Design Automation Tools for Micro-Scale Mixed Technology Systems

这项研究是为光电子系统的设计和分析开发模型和算法，以涵盖集成光学、电气和机械部件的微尺度系统。它主要集中在五个主题上：微光学的光传播模型、混合域组件模型、相应的混合域模拟环境、3D用户界面以及直接结合混合技术系统的额外性能考虑的设计和分析技术。正在开发的算法包括在微尺度环境中对光传播进行建模的新的混合方法、用于创建跨域一致的组件级别模型的技术以及多时基模拟技术。对于混合技术设计方法，性能的定义超越了速度、功率和面积，包括混合技术系统的额外考虑因素，如噪声、串扰和容差。研究团队正在开发软件工具，将向工业界和学术界的其他研究小组提供。

This research is on developing models and algorithms for design and analysis of optoelectronic systems to encompass micro-scale systems that integrate optical, electrical, and mechanical components. It is focused on five main topics: light propagation models for micro-optics, mixed-domain component models, a corresponding mixed-domain simulation environment, a 3D user interface, and design and analysis techniques that directly incorporate the additional performance concerns of mixed-technology systems. The algorithms being developed include new hybrid methods to model optical propagation in the micro-scale environment, techniques for creating consistent component level models across domains, and multi-time base simulation techniques. For the methodologies for mixed-technology design, the definition of performance is expanded beyond speed, power and area to include the additional concerns of mixed-technology systems such as noise, crosstalk and tolerancing. The research team is creating software tools, which will be made available to other research groups in both industry and academia.