Title :
Design automation of MEMS systems using behavioral modeling
Author :
Gibson, Dennis ; Purdy, Carla ; Hare, Alva ; Beyette, Fred, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Comput. & Eng. Comput. Sci., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
We propose a behavioral approach to designing MEMS devices. This approach differs from much current research in that this approach would not require dimensional parameters for the device, but instead would require a high level, functional or behavioral description. This paper examines how such an approach would work using a case study of an optical processor manually designed using the MUMP´s process
Keywords :
VLSI; electronic design automation; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; mirrors; MEMS; behavioral modeling; design automation; dimensional parameters; micromirror; optical processor; Circuit simulation; Contracts; Design automation; Libraries; Microelectromechanical devices; Micromechanical devices; Optical design; Process design; Research and development; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI, 1999. Proceedings. Ninth Great Lakes Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ypsilanti, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0104-4
DOI :
10.1109/GLSV.1999.757430