Background
Breuer, Melvin Allen was born on February 1, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Arthur and Bertha Helen (Friedman) Breuer.
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Design automation deals with the use of computers as a tool or aid in the design and manufacturing of digital systems. In 1968, the Executive Committee of the IEEE Computer Group created a committee to produce a sequence of books on design automation. This book is primarily concerned with digital system synthesis and the use of high level languages and support programs as design aids. Chapter 1 deals with the subject of system level simulation (evaluation) where complex digital systems are described in terms of the I/O characteristics (probabilistically). Chapter 2 deals with concepts of high level hardware design languages called register transfer (RT) languages, which have important applications to design using microprogramming, microprocessors, and functional IC chips. Chapter 3 deals with the construction of simulators for models of systems described by RT languages. Chapter 4 deals with the use of various design automation tools for the efficient development of correct and minimal micro-code. Chapter 5 deals with various approaches to achieving an efficient data base system and how to manage various data manipulation and search problems associated with large design automation software systems. Each chapter concludes with a set of problems thus making it a useful text for a design automation course as well as an essential reference.
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This updated printing of the leading text and reference in digital systems testing and testable design provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the field. Included are extensive discussions of test generation, fault modeling for classic and new technologies, simulation, fault simulation, design for testability, built-in self-test, and diagnosis. Complete with numerous problems, this book is a must-have for test engineers, ASIC and system designers, and CAD developers, and advanced engineering students will find this book an invaluable tool to keep current with recent changes in the field.
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This is the first of two volumes designed to describe the practical techniques employed in the use of digital computers as design tools in the development of digital systems. Dealing with four aspects of the logic of digital systems - synthesis, simulation, testing, and physical implementation - the work represents a body of information available in no other single source, and forms an indispensable working tool for engineers in both industry and universities.
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Since the early 1960's there has developed a great interest, both in industry and academia, in the subjects of maintenance and reliability of digital systems. The increased complexity of current systems makes this interest well justified. Costs associated with the necessity to maintain such systems represent a substantial and growing percentage of total system costs. In this book we consider many of the problems associated with diagnosing failures in digital systems, locating the source of such failures, and the related problem of design of ultra reliable systems - systems which do not fail despite the presence of physical defects (fault tolerance), systems which diagnose their own failures (self checking), and systems which are easily tested. Although many of the problems considered are in theory intractable, in practice most have solution procedures which are practical and effective. The book emphasizes these procedures and when available presents several procedures for each problem. With the increased interest in this subject area courses have been devel oped at many universities. This book is intended as a text for such courses and can also be used for self study by the practicing engineer familiar with digital circuits and systems. The first chapter is an introduction to the subject matter and notation of the book. The next two chapters consider in detail the problems associated with efficient detection and location of fail ures in combinational and sequential circuits respectively.
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Electrical engineering educator
Breuer, Melvin Allen was born on February 1, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Arthur and Bertha Helen (Friedman) Breuer.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959. Master of Science in Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1965.
Assistant professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1965-1971; associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1971-1980; professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1980; chairman electrical engineering systems Department, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1991-1994; chair of the faculty, School Engineering, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1997-1998; Charles Lee Powell professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1995.
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Life fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Taylor Booth award for education 1993). Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Sandra Joyce Scalir, April 7, 1967. Children: Teri Lynn, Jeffrey Steven.