A
Seminar on
System-On-Chip (SoC): Future of VLSI
Design
by
Khan Arif WAHID
ATiPS Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada.
DATE: 6th August, 2003
TIME: 3:00 pm
PLACE: BUET Civil Seminar Room
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Mr. Khan Wahid is an iCORE research student in Advanced Technology Information Processing
Systems (ATiPS) at the University of Calgary. He has joined ATiPS research group in January
2002. Before that he was a Lecturer in the Dept. of EEE, BUET, from where he got his B.Sc.
degree. Mr. Wahid was the recipient of the special merit award, “Graduate Faculty Council
Scholarship” from the University of Calgary in 2003-04. He has published 3 refereed journals, 5
conference papers along with some technical articles in the fields of computer arithmetic, digital
signal and image processing and VLSI circuits and systems. Some of his other research interests
are: Use of Residue Arithmetic and Number Theory in DSP, Modern Cryptographic (RSA)
Techniques, Analysis of Core Function in Residue Number System (RNS), Analog IC Design,
Logic Synthesis and Verification.
ABSTRACT
System-on-Chip (SOC) means to integrate system functions into one single chip. It is a new
design paradigm that consists of sophisticated design tools and reusable intellectual property (IP)
blocks for timely design into state-of-the-art fabrication processes. This talk will give a
comprehensive introduction to SOC technology including design techniques, applications and the
key issues, which are growing in importance for the next generation of SOCs. It will discuss the
key requirements for designing leading edge SOCs and the key methods and tools needed to
successfully deliver them. The Calgary ATiPS research team is basing much of its research
program around the SOC concept, and the talk will discuss the formation, general objectives,
particular issues and challenges, and associated research teams involved with the laboratory in
Alberta, across Canada, and internationally. The highlights of research activity over the past year
will be described, with examples of how this research has practical applications as diverse as
hearing aid processors and trillion bits per second signal processors. An emerging major thrust in
the ATiPS laboratory is the exploration of SOC research to applications in biotechnology.
Planned initiatives for future interaction with the research community and industry will be
outlined, opening a discussion on how this research program can provide a vehicle for
establishing Alberta and Canada as a world-class center for system-on-chip research.
You are cordially invited to attend the seminar.
Prof. Dr. S. M. Lutful Kabir
Director, Institute of Information and Communication Technology
BUET, Dhaka