

Jiang, W., T. Marwah and D. Bouldin, ``Enhancing Reliability and Flexibility of a System-on-Chip Using Reconfigurable Logic'' (0.2 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Cincinnati, OH, Aug. 7-10, 2005, pp. 879-882.

Wala, M. and D. Bouldin, ``Integrating and Verifying Intellectual Property Blocks using Platform Express and ModelSim'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Cincinnati, OH, Aug. 7-10, 2005, pp. 758-761.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 4, pp. 3-4, Jul., 2005.

Bouldin, D. ``Enabling Killer Applications of Reconfigurable Systems'' (3.5 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA), Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 27, 2005.

Merchant, S., Peterson, G. and D. Bouldin: ``Improving Embedded Systems Education: Laboratory Enhancements Using Programmable Systems on Chip'', (0.1 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the Microelectronic Systems Education Conference (MSE), Anaheim, CA, pp. 5-6, Jun. 12-13, 2005.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 3, pp. 4-5, May, 2005.

Wala, M., ``Using Platform Express for System-on-Chip Design'' (3.6 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, May 2005.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 2, pp. 3-4, Mar., 2005.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.4 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 21, nr. 1, pp. 3, 37 Jan., 2005.

Polisetty, S., ``Hardware Acceleration of the Embedded Zerotree Wavelet Algorithm'' (5.3 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, December 2004.

Bouldin, D., ``VLSI Designer's Interface'' (0.3 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 20, nr. 4, pp. 3-4, July, 2004.

Bouldin, D., W. Snapp, P. Haug, D. Sunderland, R. Brees, C. Sechen and W. Dai, ``ASIC By Design'' (1.2 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, vol. 20, nr. 4, pp. 17-21, July, 2004.

Srivastava, R., ``Development of An Open Core System-on-Chip Platform'' (4.3 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 2004.

Balakrishnan, A., ``An Experimental Study of the Accuracy of Multiple Power Estimation Methods'' (2.3 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 2004.

Devalapalli, S., ``Development of SystemC Modules from HDL for System-on-Chip Applications'' (1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, May 2004.

Patel, K., ``Quality and Versatility of Automatic Leafcell Generation'' (1.3 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, May 2004.

Raghuraman, N., ``Animating Logic Simulations'' (0.8 MByte pdf file) , M.S. 501 Project, University of Tennessee, May 2004.

Earl, D., ``Development of an FPGA-based Hardware Evaluation System for use with GA-designed Artificial Neural Networks'' (2.2 MByte pdf file) , Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, May 2004.

Karakaya, F., ``Automated Exploration of the ASIC Design Space for Minimum Power-Delay-Area Product at the Register Transfer Level'' (3.6 MByte pdf file) , Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, May 2004.

Bouldin, D., ``Impacting Education Using FPGAs'' (0.3 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2004 Reconfigurable Architectures Workshop (RAW), Santa Fe, NM, April 26-27, 2004.

Bouldin, D., Tan, C. and K. Patel, ``Teaching Custom and Automated Cell Design'' (0.3 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2004 European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 15-16, 2004.

Bouldin, D. and R. Srivastava, ``An Open System-on-Chip Platform for Education'' (0.5 MByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2004 European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 15-16, 2004.

Miller, A., ``Development and Verification of Parameterized Digital Signal Processing Macros for Microelectronic Systems'' (1 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 2003.

Fu, X., ``Development and Verification of the Data Encryption Standard for ASICs and FPGAs'' (0.8 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 2003.

Bouldin, D., Miller, A. and C. Tan, ``Teaching Custom IC Design and Verification'' (66 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2003 Microelectronic Systems Education Conference (MSE), Anaheim, CA, pp. 48-49, June 1-2, 2003.

Bouldin, D., ``Platform-Based System-on-Chip Design'' (506 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2003 NASA Symposium on VLSI Design , Cour d'Alene, ID, pp. 1-4, May 28-29, 2003.

Snapp, W., Haug, P., Sunderland, D., Brees, R., Bouldin, D., Sechen, C. and W. Dai, ``MSP Liberator ASIC Design Flow Produces Full Custom Performance Required for Next Generation Military Electronics'' (377 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2003 Government Microcircuit Applications Conference (GOMAC), pp. 498-501, Tampa, FL, April 3, 2003.

Bouldin, D. and G. Peterson, ``Implementing Applications Using Reconfigurable Electronic Systems'' (303 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2003 Government Microcircuit Applications Conference (GOMAC), pp. 544-547, Tampa, FL, April 3, 2003.

Peterson, G. and S. Drager, ``Accelerating Defense Applications Using High Performance Reconfigurable Computing'' (196 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2003 Government Microcircuit Applications Conference (GOMAC), pp. 398-401, Tampa, FL, April 3, 2003.

Ku, Chung ``Size, Speed and Power Analysis for Application-specific Integrated Circuits Using Synthesis '' (1.9 MByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, May 2003.

McCollum, M., Lancaster, J., Bouldin, D. and G. Peterson, ``Hardware Acceleration of Pseudo-Random Number Generation for Simulation Applications,'' (40 KByte pdf) , Proceedings of the 35th Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Morgantown, WV, pp. 299-303, March 16-18, 2003.

Koay, T., ``Verification of Intellectual Property Blocks Using Reconfigurable Hardware '' (1.3 MByte pdf file) ,M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, December 2002.

Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Using Configurable Computing Systems '' (0.1 MByte pdf) , Computer Engineering Handbook, Edited by Vojin Oklobdzija, CRC Press, pp. 37-17 thru 37-24 (2001).

Ong, S., Kerkiz, N., Srijanto, B., Tan, C., Langston, M., Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Automatic Mapping of Multiple Applications to Multiple Adaptive Computing Systems '' (166 KByte pdf) , Proceedings of 2001 IEEE Symposium on Field-programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM), pp. 218-227, Rohnert, CA, April 30, 2001.

Ong, S., Kerkiz, N., Srijanto, B., Tan, C., Langston, M., Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Design Flow for Automatic Mapping of Graphical Programming Applications to Adaptive Computing Systems '' (37 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the High Performance Embedded Computing Workshop (HPEC), Boston, MA, Sep. 23, 2000.

Bouldin, D., ``Enhancing System-level Education with Reusable Designs '' (13 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 5-8, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE, May 18, 2000.

Kelly, M. and D. Bouldin, ``Verification of Portable Intellectual Property Blocks for FPGAs '' (360 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 2000 IEEE Southeastern Conference (SECON), pp. 531-534, Nashville, TN, April 9, 2000.

Bouldin, D., ``Collaborative Efforts to Support System-Level Design Education '' (104 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1999 Collaborative Technologies Workshop (COLLAB), pp. 200-203, Rochester, MI, Nov. 10-11, 1999.

Natarajan, S., Levine, B., Tan, C., Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Automatic Mapping of Khoros-based Applications to Adaptive Computing Systems'' (72 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1999 Military and Aerospace Applications of Programmable Devices and Technologies International Conference (MAPLD) , pp. 101-107, Laurel, MD, Sept. 28-30, 1999.

Levine, B., ``A System for the Implementation of Image Processing Algorithms on Configurable Computing Hardware'' (43 KByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 1999.

Natarajan, S., `` Development and Verification of Library Cells for Reconfigurable Logic '' (622 KByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee, August 1999.

Shetters, C., `` Scheduling Task Chains on an Array of Reconfigurable FPGAs '' (371 KByte pdf file) , M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee Space Institute, December 1999.

Bouldin, D., Natarajan, S., Levine, B., Tan, C. and D. Newport, ``Training IP Creators and Integrators'' (48 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1999 Microelectronic Systems Education Conference (MSE), pp. 4-5, Arlington, VA, July 19-21, 1999.

Levine, B., Natarajan, S., Tan, C., Newport, D. and D. Bouldin, ``Mapping of an Automated Target Recognition Application from a Graphical Software Environment to FPGA-based Reconfigurable Hardware'' (31 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Symposium on Field-programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM), pp. 292-293, Napa, CA, April 21-23, 1999.

Simpson, M., Rochelle, J., Bouldin, D., Paulus, M., Blalock, V., Bryan, W., Kennedy, E., Britton, C., Roberts, M., Wintenberg, A., Karim, M., Alley, G., Ericson, N. and M. Bobrek, ``Collaborative Graduate Education: The University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joint Program Mixed-Signal VLSI and Monolithic Sensors'' (179 KByte pdf file), , Proceedings of 1999 Southwest Symposium on Mixed-Signal Design (SSMSD) , pp. 74-76, Tuscon, AZ, April 11-13, 1999.

Bouldin, D., ``Microelectronic Systems Education in the United States'' (103 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1998 European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME) , pp. 64-70, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, May 14-15, 1998.

York, J., Powell, T., Dehkordi, P. and D. Bouldin, ``Enhancement of MCM Testability Using an Embedded Reconfigurable FPGA'' , Proceedings of 1997 International Conference on Innovative Systems in Silicon, pp. 165-173, Austin, TX, October 8-10, 1997. Tan, C., Bouldin, D. and P. Dehkordi, ``Design Implementation of Intrinsic Area Array ICs'' (265 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1997 Advanced Research in Very Large Scale Integration Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, September 15-16, 1997. Tan, C., Bouldin, D. and P. Dehkordi, ``An Intrinsic Area-Array Pad Router for ICs'' (165 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of Tenth Annual IEEE International ASIC Conference , pp. 265-269, Portland, OR, September 7-10, 1997. Bouldin, D.W., ``Experiences teaching synthesis of FPGAs and testable ASICs,'' (186 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education , pp. 85-86, July 21-23 1997. Dehkordi, P., Ramamurthi, K., Bouldin, D. and H. Davidson, ``Determination of Optimum Area-Array Bond Pitch for MCM Systems'' (49 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1997 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, February 4-5, 1997. Dehkordi, P., Chandra, T. and D. Bouldin, ``Intrinsic Area Array ICs: What, Why, and How'' (98 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1997 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, February 4-5, 1997. Dehkordi, P., Powell, T., and D. Bouldin, ``Performance Comparison of MCM-D and SMT Packaging Technologies for a DSP Subsystem'' (64 KByte pdf file), Proceedings of 1996 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems Conference, pp. IV-245 thru IV-248, Atlanta, GA, May 12-15, 1996. Bouldin, D. ``A Web Approach to Education'', The Real Issue , Christian Leadership Ministries, April/May 1996. Dehkordi, P., Ramamurthi, K., Bouldin, D., and H. Davidson, ``Early Cost/Performance Cache Analysis of a Split MCM-Based MicroSparc CPU'' (50 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1996 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, February 5-7, 1996, pp. 148-153. Dehkordi, P., Powell, T., and D. Bouldin, ``Development of a DSP/MCM Subsystem: Assessing Low-Volume, Low-Cost MCM Prototyping for Universities'' (114 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1996 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, February 5-7, 1996, pp. 89-94. Chattapadhyay, S., Dehkordi, P., and D. Bouldin, ``An Overview of Placement and Routing Algorithms for Multi-Chip Modules'' (188 KByte pdf file), International Journal of High Speed Electronics - Special issue on CAD for Multichip modules, December, 1995. Bouldin, D. and P. Dehkordi, ``Design for Packageability: An Overview'' (94 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1995 International Intersociety Electronic Packaging Conference, Lahaina, HI, March 26-30, 1995. Dehkordi, P., Ramamurthi, K., Bouldin, D., Davidson, H., and P. Sandborn, ``Impact of MCM Technology on Microelectronic Systems Partitioning: A Case Study'' (178 KByte pdf file) , Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, February 1-2, 1995. Dehkordi, P., and D. Bouldin, ``Design for packageability--early consideration of packaging from a VLSI designer's viewpoint'', (720 KByte pdf file) , Computer, vol. 26, nr. 4, pp. 76-81, April 1993. Dehkordi, P., and D. Bouldin, ``DESIGN FOR PACKAGEABILITY: The Impact of Bonding Technology on The Size and Layout of VLSI Dies'', Proceedings of 1993 IEEE Multi-Chip Module Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, March, 1993. Bouldin, D., ``Report of the 1993 Workshop on Rapid Prototyping of Microelectronic Systems for Universities'', (4.7 MByte pdf file) Takla, M., Dehkordi, P., Clonts, L., and D. Bouldin, ``Pre-Design Considerations and Evaluations for ASICs'' (145 KByte pdf file) , ASIC'92, Fifth Annual IEEE International ASIC Conference and Exhibit , Rochester, New York, September 21-25, 1992. Davies, D. and D. Bouldin, ``A Cluster Separation Measure '' (0.5 MByte pdf file) , IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI) , Vol. 1, Nr. 2, pp. 224-227, April, 1979.
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