1. Towards a platform for ambient intelligence ICT DRC AdviesRaad 12 jan 2006

2. Project example (1) BioSens (STW: TUD/UM, Medtronic, Vitatron, Twente Medical Systems, Maastricht Instruments, Systematic Design, Weijand Consultancy) –Biomedical signal processing platform for low-power real-time sensing of cardiac signals Mathematical modeling of cardiac signals and pathologies Design of WT-based algorithms for sensing and feature extraction Low-power analog integrated circuits that implement the WT and artifact detection –Platform: Database of relevant (recorded and synthesized) cardiac signals, annotated and clustered Database of WT-based algorithms, specified, tested, … ECG player (to generate test signals) Various dedicated IC designs, specified, tested, …

3. Project example (2) UWB for the process industry (Senter: Utellus/TUD/Shell/WIB) For TUD a natural follow-up on the AIRLINK project Platform: –UWB test bed Protocols Application layer designs Measurement data User experiments –Modular UWB radio Analog front-end IC’s Antennas Modulation and signaling techniques Signal processing algorithms Routing and synchronization algorithms Embedded software Interfacing products Standards (?) Really new applications not possible with conventional technology UWB based solutions and products

4. Project example (3) SiMS (smart implantable medical systems) TUD + Stryker, Medtronics, Vitatron, Twente Medical Systems, VUMC, AMC, EUR, Telemetronics, TNO-FEL, Philips Medical Systems, Philips Research (several groups), SystematIC, Maastricht University (math dept.) etc. Platform: –Sensors –Digital architecture (processing/controlling unit) –Compiler (tool) –On-chip antennas –(On-chip) battery –Wireless modules

5. What? Hard IP –Hard IP is optimized for power, size, and performance, and mapped to a specific technology. Mask layouts Library cells Test chips DSP PCB –The best aspect of hard IP is guaranteed performance, be it speed, power consumption, and so on. Soft IP –Soft IP is delivered in a synthesizable form, which must then be implemented into the target technology Netlist Hardware Description Language (HDL) C/C++ code MatLab/SimuLink code Java –Soft IP is easy to retarget and configure. Meta IP –User scenarios –Use cases

6. + what? Design techniques Design methodologies Proofs of concept Best practice Interface definitions (I/O, API)

7. Why? (University) Validate our research Focus our research Prove our research You do not count if you cannot present your realizations Marketing PR Acquisition –Students –Projects Develop multi-disciplinary expertise

8. Why? (Industry) IP gap: –IC complexity is growing at a rate of 58% per year, but design productivity is increasing at only 21% per year. Most of the people we train will end up in industry (B.Sc.’s, M.Sc’s, PD Eng and Ph.D’s)

9. Why not? (University) Will only pay off on the longer term Additional work (burden) Less papers Not appreciated

10. Actions up to now Discussions with and proposal for a framework from SystematIC Design Proposal in NIRICT for a 'Platform Lab' in the context of the NIRICT Innovation action Pilot to explore interested parties in the context of the Delft Innovation Lab (also part of the 3TU Program) - contract with Westfield BV

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