Case Study: First-Time Success ASIC Design Methodology Applied to a Multi-Processor System-on-Chip

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate a benchmarking project carried out by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) as part of a structured benchmarking initiative. The project was based on the TRADE benchmarking methodology and this paper examines the tools, activities and outcomes that relate to each stage of the adopted methodology. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on case study methodology. Data were collected from various sources including analysis of project reports written by DEWA’s benchmarking team reporting on their activities during the project. Data were also collected from four project presentations given at different stages of the project. In addition, the research team held three meetings with the DEWA benchmarking team at different stages of the benchmarking project. Findings The results show the key challenges and successes faced during each stage of the benchmarking project. It indicates the actions taken to overcome the challenges and the role played by internal and external stakeholders in facilitating the success of the benchmarking project. Practical implications The study presents information that would guide organisations that wish to carry out a benchmarking project – and particularly those implementing benchmarking for the first time. The study provides a summary of the key lessons learnt by DEWA’s benchmarking team as a guide for other organisations. Originality/value Academic research has not adequately examined and analysed the stage-by-stage elements of a benchmarking project from the perspective of the implementing organisation. This study addresses this gap by detailing and analysing the experiences of a benchmarking project by tracking the stage-by-stage activities of the benchmarking team.

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A case study on logic diagnosis for System-on-Chip

2009 10th International Symposium on Quality of Electronic Design ◽

10.1109/isqed.2009.4810303 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Y. Benabboud ◽

A. Bosio ◽

P. Girard ◽

S. Pravossoudovitch ◽

A. Virazel ◽

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Keyword(s):

System On Chip ◽

On Chip

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Case study of cost and performance trade-off analysis for mixed-signal integration in system-on-chip

Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. ◽

10.1109/iscas.2003.1206380 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Meigen Shen ◽

Li-Rong Zheng ◽

H. Tenhunen

Keyword(s):

System On Chip ◽

Signal Integration ◽

Trade Off ◽

Mixed Signal ◽

And Performance ◽

On Chip

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Miniature as a way of representation in design studio: a case study

International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR ◽

10.1108/arch-02-2019-0037 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 408-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Senem Zeybekoglu ◽

Hossein Sadri

Keyword(s):

Urban Design ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Professional Role ◽

Design Studio ◽

Communication Medium ◽

Content Type ◽

Miniature Painting ◽

Representation Technique ◽

First Time

Purpose Learning from traditional miniature painting and from recent studies on their modern and creative applications, the purpose of this paper is to identify the key qualifications of miniature and possible ways for using miniature in urban design studios. Following discussions on the pedagogical and professional effects of using miniature in a design studio, the paper introduces De-Urban Design Studio’s philosophy and its experience in employing miniature as a way of representation as the case study. Design/methodology/approach Different from the urban design’s professional role which materialized in conventional architectural presentation, miniature appears as a representation way in the search for the appropriate media for the de-urban design’s activist model. Findings Expressing the philosophy of transition design and de-urbanization, and studying some of the miniatures produced in the De-Urban Design studio, this paper sheds light on the possibilities created by the usage of miniature in urban design studio as a communication medium in making the processes of design more inclusiveness, participatory and democratic. Originality/value The term miniatecture is used for the first time as a representation technique developed in the De-Urban Design Studio co-instructed by the authors of this paper.

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