Winter (2024)

ELG4137 Principles and Applications of VLSI Design I

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Book Chapters

• Nouri, B., Gad, E., Nakhla, M. & Achar, R. (2020). 4 Model order reduction in microelectronics. In P. Benner, S. Grivet-Talocia, A. Quarteroni, G. Rozza, W. Schilders & L. Silveira (Ed.), Volume 3 Applications (pp. 111-144). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter.
• Gad E., Nakhla M., Achar R. (2008) Model-Order Reduction of High-Speed Interconnects Using Integrated Congruence Transform. In: Schilders W.H.A., van der Vorst H.A., Rommes J. (eds) Model Order Reduction: Theory, Research Aspects and Applications. Mathematics in Industry (The European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry), vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Journal papers

1. E. Gad, Y. Tao and M. Nakhla, "Fast and Stable Circuit Simulation via Interpolation-Supported Numerical Inversion of the Laplace Transform," in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 121-130, Jan. 2022, Best Paper Award, by the IEEE EPS for the year 2022.
[J4] Y. Tao, E. Gad and M. Nakhla, "Low-Cost Error Estimation for Fast and Stable Circuit Simulation Using Modified Inversion of the Laplace Transform," in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1160-1170, July 2022.
2. Y. Tao, E. Gad and M. Nakhla, "Fast and Stable Time-Domain Simulation Based on Modified Numerical Inversion of the Laplace Transform," in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 848-858, May 2021.
3. Q.-J. Zhang, E. Gad, B. Nouri, W. Na and M. Nakhla, "Simulation and Automated Modeling of Microwave Circuits: State-of-the-Art and Emerging Trends," in IEEE Journal of Microwaves, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 494-507, winter 2021.
4. B. Nouri, E. Gad, A. Nouri, M. Nakhla and Y. Tao, "DC-Centric Parameterized Reduced-Order Model via Moment-Based Interpolation Projection (MIP) Algorithm," in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1348-1357, Aug. 2020.
5. K. Taggar, E. Gad and D. McNamara, "High-Order Unconditionally Stable Time-Domain Finite-Element Method," in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1775-1779, Sept. 2019.
6. M. Plesnik, E. Gad and M. Nakhla, "Efficient Steady-State Simulation of Switching Power Converter Circuits," in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 1328-1336, July 2019.
7. M. A. Farhan; M. S. Nakhla; E. Gad; R. Achar, "Parallel High-Order Envelope-Following Method for Fast Transient Analysis of Highly Oscillatory Circuits," in IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems , vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-10.
8. Mehrdad R. Rufui, E. Gad, Michel Nakhla, and Ramachandra Achar, “Fast Variability Analysis of General Nonlinear Circuits Using Decoupled Polynomial Chaos,” IEEE Trans. Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 1860-1871, Dec. 2015.
9. Yaoyao Lin; E. Gad, "Formulation of the Obreshkov-Based Transient Circuit Simulator in the Presence of Nonlinear Memory Elements," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, , vol.34, no.1, pp.86-94, Jan. 2015.
10. Mina Farhan, E. Gad, M. Nakhla, R. Achar, "High-Order Envelope Following Method for Transient Simulation of Oscillator Circuits," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol.62, no.12, pp. 3309-3317, Dec. 2014.
11. Mehrdad R. Rufui, Emad Gad, Michel Nakhla, and Ramachandra Achar, "Generalized Hermite Polynomial Chaos for Variability Analysis of Macromodels Embedded in Nonlinear Circuits," IEEE Trans. Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 673-684, April 2014.
12. Tuan-Anh Pham, E. Gad, M. Nakhla and R. Achar “Decoupled Polynomial Chaos and its Applications to Statistical Analysis of High-Speed Interconnects,” IEEE Trans. On Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. 1635-1637, Oct. 2014.
13. Bardia Bandali, Emad Gad and Miodrag Bolic “Accelerated Harmonic-Balance Analysis using a Graphical Processing Unit Platform” IEEE Trans. On Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, Vol. 33, NO. 7, pp. 1017-1030, July 2014.
14. Mina Farhan, Emad Gad, Michel Nakhla, and Ramachandra Achar “Parallel Simulation of Large Linear Circuits With Nonlinear Terminations Using High-Order Stable Methods” IEEE Trans. On Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 1201-1211, July 2014
15. M. Farhan, E. Gad, M. Nakhla, and R. Achar “A New Method for Fast Transient Simulation of Large Linear Circuits using High-Order Stable Methods” IEEE Trans. Components, Packaging and manufacturing Technologies, Vol. 3, No 4, pp 661-669, April 2013.
16. M. Farhan, E. Gad, M. Nakhla and R. Achar, “Fast Simulation of Microwave Circuits with Non-Linear Terminations Using High-Order Stable Methods”, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 360-371, January 2013.
17. Y. Zhou, E. Gad, M. Nakhla and R. Achar “Structural Characterization and Efficient Implementation Techniques for A-Stable High-Order Methods” IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp.101-108, January 2012.
18. J. C. G. Pimentel, E. Gad, and S. Roy “High-Order A-stable and L-stable State-Space Discrete Modelling of Continuous Systems” IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 346-359, Feb. 2012.
19. E. Gad, M. Nakhla, R. Achar and Y. Zhou “A-stable and L-stable methods for the solution of stiff differential equations” IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and SYstems Vol. 29, No. 9, September 2009, pp. 1359-1372.
20. C. Chen, D. Saraswat, R. Achar, E. Gad and M. Nakhla “Passivity Compensation Algorithm for Method-of-Characteristics Based Multiconductor Transmission Line Interconnect Macromodels” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration, Vol. 17, No. 8, August 2009, pp. 1061-1072.
21. E. Gad “High-Order Passive Delay-Based Macromodel for MTL’s via Symplectic Integrators,” IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, Vol. 18, No. 4, April 2008, pp. 227-229.
22. E. Gad “Circuit-Based Analysis of Electromagnetic Field Coupling with Nonuniform Transmission Lines,” IEEE Trans. on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 50, No 1, Feb. 2008, pp. 149-165.
23. C. Chen, D. Saraswat, R. Achar, E. Gad, M. Nakhla, asnd M. C. E. Yagoub, “A Robust Algorithm for Passive Reduced-Order Macromodeling of MTLs With FD-PUL Parameters Using Integrated Congruence Transform,” IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, Volume 27, No 3, March 2008, pp. 574 - 578.
24. W. Tseng, C. Chen, E. Gad, Michel Nakhla, Ram Achar “Passive Order Reduction for RLC Circuits with Delay Elements,” IEEE Trans. On Advanced Packaging, Volume 30, No 4, Nov. 2007 pp. 830 - 840.
25. N. Soveiko, E. Gad, and M. Nakhla, “A Wavelet-based approach for steady-state analysis of nonlinear circuits with widely separated time scales,” IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, Vol. 17, No 6, June 2007, pp. 451-453.
26. C. Chen, E. Gad, M. Nakhla and R. Achar “Analysis of Frequency-Dependent Interconnects Using Integrated Congruence Transform,” IEEE Trans. On Computer-Aided Design of Inegrated Circuits and Systems Vol. 26, No. 6, June 2007, pp. 1139-1149.
27. C. Chen, E. Gad, M. Nakhla and R. Achar “Passivity Verification in Delay-Based Macromodels of Multi-conductor Electrical Interconnects,” IEEE Trans. on Advanced Packaging Vol. 30 No. 2, May 2007, pp. 246-256.
28. P. Pai, E. Gad, R. Achar, M. Nakhla and R. Khazaka, “A Projection-Based Reduction Approach to Computing Sensitivity of Steady-State Response of Nonlinear Circuits,” INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol. 18, No. 2, Spring 2006, pp. 173-185.
29. T. Ahmed, E .Gad and M. Yagoub“An adjoint-based approach to computing time-domain sensitivity of multiport systems described by reduced-order models,” IEEE Tran. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 53, No. 11, Nov. 2005, pp. 3538-3547.
30. E. Gad, Changzhong Chen, M. Nakhla, and Ram Achar, “Passivity Verification in Delay- Based Macromodels of Electrical Interconnects,” IEEE Tran. on Circuits and Systems-I, Fundamental Theory and Applications, Vol. 52, No. 10, Oct. 2005, pp. 2173-2187.
31. E. Gad and M. Nakhla, “Efficient Model Reduction of Linear Periodically Time Varying Systems via Compressed Transient System Function,” IEEE Tran. on Circuits and System-I, Fundamental Theory and Applications, Vol. 52, No. 6, Jun. 2005, pp.1188-1204.
32. E. Gad and M. Nakhla, “Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis of Non-uniform Transmission Lines via Integrated Congruent Transform,” IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, Vol. 28, No. 1, Feb 2005, pp. 32-44.
33. E. Gad and M. Nakhla, “An Efficient Algorithm for Sensitivity Analysis of Non-uniform Transmission Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, Vol. 28, No. 2, May 2005, pp. 197-208.
34. E. Gad and M. Nakhla, “Efficient Simulation of Non-uniform Transmission Lines using Integrated Congruence Transform,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems Vol. 12, No. 12, Dec. 2004, pp. 1307-1320.
35. E. Gad, R. Khazaka, M. Nakhla and R. Griffith, "A Circuit Reduction Technique for Finding the Steady State Solution of Nonlinear Circuits," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 38, pp. 2389-2396, Dec. 2000. (Best paper award)
36. A. Dounavis, E. Gad, R. Achar and M. Nakhla, "Passive Model Reduction of Multiport Distributed Interconnects," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 48, pp. 2325-2334, Dec. 2000.
37. E. Gad, A. Atiya, S. Shaheen, and A. El-Dessouky, “A new algorithm for learning in piecewise-linear neural networks", Neural Networks, Vol. 13, No. 4-5, pp. 485-505, May/June 2000.

Conference papers

• B. Bandali, E. Gad and M. Nakhla, "Fast and Stable Transient Simulation of Nonlinear Circuits using the Numerical Inversion of the Laplace Transform," IEEE 25th Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity (SPI), Siegen, Germany, 2021, pp. 1-4

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