NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.

2003 MAPLD International Conference

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.

September 9-11, 2003

An Application Engineer's View

Brendan Bridgford Xilinx Corporation

Daniel Elftmann Actel Corporation

Summary

This is a new feature for the MAPLD International Conference, "An Application Engineer's View."

In this segment, application engineers will each present two topics, analyze them, discuss them, and give a recommended solution.  The scope will be devices and back-end software.  Each application engineer will receive 5 minutes to present each topic.

1. The most common fault in designing military and aerospace logic.  These are problems that are seen in many designs.  The problem will be identified, why the fault is so common, the engineering explaining the fault will be explained, and the proper solution will be presented.
2. A subtle fault will be covered, with an engineering explanation in the same fashion as 1), above.  In this case an example will be given of a subtle mistake that can easily be made and one that is difficult to catch in either simulation, analysis, or test.  When these faults are found, they are usually "diving catches" and this segment will work to prevent this problems from getting into the hardware.

A 10 minute question and answer period will follow.  Questions can be with respect to the topic presented or any question in scope: devices or back-end software.

For the 2004 MAPLD International Conference, we will cover the front-end CAE software.

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