About project ALS

The Name of the Project: Methods and Tools for the Design in a Reconfigurable Environment

Project No: 1.1.1.1/16/A/234

Programme: The project is implemented by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Operational Programme ‘Growth and Employment’ 1.1.1 Specific Support Objective ‘Increase the Research and Innovation Capacity of Latvian Research Institutions and the Ability to Attract External Funding by Investing in Human Resources and Infrastructure’ 1.1.1.1 within the framework of the measure ‘Practical Orientation Research’. Legislative document – Cabinet Regulation No. 34 of 12 January 2016 ‘Operational Programme ‘Growth and Employment ‘1.1.1 Specific Support Objective ‘Increase the Research and Innovation Capacity of Latvian Research Institutions and the Ability to Attract External Funding by Investing in Human Resources and Infrastructure’ 1.1.1.1 Implementing rules for the measure ‘Practical Research’.

Project Submitter: Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Engineering Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre

Project Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Igors Lemberskis, Dr. sc. ing.

Project Duration: 1/03/2017–29/2/2020 (36 months, 12 report periods)

Brief Description and Aim of the Project:
Asynchronous devices are attracting more and more interest because asynchronous circuits are very stable. This means that the design is able to adapt to different parameters of the production process, logic and wire delays, temperature changes, noise, etc. Proper behaviour is guaranteed, but speed changes adaptively. The speed of the asynchronous circuit is faster than the synchronous circuit. Its switching performance and power consumption are lower.

The modern design base is a reconfigurable environment, which consists of programmable modules (browser tables) and programmable between module wires. Each module can implement any function with the given input numbers.

The aim of the project is to develop a theory and evaluate the methodology, stepwise procedure and tools for designing asynchronous circuits in a reconfigurable environment.

The design methodology is based on the gradual transformation of the original description into a sub-function network that can be implemented in a browser-based reconfigurable environment.

The project will offer an implementation model that corresponds to the architecture of the reconfigurable environment, methods and tools: decomposition, function minimization, signalling, deployment and routing, and evaluation of the efficiency of the design procedure.

Project Funding: EUR 287,891.90, consisting of
Aid amount: 92,50% of eligible expenditure, up to a maximum of EUR 266,300.01, of which:
ERDF funding: 85.00% of eligible expenditure, not exceeding EUR 244,708.12;
Government funding: 7.50% of eligible expenses, not exceeding EUR 21,591.89;
Ventspils University College funding: 7.50% of eligible expenses, not exceeding EUR 21,591.89.

Contact Information:
Project Manager - Igors Lemberskis, phone + 371 22 332 961, igors.lemberskis@venta.lv

Project Coordinator - Ieva Kozlova, phone + 371 636 29657, ieva.kozlova@venta.lv