Automatic techniques for analog integrated circuit layout design have been proposed in the literature for over four decades. However, as analog design moves into deep nanometer integration nodes, the increasing number of design rules, the influence o...
Plagiarism of integrated-circuit (IC) layout is a problem encountered both in academia and in industry. A procedure was proposed that compares IC layouts based on the physical representation of particular electrical nets, i.e., on the shape of the fe...
The subsea production control system, characterized by a complex and diverse structure and high cost, is one of the essential parts of a subsea production system. The rational layout of the subsea production control system is essential to reduce deve...
This paper presents an automatic optimization system for the heat source layout of multi-chip modules, referred to as IOS. The system aims to optimize the heat source layout of multi-chip modules through the integration of multiple software tools. Th...
On-chip transformers are considered to be the primary components in many RF wireless applications. This paper provides an in-depth review of on-chip transformers, starting with a presentation on the various equivalent circuit models to represent tran...
The design of integrated circuits in the analog spectrum is intricate due to the signals’ continuous nature. Additionally, it is strongly affected by the physical implementation of their devices and interconnections on the layout, a design task...
Improving building energy efficiency has become essential for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. (1) Background: We aim to strengthen early-stage collaboration among stakeholders based on integrated design principles, rather than relying solel...
Facility layout problems (FLPs) are concerned with the non-overlapping arrangement of facilities. The objective of many FLP-based studies is to minimize the total material handling cost between facilities, which are considered as rectangular blocks o...
Rural industrial integration land has emerged with the rise of new industries in rural China, exhibiting spatial distribution patterns distinct from traditional industrial land. However, research on this land use remains limited. This paper offers an...
CMOS microelectronics design has evolved tremendously during the last two decades. The evolution of CMOS devices to short channel designs where the feature size is below 1000 nm brings a great deal of uncertainty in the way the microelectronics desig...
In this paper, the influences of leakage inductances are investigated for the integrated transformer of an input-series flyback converter, in which each input-series circuit is based on the single-switch flyback topology. First, the configuration of...
As urbanization accelerates and the availability of arable land declines sharply, building-integrated agriculture (BIA) has emerged as a crucial strategy for enhancing urban food security and it also promotes the establishment of sustainable urban fo...
With advances in space, nuclear, and defense industries, the susceptibility of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) to radiation has increased. Radiation-induced degradation and malfunctioning of IC performance can lead to system failure, leading...
The definition of appropriate energy targets for large industrial processes is a difficult task since operability, safety and plant layout aspects represent important limitations to direct process integration. The role of heat exchange limitations in...
Layout stitching is a repetitive and tedious task of the radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design process. While academic research on layout splicing algorithms mainly focuses on analog and digital circuits, there is still a lack of well-deve...
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a critical technology for promoting carbon reduction and achieving the carbon neutrality goal. As a vital component of CCS projects, the injection process makes it especially important to clarify wellsite layout me...
Urban blue infrastructure (UBI) and urban green infrastructure (UGI) can be seen as an integrated system in which services and spatial layouts complement each other. However, given its complexity, it is difficult to integrate and optimize the layout...
Part tolerances and fixture layouts are two pivotal factors in the geometrical quality of a compliant assembly. The independent design and optimization of these factors for compliant assemblies have been thoroughly studied. However, this paper presen...
Planning and designing factory layouts are frequently performed within virtual environments, relying on inputs from various cross-disciplinary activities e.g., product development, manufacturing process planning, resource descriptions, ergonomics, an...
This study investigated how icon array layouts influence comprehension of medical risk information, particularly in relation to users’ cognitive abilities. In a within-subjects experiment (N = 121), participants reviewed clinical scenarios with...
The traditional methods of marking construction site layouts using manual techniques such as chalk lines are prone to human errors, resulting in discrepancies between blueprints and actual layouts. This has serious implications for project delivery,...
The research on the layout of multi-layer manufacturing cells for smart factories is still in its infancy, but there is an urgent need to address this issue in building smart factories. This paper presents the Manufacturing Cell Integrated Layout (MC...
The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twin (DT) technologies offers new opportunities for enhancing reinforcement design and on-site constructability. This study addresses a current gap in DT applications by introducing a...
With the continued application of data visualization technology in sustainable development, the construction of carbon emission monitoring platforms is becoming increasingly popular in industrial parks. However, there are many kinds of such interface...
Manufacturing process accuracy is obtained by proper arrangement of fixture elements known as fixture layout. A N-3-2-1 method is used for sheet metals which requires (N + 3) fixture elements to constrain deformation normal to surface. Genetic Algori...
Regional integrated energy site layout optimization involves multi-energy coupling, multi-data processing and multi-objective decision making, among other things. It is essentially a kind of non-convex multi-objective nonlinear programming problem, w...
Prefabricated construction is being developed as one of the pathways toward circularity in the construction industry. However, compared to traditional cast-in-place construction methods, the design of prefabricated construction site layouts presents...
The flexible job shop scheduling problem (FJSSP) and multi-row workshop layout problem (MRWLP) are two major focuses in sustainable manufacturing processes. There is a close interaction between them since the FJSSP provides the material handling info...
The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) has received global support as initiatives and legislation are introduced in support of a zero-emissions future envisaged for transportation. Integrated on-board battery chargers (OBCs), which exploit the EV...
The urban agglomeration at the Yangtze River Delta is one of the six most developed and populated urban agglomerations in the world. In recent years, with accelerating urbanization, the land use has changed significantly. Excessive construction aggra...
This paper presents a decision support approach to enable decision-makers to identify no-preference solutions in multi-objective optimization for factory layout planning. Using a set of trade-off solutions for a battery production assembly station, a...
The efficient and sustainable design of robotic manufacturing cells is a critical aspect of modern industrial processes, for which energy and time efficiency play significant roles in achieving sustainability goals. In industrial practice, robotic ce...
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed global efforts toward transitioning to a sustainable society, driving rapid innovation in building technologies, working practices, building design, and whole life cycle environmental impact consideration. In this...
The technique of morphing in aerospace engineering is a relatively new discipline targeting the improvement of aircraft performance, even through dramatic changes to some critical geometrical and mechanical features, to adapt aircrafts’ configu...
With the significant attention on global climate change, regional integrated energy systems (RIES) in low-carbon city planning has become one of the most important ways for global cities to achieve the goal of energy conservation and emission reducti...
In order to improve the operational efficiency of a shared electric vehicle (SEV) system, this paper conducts integrated planning research from the aspects of locating and sizing SEV outlets, locating and sizing charging facilities, and operation sch...
Corn and pig farming are representative sectors of China’s crop production and livestock industries, respectively. The spatial relationship between these two industries is of great significance for coordinating crop–livestock integration...
This paper presents safety-related modifications to the improved high-voltage unity-gain buffer and their impact on the operation quality of this circuit. The analyzed buffer architecture combines the virtues of source and gate followers. It provides...
Industrial manufacturing approaches are associated with processing materials that consume a significant amount of thermal energy, termed as industrial process heat. Industrial sectors consume a substantial amount of energy for process heating over a...
This study, in response to the optimization needs of fall risks for the elderly in the context of cultural and tourism integration in Hebei Province, China, established a quantitative correlation system between ten gait parameters and ten types of sp...
The thermal effect and heat dissipation have a significant impact on three-dimensional stacked chips, and the positional layout of the chip’s three-dimensional layout directly affects the internal temperature field. One effective way is to plan...
Seabed topography is a key factor affecting the layout of underwater production systems. Developing a more scientific, intelligent, and integrated layout optimization method is the key to optimizing the layout of underwater production systems. To add...
The objective was to compare simplified pressure insoles integrating different sensor numbers and to identify a promising range of sensor numbers for accurate center of pressure (CoP) measurement. Twelve participants wore a 99-sensor Pedar-X insole (...
This study investigates the energy performance and preliminary turbomachinery design of post-combustion CO2 compression systems integrated into an ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). To enable pipeline tr...
Due to the different types of courtyards in vertical courtyard system (VCS), their impacts on thermal performance in office buildings may vary. To better understand this issue, this paper investigates the thermal performance impact of three typical v...
With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, many green spaces have been replaced by urban buildings, resulting in decreased green spaces in courtyard space. Nonetheless, as an enclosed green space integrated with the natural env...
Watershed Best management Practices (BMPs) spatial optimal layout would be affected by uncertainty, and there are still three problems which are worthy of studying in the present studies of watershed BMPs spatial optimal layout under uncertainty: (1)...
Efficient healthcare facility design is crucial for providing high-quality healthcare services. This study introduces an innovative approach that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, specifically particle swarm optimization (PSO), with...
Facility layout design (FLD) is critical for optimizing manufacturing efficiency, yet traditional approaches struggle with complexity, dynamic constraints, and fragmented data integration. This study proposes a generative-AI-enabled facility layout d...
Construction site layout planning (CSLP) is an optimization issue that has been studied for decades. However, risk factors are still open to exploration, and risk is often not addressed comprehensively in the state-of-the-art literature; moreover, on...
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