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Computer Graphics, Multimedia, & Visualization..................................................3

Signal & Image Processing ..................................7

Modeling & Simulation ..................................12

Communications ............................................14

Nano & Micro Electronics ..............................16

Circuits & Devices ..........................................19

Embedded Systems ........................................20

Computer Languages ....................................22

Computer Systems Engineering ......................24

Bioinformatics ................................................28

Resources for Every Computer Engineer’s Library............................................28

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New!

VisualPerceptionfrom aComputerGraphicsPerspectiveWilliam Thompson, Roland Fleming, Sarah Creem-Regehr, and Jeanine Kelly StefanucciThis work provides an introduction to humanvisual perception suitable for readers studying orworking in the fields of computer graphics andvisualization, cognitive science, and visual neu-roscience. It focuses on how computer graphicsimages are generated, rather than solely on theorganization of the visual system itself; there-fore, the text provides a more direct tie betweenimage generation and the resulting perceptualphenomena. It covers such topics as the percep-tion of material properties, illumination, the per-ception of pictorial space, image statistics, per-ception and action, and spatial cognition.

Features

• Ties together image generation and theresulting perceptual phenomena

• Includes topics seldom seen in introductoryperception texts, such as the perception ofmaterial properties, illumination, the perception of pictorial space, image statistics,perception and action, and spatial cognition

• Emphasizes visual performance, with coverage of biological mechanisms in specificsituations to aid in the understanding ofpractical issues

Selected Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Overview. BUILDINGBLOCKS: Visual Sensitivity. 2D Image Features.Color. 2D Motion. Stereo and Accommodation.SURFACES AND MOVEMENT: Perspective.Texture. Illumination, Shading, and Shadows.Perception of Material Properties. Motion ofViewer and Objects. Pictorial Space. PERCEP-TION OF HIGHER LEVEL ENTITIES: SpatialOrientation and Spatial Cognition. Perceptionand Action. Object and Scene Recognition.Visual Attention and Search. EventRecognition—Inanimate. Event Recognition—Biological. References. Index.

Catalog no. K07000, April 2011, 540 pp.ISBN: 978-1-56881-465-0, $69.95 / £43.99Also available as an eBook

New!3D EngineDesign forVirtual GlobesPatrick Cozzi and Kevin RingAnalytical Graphics, Inc., Exton,Pennsylvania, USA

While virtual globes have achieved widespreadpopularity, from Google Earth to NASA WorldWind, no single book covers the topic of globerendering. Filling this gap, 3D Engine Designfor Virtual Globes presents an in-depth treat-ment of rendering algorithms utilized by virtualglobes. The book illustrates how to accurately renderreal-world data sets through core renderingalgorithms for globes, terrain, imagery, and vec-tor data. Example code, the latest book-relatednews, and other resources are available on acompanion website.

Features

• Draws on the authors’ real-world experiencesdeveloping modeling, analysis, and visualization software to provide pragmaticdiscussions of virtual globe rendering

• Covers both fundamental topics such as endering ellipsoids and terrain representationsand more advanced topics such as depthbuffer precision and multithreading

• Offers example code and other resources onthe book’s website

Selected Contents:

Introduction. FUNDAMENTALS: MathFoundations. Renderer Design. GlobeRendering. PRECISION: Vertex TransformPrecision. Depth Buffer Precision. VECTORDATA: Vector Data and Polylines. Polygons.Billboards. Exploiting Parallelism in ResourcePreparation. TERRAIN: Terrain Basics. MassiveTerrain Rendering. Geometry Clipmapping.Chunked LOD. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Catalog no. K012936, May 2011, 350 pp.ISBN: 978-1-56881-711-8, $59.95 / £37.99




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New!

3D Graphics for GameProgrammingJungHyun HanKorea University, Seoul

“JungHyun Han is a masterful teacher, andnowhere do his teachings come through moreclearly than in 3D Graphics for GameProgramming. Han presents the essential foun-dations of graphics programming that everyserious game programmer needs in a straight-forward no-nonsense style that gets right to thepoint. I highly recommend this book for anyonewho wants to program 3D games.”

—Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games and professor of entertainment technology

at Carnegie Mellon University

“…The resulting compilation provides broadcoverage of the most important topics tographics programmers. I would expect thatanyone who has digested this material wouldbe immediately effective as a member of a gamedevelopment team.”

—Michael Guerrero, Delta3D game engine senior programmer and research associate

of the Naval Postgraduate School

Covering real-time graphics in video gamedevelopment, this text presents the theory andmathematics of real-time graphics and its appli-cations to game design. Copiously illustratedwith more than 300 figures, it allows readers toquickly understand the key aspects of real-timegraphics. The book explores concepts such asrendering, texturing, post-processing, and ani-mation. Each chapter provides boxed MathNotes that enable readers to access mathemati-cal or theoretical content without interruptingthe flow of the main text. Homework problemsare also included.

Catalog no. K11350, February 2011, 330 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-2737-6, $79.95 / £49.99Also available as an eBook

New!

Advanced HighDynamic RangeImagingTheory and PracticeFrancesco Banterle,Alessandro Artusi, Kurt Debattista, andAlan ChalmersUniversity of Warwick

“This book provides a comprehensive guide tothis exciting new area. By providing detailedequations and code, the book gives the readerthe tools needed to experiment with new tech-niques for creating compelling images.”

—From the Foreword by Holly Rushmeier, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Traditionally photography and computer graph-ics took different approaches to the highdynamic range problem. Work over the last tenyears, though, has unified these disciplines andcreated powerful new tools for the creation ofcomplex, compelling, and realistic images. Thisbook presents a practical introduction to theemerging new discipline of high dynamic rangeimaging that combines photography and com-puter graphics. By providing detailed equationsand code, the book gives readers the tools need-ed to experiment with new techniques for creat-ing compelling images.

Features

• Presents an up-to-date, detailed guide on thetheory and practice of high dynamic rangeimaging

• Covers all aspects of the field, from captureto display

• Evaluates just how closely the results of highdynamic range processes are able to recreatethe real world

• Includes MATLAB® code to enable readers toquickly get started with high dynamic rangeimaging

Selected Contents:

Introduction. HDR Pipeline. Tone Mapping.Expansion Operators for Low Dynamic RangeContent. Image-Based Lighting. Evaluation.HDR Content Compression. Appendices.Bibliography. Index.

Catalog no. K00326, February 2011, 278 pp.ISBN: 978-1-56881-719-4, $59.95 / £37.99Also available as an eBook




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New!

The Magic ofComputerGraphicsNoriko Kurachi

“The book is rich in discussion, tutorial, andtricks. This book will find an important place inthe library of all those who have a geek-love ofpixels.”

—Jon Peddie’s Tech Watch, September 2010

“… tells the story of this new era of computergraphics. Working closely with researchers whohelped lead this revolution, Noriko Kurachidescribes these key innovations and brings themtogether as a coherent body of knowledge.Please read this book, practice the techniques,and figure out if they will allow you to createthe visions you have in your mind.”

—Paul Debevec, pioneer in HDR imaging and image-based modeling

For many years, Noriko Kurachi has reported onthe latest developments for Japanese readers inher monthly column for CG World. Being some-thing of a pioneer herself, she selected topicsthat represented original and promising newdirections for research. Many of these novelideas are the topics covered in The Magic ofComputer Graphics.

Starting from the basic behavior of light, the firstsection of the book introduces the most usefultechniques for global and local illuminationusing geometric descriptions of an environment.The second section goes on to describe image-based techniques that rely on captured data todo their magic. In the final section, the authorlooks at the synthesis of these two complemen-tary approaches and what they mean for thefuture of computer graphics.

Catalog no. K00706, March 2011, 448 pp.Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-56881-577-0$49.95 / £31.99Also available as an eBook

New!

ComputerVisionFrom Surfaces to 3D ObjectsEdited by

Christopher W. TylerSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco,California, USA

Computer Vision is the first book to take a fullapproach to the challenging issue of veridical 3Dobject representation. It introduces mathemati-cal and conceptual advances that offer anunprecedented framework for analyzing thecomplex scene structure of the world.

Features

• Covers full 3D scene reconstruction, insteadof the simplistic 2D planar algorithmsemployed in the past

• Explores cutting-edge research on computational algorithms for scene analysis

• Presents an integrated, complementary treatment of neural, behavioral, mathematical,and computational approaches

• Draws on contributions from some of theleading theorists in the field

• Includes numerous graphics of complexprocesses, with many in color

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Scene Statistics and 3D SurfacePerception. The Theory of Swirling Fields:Segmenting a Scene into Surfaces. Mechanismsfor Propagating Surface Information in 3DReconstruction. 3D Surface RepresentationUsing Ricci Flow. Cue Interpretation andPropagation: Flat versus Nonflat Visual Surfaces.Symmetry, Shape, Surfaces, and Objects.Noncommutative Field Theory in the PrimaryVisual Cortex. Contour-, Surface-, and Object-Related Coding in the Visual Cortex. FromSurfaces to Objects: A Neuroanalytic Approach.3D and Spatiotemporal Interpolation in Objectand Surface Formation. The PerceptualRepresentation of 3D Shape. References. Index.

Catalog no. K10887, January 2011, 292 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-1712-4, $89.95 / £57.99Also available as an eBook




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Coming soon!

Computer GraphicsTheory and PracticeJonas Gomes and Luis VelhoInstitute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mario Costa SousaUniversity of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Focusing on conceptual aspects of computergraphics, this book covers the fundamentalmathematical models and inherent problemsencountered in the implementation of the mod-els. The approach assumes only a fundamentalknowledge of calculus and linear algebra. Theaccompanying CD-ROM contains a book in elec-tronic form that delivers the practice necessaryto understand the basic techniques of the imple-mentation of a 3D graphics system. Together,the printed book and electronic portion presenta comprehensive view of the theory and practiceof computer graphics.

Catalog no. K00376, June 2011, 570 pp.ISBN: 978-1-56881-580-0, $89.95 / £56.99

Image and VideoCompressionfor MultimediaEngineeringFundamentals,Algorithms, andStandards, Second EditionYun Q. ShiNew Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, USA

Huifang SunMitsubishi Electric Research Lab, Cambridge,Massachusetts, USA

This book provides a solid, comprehensiveunderstanding of the fundamentals and algo-rithms that lead to the creation of new methodsfor generating high quality video bit streams.The authors present a number of relevantadvances along with international standards.

New to the Second Edition

• A chapter describing the video coding standard, MPEG-Part 10 Advances VideoCoding also known as H.264

• Fundamental concepts and algorithms ofJPEG2000

• Color systems of digital video

• Video coding standards and profiles

With numerous images available online, thebook analyzes statistical and psychovisual redun-dancies and explains how the removal of theseredundancies leads to image and video com-pression. It covers lossy and lossless encoding aswell as the four modes of operation. It alsodescribes pel-recursive techniques and severalimprovement algorithms. Focusing on bothimage and video compression, this book yields aunique, self-contained reference for practitionersto build a basis for future study, research, anddevelopment.

Catalog no. 7364, 2008, 576 pp.ISBN: 978-0-8493-7364-0, $115.95 / £48.99Also available as an eBook

Coming soon!

DisplaysFundamentals &ApplicationsRolf R. HainichHainich & Partner, Berlin, Germany

Oliver BimberJohannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

This work clearly explains fundamentals so thatreaders understand how particular types of dis-plays work. The book presents the basics of waveoptics, geometric optics, light modulation, visualperception, and display measures, along with theprinciples of holography. It covers projection dis-plays, projector-camera systems, stereoscopicand autostereoscopic displays, computer-gener-ated holography, and near-eye displays. Theauthors also discuss how real-time computergraphics and computer vision enable the visuali-zation of graphical 2D and 3D content.

Catalog no. K13064, June 2011, c. 600 pp.ISBN: 978-1-56881-439-1, $89.95 / £57.99






Signal & Image Processing

Coming soon!

SignalProcessing forIntelligentSensor Systemswith MATLAB®

Second EditionDavid C. SwansonPennsylvania State University,State College, USA

Praise for the First Edition

“…introduces the reader to the essential ele-ments of the subject in a way that instills enthu-siasm for the subject as well as an appreciationof its limitations, caveats, and subtleties … Thematerial is presented in a consistent frameworkwith abundant examples and references toapplications.”

—Acoustical Society, 2001

Building on the unique features that made thefirst edition a bestseller, this second editionincludes more solved problems and providesonline access to the large collection of MAT-LAB™ scripts that are highlighted throughoutthe text. The book offers expanded coverage ofaudio engineering, transducers, and sensor net-working technology. It also includes new chap-ters on digital audio processing as well asacoustics and vibrations transducers. The author addresses the use of meta-data archi-tectures using XML and agent-based automateddata mining and control. The numerous algo-rithms presented can be applied locally or net-work-based to solve complex detection prob-lems.

Selected Contents:

Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing.Frequency Domain Processing. Adaptive SystemIdentification and Filtering. WavenumberSensor Systems. Signal Processing Applications.

Catalog no. 43048, July 2011, c. 686 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4304-4, $129.95 / £82.00

New!

The ImageProcessingHandbookSixth EditionJohn C. RussNorth Carolina State University,Raleigh, USA

With hundreds of color illustrations, this sixthedition discusses hardware/software develop-ments for image capture, printing, and storage.Using a wide range of new examples and dia-grams, this edition explores the important rela-tionship between two-dimensional images andthe three-dimensional structures they reveal. Itillustrates how image processing is used in avariety of fields, from astronomy and biomedicalresearch to food science and forensics.

New to the Sixth Edition

• Latest algorithms and operations • New sample images, with enlarged fragments

to show pixel-level detail• New section on selecting a camera with

resolution appropriate for use on light microscopes

• New section on modern cameras and theirability to capture raw images with highdynamic range

• Coverage of techniques for combiningimages with different exposure settings tofurther extend the dynamic range

• New section on imaging in more than twodimensions

• A new chapter on shape measurement • Review of new developments in image file

searching

Selected Contents:

Acquiring Images. Human Vision. Printing andStorage. Correcting Imaging Defects. ImageEnhancement in the Spatial Domain. Processingimages in Frequency Space. Segmentation andThresholding. Processing Binary Images. GlobalImage Measurements. Feature-SpecificMeasurements. Characterizing Shape. FeatureRecognition and Classification. TomographicImaging. 3D Image Visualization. ImagingSurfaces. References. Index.

Catalog no. K11875, April 2011, 885 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4045-0, $169.95 / £108.00






The Digital Signal ProcessingHandbookSecond Edition (Three-Volume Set)Edited by

Vijay MadisettiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Now available in a three-volume set, thisupdated and expanded edition of a best-seller continues to provide authoritativecoverage of the fundamental and special-ized aspects of information-bearing sig-nals in digital form.

Features

• Offers the latest information onWiFi/WiMax, bandwidth compressivemotors,low-power/high-performance DSPs,

color image processing, chips onvideo, and more

• Includes 29 new chapters on Internettomography, radar systems, architecture, processing standards, and more

• Presents first-hand knowledge,experience, and insight from leading

engineers, researchers, and scholars in the field

• Provides essential information,background material, technical details,and introductions to standards as wellas software

• Serves as an ideal introduction and reference for classrooms or professional education courses on digital signal processing

• Assesses current and future applicationsin speech, acoustics, video, radar, and telecommunications

Catalog no. 45636, 2010, 2394 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4563-5$289.95 / £185.00

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Also available as individual volumes

Digital Signal Processing FundamentalsEmphasizing theoretical concepts, this volume providescomprehensive coverage of the basic foundations ofdigital signal processing.

Selected Contents:

Signals and Systems. Signal Representation andQuantization. Fast Algorithms and Structures. DigitalFiltering. Statistical Signal Processing. Adaptive Filtering.Inverse Problems and Signal Reconstruction. Catalog no. 46063, 2010, 904 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4606-9, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Wireless, Networking, Radar, Sensor ArrayProcessing, and Nonlinear Signal ProcessingThis volume covers the foundations of signal processingrelated to wireless, radar, space–time coding, andmobile communications, along with associated applica-tions to networking, storage, and communications.

Selected Contents

Sensor Array Processing. Nonlinear and Fractal SignalProcessing. DSP Software and Hardware. AdvancedTopics in DSP for Mobile Systems.


Video, Speech, and Audio SignalProcessing and Associated StandardsEncompassing current and future directions, this vol-ume details the basic foundations of speech, audio,image, and video processing and associated applica-tions to broadcast, storage, search and retrieval, andcommunications.

Selected Contents:

Digital Audio Communications. Speech Processing.Image and Video Processing. Index.

Catalog no. 4608X, 2010, 616 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4608-3, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook









New!

Image and VideoProcessing in theCompressedDomainJayanta MukhopadhyayIndian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur

Developing concepts from first principles, thisbook presents the fundamentals, properties, andapplications of a variety of image transforms usedin image and video compression. It introducespopular image and video compression algo-rithms, including JPEG2000 and MPEG-2, andelucidates the definitions and properties of vari-ous transforms, such as the DCT and DWT. Theauthor discusses core image and video processingoperations, such as filtering, color enhancement,and resizing. He also focuses on other facets ofcompressed domain analysis, including editing,indexing, steganography, and watermarking.MATLAB® codes are included on a CD-ROM.

Features

• Covers the fundamentals related to thedesign of algorithms in the compresseddomain

• Highlights various image and video compression techniques and standards,including DCT-based compression algorithmsand DWT-based JPEG2000

• Offers an algorithmic presentation of differenttechniques

• Describes basic image and video processingoperations, such as filtering, enhancement,and resizing

• Discusses applications in the compresseddomain, including editing, digital watermarking, steganography, indexing, and face detection and identification

• Includes MATLAB codes on an accompanyingCD-ROM

Selected Contents:

Image and Video Compression: An Overview.Image Transforms. Image Filtering. ColorProcessing. Image Resizing. Transcoding. Imageand Video Analysis. Bibliography. Index.

Catalog no. K11443, March 2011, 280 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-2935-6, $79.95 / £49.99Also available as an eBook

New!

Digital Imagingfor CulturalHeritagePreservationAnalysis,Restoration, andReconstruction ofAncient ArtworksFilippo Stanco, Sebastiano Battiato, and Giovanni GalloUniversity of Catania, Italy

This work presents the most prominent topicsand applications of digital image processing,analysis, and computer graphics in the field ofcultural heritage preservation. It surveys the lat-est techniques, algorithms, and solutions for dig-ital imaging and computer graphics-driven cul-tural heritage preservation.Well-known experts present state-of-the-artresearch and cover a wide range of topics andrelated applications, including spectral imaging,automated restoration, computational recon-struction, digital reproduction, and 3D models.Numerous examples and illustrations highlightthe results of experimentation on real data.

Selected Contents:

Experiencing the Past: Computer Graphics inArchaeology. Using Digital 3D Models for Studyand Restoration of Cultural Heritage Artifacts.Processing Sampled 3D Data: Reconstructionand Visualization Technologies. ARC3D: APublic Web Service that Turns Photos into 3DModels. Accurate and Detailed Image-Based 3DDocumentation of Large Sites and ComplexObjects. Digitizing the Parthenon: EstimatingSurface Reflectance under Measured NaturalIllumination. Applications of Spectral Imagingand Reproduction to Cultural Heritage. DidEarly Renaissance Painters Trace OpticallyProjected Images? The Conclusion ofIndependent Scientists, Art Historians, andArtists. A Computer Analysis of the Mirror inHans Memling’s Virgin and Child and Maartenvan Nieuwenhove. Virtual Restoration ofAntique Books and Photographs. Advances inAutomated Restoration of Archived Video.Computational Analysis of ArchaeologicalCeramic Vessels and Their Fragments.

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Catalog no. K11154, May 2011, c. 555 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-2173-2, $139.95 / £89.00





New!

Super-ResolutionImagingEdited by

Peyman MilanfarUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, USA

This book presents a definitive overview ofimage and video super-resolution imaging.Leading researchers survey state-of-the-art tech-niques and discuss medical, military, andremote-sensing applications. The book spans awide range of modern super-resolution imagingmethods, including variational, Bayesian, fea-ture-based, multi-channel, learning-based, local-ly adaptive, and nonparametric methods. Eachdetailed chapter covers the implementationsand applications of super-resolution imaging.


Principles ofSpeech CodingTokunbo OgunfunmiSanta Clara University,California, USA

Madihally NarasimhaQualcomm, Inc., Santa Clara,California, and StanfordUniversity, California, USA

Offering a detailed yet easily accessible intro-duction to the field, Principles of SpeechCoding provides an in-depth examination of theunderlying signal processing techniques that areused in speech coding. The authors presentspeech coding standards from various organiza-tions, including the ITU. With a focus on appli-cations such as Voice-over-IP telephony, thiscomprehensive text demonstrates the practicalimplementation of a popular standardizedspeech coder on a DSP processor and covers themost recent research findings.


ShapeClassificationand AnalysisTheory and Practice,Second EditionLuciano da Fona CostaCybernetic Vision Research

Roberto Marcond Cesar, Jr.University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

This new edition addresses computational char-acterization and classification of biologicalshapes, such as cells, tissues, organs, and organ-isms. It presents techniques that can be used inany computer vision application, including opti-cal character recognition and face recognition,and discusses automatic classification of biologi-cal shapes using pattern recognition techniques.This edition includes new chapters on 3D shapecharacterization, shape analysis and data min-ing, dynamic shape analysis, and structuralshape recognition. Software, videos, and morecan be accessed on the authors’ website.


Image Processingwith MATLAB®

Applications inMedicine andBiologyOmer DemirkayaKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Musa Hakan AsyaliErciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

Prasanna K. SahooUniversity of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

This text explains complex, theory-laden topicsin image processing through real-world exam-ples and MATLAB® algorithms. The authorsemphasize three-dimensional processing andanalysis as well as statistical and stochastic mod-eling. They cover the new areas of nonlinear dif-fusion filtering and PDE-based image filtering,address relatively advanced topics, such asMarkov random field-based image segmenta-tion, and highlight applications with imagesfrom medicine and biology.









New!

Digital ImageProcessing and AnalysisHuman andComputer VisionApplications with CVIPtoolsSecond EditionScott E UmbaughSouthern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA

Suitable as a practical tutorial for professionalengineers as well as for digital image processingand computer vision courses, this new edition ofComputer Imaging has been renamed to reflectthe field’s rapid growth. More comprehensiveand adding color throughout, this edition con-tinues to take the engineering approach thatsets it apart from other texts. It combines imageprocessing and analysis into a unified frame-work, a useful paradigm for human and com-puter vision applications. The book’s applica-tions-oriented nature is enhanced by coverageof the CVIP software tools, which are availableon the accompanying CD-ROM.

Features

• Combines image processing and analysis intothe unified framework that is necessary forunderstanding both human and computervision applications

• Integrates theoretical material with an engineering approach

• Uses color throughout and adds more materials on the processing of color images

• Presents a new chapter on applications

• Includes two new major CVIP tools on CD-ROM, which allow for batch processing,the analysis of imaging algorithms, and theoverall research and development of imagingapplications

Selected Contents:

Introduction to Digital Image Processing andAnalysis. Digital Image Analysis and ComputerVision. Digital Image Processing and HumanVision. Programming and ApplicationDevelopment with CVIPtools. Appendices.


New!

ComputationalPhotographyMethods andApplicationsEdited by

Rastislav LukacFoveon, Inc./Sigma Corp.,San Jose, California, USA

Computational photography refers broadly toimaging techniques that enhance or extend thecapabilities of digital photography. This new andrapidly developing research field has evolvedfrom computer vision, image processing, com-puter graphics, and applied optics. Elucidating cutting-edge advances and applica-tions in digital imaging, camera image process-ing, and computational photography, this bookprovides a strong, fundamental understandingof theory and methods. With a focus on relatedresearch challenges, it offers a foundation uponwhich to build solutions for many of today’smost interesting and challenging computationalimaging problems.

Features

• Details recent advances in image processing-driven computational photography

• Explains the latest techniques, algorithms,and solutions for digital image processing

• Provides comprehensive coverage of systemdesign, implementation, and applicationaspects of computational imaging

• Explores new digital image and video processing applications

• Presents numerous examples, illustrations,online access to full-color results, and tablessummarizing results from quantitative studies

Selected Contents:

Single Capture Image Fusion. Single CaptureImage Fusion with Motion Consideration.Lossless Compression of Bayer Color Filter ArrayImages. Color Restoration and Enhancement inthe Compressed Domain.

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Modeling & Simulation

System Modelingand Control withResource-Oriented PetriNetsNaiqi WuGuangdong University ofTechnology, People’s Republic of China

MengChu ZhouNew Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, USA

This book introduces the authors’ resource-orient-ed Petri net (ROPN) model that can reduce modelsize and facilitate effective modeling, analysis, andcontrol of automated and reconfigurable manu-facturing systems. The authors present proventheories and methodologies for implementingcost- and time-saving improvements to contem-porary manufacturing systems. They supply effec-tive tools for deadlock avoidance, including dead-lock-free routing and scheduling. They alsoinclude simple and complex industrial manufac-turing system examples to illustrate time-testedconcepts, theories, and approaches for solvingreal-life application problems.

Catalog no. K10436, 2010, 312 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-0884-9, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Modeling and Simulationof SystemsUsing MATLAB®

and Simulink®

Devendra K. ChaturvediDayalbagh Educational Institute,India

This text provides comprehensive coverage of allthe important aspects of modeling and simulat-ing both physical and conceptual systems.Various real-life examples show how simulationplays a key role in understanding actual systems.The author presents a step-by-step procedurefor modeling using top-down, bottom-up, andmiddle-out approaches. He develops models forcomplex systems and reduces their order so theycan be applied effectively in online applications.The accompanying CD-ROM includes simula-tion code in MATLAB® and Simulink®.


New!

A First Coursein DifferentialEquations,Modeling, andSimulationCarlos A. Smith andScott W. CampbellUniversity of South Florida,Tampa, USA

Emphasizing a practical approach for engineersand scientists, this text avoids overly theoreticalexplanations and shows readers how differentialequations arise from applying basic physicalprinciples and experimental observations toengineering systems. It also covers classicalmethods for obtaining the analytical solution ofdifferential equations and Laplace transforms. Inaddition, the authors discuss how these equa-tions describe mathematical systems and how touse software to solve sets of equations whereanalytical solutions cannot be obtained.Numerical values are provided in all examplesand problems.

Features

• Teaches how to model engineering systems

• Reviews the necessary physics material

• Explores how to obtain the analytical solutionof differential equations using actual physicalsystems

• Discusses how the roots of the characteristicequation provide the qualitative nature of theresponse of any systems

• Explains how to use simulation software

• Provides numerical values in all examples andproblems

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Objects in a Gravitational Field.Classical Solutions of Ordinary LinearDifferential Equations. Laplace Transforms.Mechanical Systems: Translational. MechanicalSystems: Rotational. Mass Balances. ThermalSystems. Electrical Systems. NumericalSimulation. Index.







Modeling & Simulation

Discrete-EventModeling andSimulationA Practitioner’sApproachGabriel A. WainerCarleton University, Ottawa,Ontario, Canada

Through a practical applications approach, thiswork provides a guide to the creation of dis-crete-event applications. In addition to offeringhundreds of online examples, the book uses theCD++ tool, an open-source framework thatenables the simulation of discrete-event modelswith specialized support for cellular models. Itdemonstrates how to use CD++ to develop sim-ulation models and define a variety of uses in dif-ferent areas, such as biology, chemistry, and sev-eral artificial systems

Features

• Demonstrates how to build simulation software

• Provides open source software, with hundreds of examples available online

• Discusses the visualization of simulation models

• Details the design and implementation of discrete-event simulators

Selected Contents:

Introduction to Discrete-Events Systems. TheDEVS Formalism. The Cell-DEVS Formalism.Introduction to the CD++ Toolkit. ModelingSimple DEVS and Cell-DEVS Models in CD++.Generic Discrete-Event Systems. MappingOther Techniques into DEVS Models. Models inBiology and Medicine. Models in Defense andEmergency Planning. Models in Architectureand Construction. Models in EnvironmentalSciences. Models in Physics and Chemistry.Models of Artificial Systems. Models of UrbanTraffic. Building DEVS Simulators. CD++Visualization Facilities.


New!

Discrete-EventModeling andSimulationTheory andApplicationsEdited by

Gabriel A. WainerCarleton University, Ottawa,Ontario, Canada

Pieter J. MostermanMathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, USA, and McGillUniversity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Collecting the work of the foremost scientists inthe field, this book presents the state of the artin modeling discrete-event systems using thediscrete-event system specification (DEVS)approach. It introduces the latest advances,recent extensions of formal techniques, and real-world examples of various applications, includ-ing optical network-on-chip, construction/build-ing design, process control, workflow systems,and environmental models. The book employsDEVS as a unifying framework for computation-al modeling and as a formal foundation formodel-driven engineering. It covers DEVS stan-dardization as well as the theory of discrete-event modeling and simulation.

Features

• Employs DEVS as a unifying framework forcomputational modeling and as a formalfoundation for model-driven engineering

• Introduces the theory of discrete-event modeling and simulation

• Shows how DEVS tools are increasingly usedin manufacturing modeling, systems biology,and more

• Covers a broad spectrum of applications thathighlight successful DEVS use

• Contains a number of chapters on DEVSstandardization

• Incorporates contributions from the world’sleading experts, including Bernard P. Zeigler,the creator of the DEVS formalism

Selected Contents:

Foreword. Theory. Methodology and Tools.Applications. Standardization. Index.

Catalog no. 72331, January 2011, 534 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-7233-4, $129.95 / £82.00Also available as an eBook





Communications

New!

RFID DesignFundamentalsand ApplicationsAlbert Lozano-NietoPennsylvania State University,Lehman, USA

Exploring fundamental principles in the designand characterization of RFID technologies, thisbook provides a systematic approach to studyingthe different components that constitute theRFID system. It discusses types of antennas usedin transponders, individual transponder parts,memory structure and logic circuits, antennas forRFID interrogators, types of modulation, and theorganization and characteristics of commerciallyavailable transponders. The book also examinescommunication links, modes of operation fortransponders operating at different frequencies,principles of arbitration and anti-collision, andvarious commands used by transponders.

Features

• Focuses on the hardware components,design, and inner working principles of thesystem itself

• Contains multiple design examples for thedifferent parts that make up an RFID system

• Uses detailed specifications from chip manufacturers

• Describes systems operating in the LF and HFranges, in addition to the more widelyaddressed UHF

Selected Contents:

Basic Principles of RadiofrequencyIdentification. Antennas for RFID Transponders.Transponders. Antennas for Interrogators.Interrogators. Interrogator Communication andControl. The Air Communication Link.Commands for Transponders.


Nanotechnologyfor Telecom-municationsEdited by

Sohail Anwar, M. Yasin Akhtar Raja,Salahuddin Qazi, andMohammad IlyasNanotechnology is set to have a profoundimpact on telecommunications, leading to easierconvergence of related technologies, massivestorage data, compact storage devices, and high-er performance computing. Nanotechnologyfor Telecommunications covers research anddevelopmental issues as well as future directionsof MEMS and nanotechnology as they apply totelecommunications. It discusses the impact ofnanotechnology on devices such as photoniccrystals lasers, light emitters, and sensors. Thebook also discusses the challenges associatedwith the system integration of nano-, micro-, andmacro-components in component modules andtelecommunication networks.


New!

PerformanceEvaluation ofComputer andCommunicationSystemsJean-Yves Le BoudecSwiss Federal Institute ofTechnology Lausanne (EPFL)

This book is written for computer engineers andscientists active in the development of softwareand hardware systems. It supplies the under-standing and tools needed to effectively evalu-ate the performance of individual computer andcommunication systems. The book covers thetheoretical foundations of the field as well asspecific software packages being employed byleaders in the field.

Catalog no. N10300, February 2011, 300 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4992-7, $99.95 / £63.99Also available as an eBook






Communications

New!

Fixed MobileConvergenceHandbookEdited by

Syed A. AhsonMicrosoft Corporation, Bellevue,Washington, USA

Mohammad IlyasFlorida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

From basic concepts to future directions, thishandbook provides technical information on allaspects of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC). Itexplains integrated management architecture,business trends and strategic implications forservice providers, personal area networks,mobile controlled handover methods, SIP-basedsession mobility, and supervisory and notifica-tion aggregator service. The text also examines the technology, services,networks, and users of the FMC industry frommultiple perspectives. Case studies are used toillustrate technical and systematic implementa-tion of unified and rationalized Internet accessby fixed-mobile network convergence.

Features

• Details the approach to eliminate the verticalsilo structure and transform into a horizontal-layered architecture

• Discusses implementation of global standardization frameworks, such as IEEE802.21

• Describes an authentication method aimed atproviding consistent security communicationsin FMC environments

• Explores the principal classes of stakeholderswho participate in the FMC industry andexplains how network integration benefitsconsumers

• Provides case studies to illustrate technicaland systematic implementation of Internetaccess via FMC

• Addresses such issues as candidate networkdiscovery, call admission control, secure context transfer, and power management formultimode terminals


New!

CommunicationArchitecturesfor Systems-on-ChipEdited by

José L. AyalaComplutense University ofMadrid, Spain

This volume covers the current communicationarchitectures that are implemented in manufac-tured systems-on-chip as well as those that arebeing proposed to overcome the existing limita-tions. It addresses well-established communica-tion buses and less-common networks-on-chip,along with modern technologies that proposethe use of carbon nanotubes and optical links tospeed up data transfer and increase both securi-ty levels and quality of service. The book alsoexplores on-chip transaction security involvingcritical information and the mechanisms to pro-tect from an external attack, examining differentcommunication protocols and their impact onsystem performance.

Features

• Includes a comprehensive study of state-of-the-art communication architecturesfor systems-on-chip

• Offers a practical review of industry standardsand manufactured implementations

• Surveys more recent approaches and technologies to convey industry developmentsand trends

• Presents case studies to aid designers’ conception of new architectures

• Provides chapter-end conclusions, glossaries,bibliographies, and a list of references

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Communication Buses. NoCArchitectures. Quality-of-Service in NoCs.Emerging Interconnect Technologies. HeTERO:Hybrid Topology Exploration for RF based OnChip Networks. Intra-/Inter-Chip OpticalCommunications. Security Issues in SoCCommunication.

Catalog no. K11940, March 2011, 449 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4170-9, $109.95 / £69.99Also available as an eBook





Nano & Microelectonics

New!

DesigningNetwork On-ChipArchitectures inthe NanoscaleEraEdited by

Jose FlichTechnical University of Valencia,Spain

Davide BertozziUniversity of Ferrara, Italy

“… a timely and welcome addition to the widespectrum of available NoC literature … aboveand beyond a simple overview of research ideasand/or design experiences. The book covers in-depth architectural and implementation con-cepts and gives clear guidelines on how todesign the key network components. … [it]teaches some hard lessons from the designtrenches. … The editors put enormous effort inorchestrating the content for uniformity and inminimizing overlaps between chapters, whilemaintaining a solid logical flow. … a muchneeded ‘how-to’ guide and an ideal steppingstone for the next ten years of NoC evolution.”

—From the Foreword by Luca Benini,Università di Bologna and STMicroelectronics, Italy

This volume provides a how-to guide for design-ers of current NoCs as well as designers involvedwith 2015 computing platforms. It cohesivelybrings together fundamental design issues,alternative design paradigms and techniques,and the main design tradeoffs—consistentlyfocusing on topics most pertinent to real-worldNoC designers.

Features

• Presents the foundations of NoC technology,emphasizing industrial applicability

• Covers established and alternative designprinciples and guidelines

• Explores design techniques that meet therequirements of emerging research anddevelopment, such as vertical integration andvariation-tolerant design

• Illustrates the techniques through real design examples, including those from thesemiconductor industry in the CMP andMPSoC domains


New!

VLSI Micro- andNanophotonicsScience, Technology,and ApplicationsEdited by

El-Hang Lee, Louay A. Eldada,Manijeh Razeghi, andChennupati JagadishAddressing the growing demand for largercapacity in information technology, this bookexplores the science and technology ofmicro/nano-scale photonics and integration forbroad-scale and chip-scale very large scale inte-gration (VLSI) photonics. Quite possibly the firstbook to focus on VLSI photonics, it discusses var-ious technological and scientific issues as well asevolutionary and revolutionary challenges,including miniaturization, interconnection, andintegration of photonic devices at micron, sub-micron, and nanometer scales.With its “disruptive creativity” and unparalleledcoverage of the photonics revolution in informa-tion technology, the text offers a comprehensiveoverview of the science and engineering ofmicro/nanophotonics and photonic integration.It presents a full perspective from an integrationviewpoint, covering the benefits and advantagesof VLSI-scale photonic integration.

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Scientific and Engineering Issues.Integrated Photonic Technologies: MicroringStructures. Integrated Photonic Technologies:Photonic Crystals and Integrated Circuits.Integrated Photonic Technologies: Plasmonicsand Integration. Integrated PhotonicTechnologies: Quantum Devices andIntegration. Integrated Photonic Technologies:Planar Lightwave Circuits. Integrated PhotonicTechnologies: Optical-Printed Circuit Boards.Technologies for Emerging Applications:Renewable Energy Generation. Technologies forEmerging Applications: Photonic DNAComputing. Technologies for EmergingApplications: Sensing Applications. Index.

Catalog no. DK4378, January 2011, 632 pp.ISBN: 978-1-57444-729-3, $139.95 / £89.00Also available as an eBook






Coming soon!

ComputationalNanotechnologyModeling andApplications withMATLAB®

Edited by

Sarhan M. MusaPrairie View A&M University,Houston, Texas, USA

Exploring the challenges and opportunities asso-ciated with the development of next-generationnanoscale computational nanotechnology, thisbook covers a broad range of technical informa-tion, research ideas, and practical knowledgeregarding applications in this area. It presents athought-provoking perspective on the develop-ments that are poised to revolutionize the field,including both existing and future nanotechnol-ogy applications.

Features

• Includes numerous MATLAB® codes andmathematical formulae that can be used incomputational nanotechnology

• Covers computational methods associatedwith molecular magnetism and semiconductorquantum dots as well as the modeling ofnanoparticles

• Deals with micromagnetics and finite elementanalysis of nano-sized magnetic materials

• Addresses system-level modeling of N/MEMSand numerical integration for continuumequations of surface growth and erosion

• Explores configuration optimizations andphotophysics simulations of single-wall nanotubes of carbon, silicon-carbide, andcarbon-nitride

• Presents MATLAB applications in behavioralanalysis of systems and in nanoscale transistormodeling

Selected Contents:

Introduction to Computational Methods inNanotechnology. Computational Modeling ofNanoparticles. Micromagnetics: Finite ElementAnalysis of Nano-Sized Magnetic MaterialsUsing MATLAB. System-Level Modeling ofN/MEMS.

Catalog no. K11943, July 2011, c. 598 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4176-1, $139.95 / £89.00

Coming soon!

SystemsEngineering for Micro and Nano ScaleTechnologiesAnn Garrison DarrinJohns Hopkins University, Laurel,Maryland, USA

Janet L. BarthNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

Micro-scale and nano-scale technology develop-ments have the potential to revolutionize smartand small systems. The application of systems-engineering methodologies that integratestandalone, small-scale technologies and inter-face them with macro-technologies to build use-ful systems is critical to realizing the potential ofthese technologies. Contributing to the knowledge base on SE prin-ciples for micro- and nano-technology integra-tion, this book offers new approaches for devel-oping smart systems. Along with exploringfuture trends, it provides practical knowledgeabout the capabilities of micro- and nanotech-nologies and how they interface with each otherand with macro systems. Examples and applica-tions are included from various engineering dis-ciplines.

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Introduction to SystemsEngineering Principles. Systems Engineering atthe Micro-Nano Scale. Systems Engineering inTechnology Development Phases. From Macroto Micro: Understanding Scaling in the SmallWorld. Introduction to MEMS. Introduction toNanotechnologies. Micro Electro MechanicalSystems and Systems Engineering. Nano ScaleSystems—Bottom Up Assembly. Nano ScaleSystems—Top Down Assembly. Modeling andSimulation in the Small World. InterfaceControls and Risk Studies for Micro-Nano Scale.Interfacing the Macro and Micro—A Hardwareand Risk Perspective. Developing Protocols inQuality and Reliability. Vision for the Future.

Catalog no. K11692, September 2011, c. 432 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-3732-0, $129.95 / £82.00




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ComputationalElectronicsSemi-Classical andQuantum DeviceModeling andSimulationD. Vasileska and S.M. GoodnickArizona State University, Tempe, USA

G. KlimeckBirck Nanotechnology Center, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Covering classical and quantum transportapproaches, this work examines simulationmethods for proper modeling of nanoscaledevices. The first part of the text is dedicated tosemiclassical transport methods. Details regard-ing numerical implementation and sample codeare provided as templates for sophisticated sim-ulation software. With a focus on quantumtransport approaches, the second part intro-duces the density gradient method and quan-tum hydrodynamics.Catalog no. 64835, 2010, 782 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-6483-4, $119.95 / £49.99Also available as an eBook

NanoparticleEngineering forChemical-MechanicalPlanarizationFabrication of Next-GenerationNanodevicesUngyu Paik and Jea-Gun ParkHanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

Electronic devices with high performance andefficiency can be realized through the advent ofnanoparticle technology. This book explains thephysicochemical properties of nanoparticlesaccording to each step in the chemical mechan-ical planarization (CMP) process, includingdielectric CMP, shallow trend isolation CMP,metal CMP, poly isolation CMP, and noble metalCMP. The authors provide a detailed guide tonanoparticle engineering of novel CMP slurry fornext-generation nanoscale devices below the60nm design rule.


New!III–V CompoundSemiconductorsIntegration withSilicon-BasedMicroelectronicsEdited by

Tingkai Li, Michael Mastro, and Armin Dadgar

A discussion of recent advances, this book cov-ers the scientific and technological explorationof the applications, properties, and processes ofGaN, GaAs, and other III-V compound semicon-ductor devices within Si-based technology. Itcovers fundamental material properties andmaterials integration as well as demonstrationand industrial devices. The book also containsdiscussions of materials and devices, includingtheir basic physical and chemical properties,their mechanisms, how to measure their proper-ties, and how to fabricate them.Catalog no. K10780, January 2011, 603 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-1522-9, $159.95 / £99.00Also available as an eBook

Quantum ErrorCorrection andFault TolerantQuantumComputingFrank GaitanLaboratory for Physical Sciences,College Park, Maryland, USA

The discovery of quantum error correction tenyears ago led to explosive development andresearch within the field of quantum computa-tion. This book provides a careful explanation ofhow quantum error correction is possible andhow quantum stabilizer codes are constructed.Using examples throughout, the book demon-strates how fault-tolerant quantum operationscan be implemented on encoded quantuminformation. It presents the accuracy thresholdtheorem for particular noise models andincludes extensive references and homeworkproblems in each chapter.








Circuits & Devices

The Circuits and FiltersHandbookThird Edition (Five-Volume Set)Edited by

Wai-Kai ChenRetired, Freemont, California, USA

In its third edition, this groundbreaking bestseller sur-veys current accomplishments in the field while provid-ing researchers and designers with the comprehensivedetail they need for continued research and design. All five volumes have been extensively updat-ed to provide current information in the fields of analog and digital circuits and filters. With contributions from more than 150 leading international experts, the set includes key mathe-matical formulas, concepts, definitions, and derivatives required by those involved with cutting-edge research and design. It eschews extensively detailed theory to concentrate on professionalapplications with numerous examples provided throughout. The set also includes more than 2500illustrations and hundreds of references.

Catalog no. 55275, 2009, 3364 pp., ISBN: 978-1-4200-5527-6, $205.95 / £131.00Also available as an eBook

Also available as individual volumes

Fundamentals of Circuits and FiltersFocusing on mathematics basics; circuit elements,devices, and their models; and linear circuit analysis, thisvolume examines Laplace transformation, Fourier meth-ods for signal analysis and processing, z-transform, andwavelet transforms. New sections cover operational andhigh-frequency amplifiers, frequency-domain methods,and symbolic analysis. Catalog no. 58878, 2009, 925 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5887-1, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Passive, Active, and Digital FiltersThis volume provides an introduction to the characteris-tics of analog filters and a review of the design processand the tasks that need to be undertaken to translate aset of filter specifications into a working prototype. It cov-ers the basic building blocks involved in low- and high-order filters, limitations and practical design considera-tions, and a brief discussion of low-voltage circuit design. Catalog no. 58851, 2009, 836 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5885-7, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Analog and VLSI CircuitsThis book contains four new sections covering such top-ics as RF communication circuits and digital systems.With a focus on analog integrated circuits, the first partpresents monolithic device models, analog circuit cells,high performance analog circuits, RF communicationcircuits, and PLL circuits. The second half of the bookoffers findings on VLSI circuits, including digital sys-tems, data converters, and systolic arrays. Catalog no. 58916, 2009, 702 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5891-8, $102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Feedback, Nonlinear, andDistributed CircuitsA complete discussion of feedback amplifiertheory and configurations, this book covers awide range of approximation techniques andcircuit design styles for discreet and monolith-ic circuits. It then explores circuit modeling inthe frequency domain of uniform MTL basedon the Telegrapher’s equations and frequencyand time domain experimental characteriza-tion techniques for uniform and nonuniformmulticonductor structures.

Catalog no. 58819, 2009, 466 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5881-9$102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook

Computer Aided Design andDesign AutomationThis volume addresses the modeling of cir-cuit performances, symbolic analysis meth-ods, numerical analysis methods, design byoptimization, statistical design optimization,and physical design automation. It also cov-ers RF CAD, high performance simulation,formal verification, RTK behavioral synthesis,system-level design, an Internet-basedmicro-electronic design automation frame-work, performance modeling, and embed-ded computing systems design.

Catalog no. 59181, 2009, 435 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5918-2$102.95 / £65.99Also available as an eBook









Embedded Systems

EmbeddedMultiprocessorsScheduling andSynchronization,Second EditionSundararajan SriramTexas Instruments, Palo Alto,California, USA

Shuvra S. BhattacharyyaUniversity of Maryland, College Park, USA

“… examples are given that concretely demon-strate how these concepts can be applied inpractical hardware architectures. Moreover, thereis very little overlap with other books on parallelprocessing. … I believe that this book defines anew discipline. It gives a systematic approach toproblems that engineers previously have beenable to tackle only in an ad hoc manner.”—Edward A. Lee, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Showing how to design multiprocessor comput-er systems that are streamlined for multimediaapplications, this work presents architecturesand design methodologies for parallel systems inembedded DSP applications. Along with severalexamples of practical applications, it providesunique techniques for optimizing communica-tion and synchronization. This second editionupdates the background material on existingembedded multiprocessors and summarizes theresearch on dataflow models for signal process-ing that has been carried out since the publica-tion of the first edition.

Selected Contents:

Application-Specific Multiprocessors.Background Terminology and Notation. DSP-Oriented Dataflow Models ofComputation. Multiprocessor SchedulingModels. IPC-Conscious Scheduling Algorithms.The Ordered-Transactions Strategy. Analysis ofthe Ordered-Transactions Strategy. Extendingthe OMA Architecture. Synchronization in Self-Timed Systems. Resynchronization. Latency-Constrained Resynchronization. IntegratedSynchronization Optimization. Future ResearchDirections. Bibliography. Index.


Multi-CoreEmbeddedSystemsEdited by

Georgios KornarosTEI of Crete, Greece

With numerous case stud-ies, this volume presents anintroduction to the fundamental aspects ofdeveloping modem embedded systems utilizingmany cores. It provides insight into the mainproblems, limitations, possibilities and futuregrowth. The book also covers hardware andsoftware resource management, multithreading,and multi-core programming challenges.Review questions and a bibliography are includ-ed at the end of each chapter.

Features

• Addresses the trend of customizing withapplication-specific integrated processors(ASIPs) and application-specific MPSoCs

• Covers system-level power analysis of SoCand on-chip communications

• Details how to produce a high-level environment for debugging SoCs at variouslevels of abstraction and execution granularities

• Presents case studies on the importance ofefficient interconnect and successful automated methodologies

Selected Contents:

Multi-Core Architectures for EmbeddedSystems. Application-Specific CustomizableEmbedded Systems, Power Optimization inMulti-Core System-on-Chip. RoutingAlgorithms for Irregular Mesh-Based Network-on-Chip. Debugging Multi-Core Systems-on-Chip. System-Level Tools for NoC-Based Multi-Core Design. Compiler Techniques forApplication Level Memory Optimization. 8 Programming Models for Multi-CoreEmbedded Software. Operating SystemSupport for Multi-Core Systems-on-Chips.Autonomous Power Management in EmbeddedMulti-Cores. Multi-Core System-on-Chip inReal-World Products. Embedded Multi-CoreProcessing for Networking. Index.






Embedded Systems

Coming soon!

Time-TriggeredCommunicationEdited by

Roman ObermaisserVienna University of Technology, Austria

Presenting key concepts, properties, and algo-rithms, this book offers a conceptual foundationof time-triggered communication. Contributionsfrom experts help readers understand the vari-ous time-triggered communication protocols,including their differences and commonalities.Communication protocols covered include TTP,FlexRay, TTEthemet, SAFEbus, TTCAN, and LIN.Protocols range from low-cost time-triggeredfieldbus networks to ultra-reliable time-triggerednetworks for safety-critical applications. The textalso presents information about the use ofFlexRay in cars, TTP in railway and avionic sys-tems, and TTEthemet in aerospace applications.

Features

• Addresses cross-domain applications, including automotive, aerospace, and railway

• Uses industrial applications to demonstratethe application of time-triggered communi-cation and the importance of properties

• Evaluates the advantages and disadvantagesof time-triggered communication

• Covers the most significant protocols, including FlexRay, TTE, and TTCAN

• Provides a theoretical foundation as well asreal-world case studies and examples

Selected Contents:

Basic Concepts and Principles of Time-Triggered Communication. Properties of Time-Triggered Communication Systems. CoreAlgorithms. Time-Triggered CommunicationProtocols. Industrial Applications. DevelopmentTools.

Catalog no. K12092, August 2011, c. 541 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4661-2, $129.95 / £82.00

New!

Real-TimeEmbeddedSystemsOptimization,Synthesis, andNetworkingMeikang Qiu and Jiayin LiUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

Taking a systems-level approach, this bookdescribes the three major trends in currentembedded system design. It examines optimiza-tion in terms of scheduling algorithms in multi-core embedded systems and describes synthesis-level scheduling algorithms for phase changememory and scratch pad memory as well asthermal-aware multiprocessor synthesis technol-ogy. The book also explores scheduling in awireless sensor network and cloud computing.

Features

• Highlights the three major trends in currentembedded system design: optimization, synthesis, and networking

• Examines optimization in terms of schedulingalgorithms in multi-core embedded systems,safeguards against inaccurate information,and the challenges of heterogeneous optimization

• Describes synthesis-level scheduling algorithmsfor phase change memory and scratch padmemory

• Looks at networking with a focus on scheduling in a wireless sensor network andcloud computing

Selected Contents:

Introduction to Real-Time Embedded Systems.Optimization for Real-Time Embedded Systems.Multi-Core Embedded Systems Design.Resource Allocation with InaccurateInformation. Heterogeneous ParallelComputing. Scheduling for Phase ChangeMemory with Scratch Pad Memory. TaskScheduling in Multiprocessor to Reduce PeakTemperature. Networked Sensing andMonitoring Systems. Battery-Aware Schedulingfor Wireless Sensor Network. Adaptive ResourceAllocation in Cloud Systems. Bibliography.





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Computer Languages

Model-BasedDesign forEmbeddedSystemsGabriela NicolescuEcole Polytechnique de Montreal,Quebec, Canada

Pieter J. MostermanMathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, USA, and McGillUniversity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A compilation of work from internationallyrenowned authors, Model-Based Design forEmbedded Systems elaborates on related prac-tices and addresses the main facets of heteroge-neous system design. Illustrating a broad anddiverse spectrum of applications in the automo-tive, aerospace, health care, consumer electronicsindustries, the book provides designers with read-ily adaptable modeling solutions for their ownpractice. Each chapter presents cutting-edgeresults that have helped establish model-baseddesign and continue to expand its parameters.


Classical FORTRANProgramming forEngineering andScientificApplications, Second EditionMichael KupferschmidRensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy, New York, USA

This text teaches learn how to write computerprograms in the Classical dialect of the FOR-TRAN language. Along with numerous updatesand revisions throughout, this second editionincludes an additional case study on file I/O,new sections on CPU timing on Pentium proces-sors, and more information about the g77 com-piler and Linux.

Features

• Requires no previous background in programming

• Illustrates a practical, systematic approach toprogram design and construction

• Devotes a chapter to program developmentin the Unix environment

• Explains the measurement and optimizationof execution speed as well as several methodsfor parallel processing

• Describes traditional FORTRAN memory management techniques

• Covers archaic, unusual, and dangeroususages, providing practical advice on how todeal with troublesome legacy codes

• Contains a selection of handy utility routinesand end-of-chapter exercises

Selected Contents:

Hello, World! Expressions and AssignmentStatements. Conditionals and Branching. ScalarData Types. Arrays and DO Loops.Subprograms. Adjustable Dimensions andEXTERNAL. COMMON. Input and Output.Character Variables. Memory ManagementTechniques. Design, Documentation, andCoding Style. Archaic, Unusual, and DangerousUsages. UNIX Issues. Measuring andMaximizing Serial Execution Speed. Vector andParallel Processing. Modern Fortran and HPF.Some Utility Routines. Bibliography. Index.

Catalog no. 59076, 2009, 576 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-5907-6, $92.95 / £59.99


What EveryEngineer ShouldKnow AboutDevelopingReal-TimeEmbeddedProductsKim R. FowlerConsultant, Windsor Mill, Maryland, USA

Developing real-time embedded productsrequires understanding the interaction betweendifferent disciplines, such as circuit design,power, cooling, packaging, software, and thehuman interface. This book provides the knowl-edge and insight needed to evaluate self-con-tained embedded systems and understand theinteractions between subsystems. Real-worldcase studies illustrate each topic in the text andoffer a clear guide for preparing and developingproject plans. The book also offers download-able schedule and estimation templates.

Catalog no. 7959, 2008, 496 pp., Soft CoverISBN: 978-0-8493-7959-8, $57.95 / £36.99Also available as an eBook





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Computer Languages


ARM AssemblyLanguageFundamentals andTechniquesWilliam HohlARM, Inc, Austin, Texas, USA

Assuming some background in high-level pro-gramming, this work focuses on compiling forARM and explores situations that programmerswill ultimately encounter. An evaluation versionof the RealView Microcontroller Development Kitfrom Keil accompanies the text.

Features

• Presents text, diagrams, and training materialsproduced by ARM

• Reviews computing systems in general, witha brief history of ARM included in the discussion of RISC architecture

• Details load and store instructions as well asmethods for passing parameters to functions

• Covers all required arithmetic operations,including an optional section on fractionalnotation

• Provides a summary of all of the Version 4Tinstructions

• Supplies a wide range of invaluable casestudies and examples throughout the text, in addition to a wealth of material availableonline

• Provides access to a fully functional evaluationversion of the RealView MicrocontrollerDevelopment Kit

Selected Contents:

An Overview of Computing Systems. TheARM7 TDMI Programmer’s Model. FirstPrograms. Assembler Rules and Directives.Loads, Stores and Addressing. Constants andLiteral Pools. Logic and Arithmetic. Loops andBranches. Tables. Subroutines and Stacks.Exception Handling. Memory-MappedPeripherals. Thumb. Mixing C and Assembly.Appendices.


ComputerArithmetic andVerilog HDLFundamentalsJoseph CavanaghSanta Clara University,California, USA

“… a very large work on the topics of addition,subtraction, multiplication, and division. … Thestudent who completes a course based on thiswork will have achieved a great deal. SummingUp: Recommended.”

—CHOICE, June 2010

Comprehensive and self-contained, this textcovers the design of various arithmetic circuitsusing Verilog HDL for fixed-point, decimal, andfloating-point number representations. It con-tains examples using different algorithms forboth combinational and clocked sequentialarithmetic circuits. The text presents topics incomputer arithmetic and features Verilog HDLprojects to illustrate complete functional designoperation. All designs are carried through tocompletion.

Features

• Illustrates the design module, the test benchmodule, outputs obtained from simulation,and the waveforms obtained from simulation

• Offers the complete Verilog code for download for all examples

• Compares conventional methods withVerilog HDL

Selected Contents:

Number Systems and Number Representations.Logic Design Fundamentals. Introduction toVerilog HDL. Fixed-Point Addition. Fixed-PointSubtraction. Fixed-Point Multiplication. Fixed-Point Division. Decimal Addition. DecimalSubtraction. Decimal Multiplication. DecimalDivision. Floating-Point Addition. Floating-PointSubtraction. Floating-Point Multiplication.Floating-Point Division. Additional Floating-Point Topics. Additional Topics in ComputerArithmetic. Appendices. Index.






Computer Systems Engineering

New!

Location-BasedInformationSystemsDeveloping Real-Time TrackingApplicationsMiguel A. Labradorand Alfredo J. PerezUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, USA

Pedro M. WightmanUniversidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia

Drawing on the authors’ more than six years ofR&D experience in location-based informationsystems (LBISs) as well as their participation indefining the Java ME Location API 2.0, this textdescribes the technical components needed tocreate location-based services with an emphasison nonproprietary, freely available solutions thatwork across different technologies and platforms.Each chapter presents a general real-time trackingsystem example that can be easily adapted to tar-get any application domain and that can incorpo-rate other sensor data to make the system “partic-ipatory sensing” or “human-centric sensing.”

Features

• Takes a systems approach that integrates all the necessary pieces to build an LBIS

• Covers cellular phone programming, positioning technologies, and cellular networks

• Illustrates each topic with a real-time trackingsystem example

• Includes code examples and instructions forcreating your own system and setting upyour entire development environment

• Provides software packages, PowerPointslides, lab examples, and more on a companion website

Selected Contents:

The Mobile Phone. The Java Platform MicroEdition (Java ME). MIDlet Development. OtherImportant Programming Aspects. Obtainingthe User’s Position. Storing and Retrieving theData: The Database. Sending and ReceivingData: Communications. Java ME Web Services.System Administration. Data Visualization.Processing the Data. Appendix. Bibliography.Index.


Models ofNetworkReliabilityAnalysis,Combinatorics, and Monte CarloIlya B. GertsbakhBen Gurion University, BeerSheva, Israel

Yoseph ShpunginShamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel

“… a concise and compact book on the subjectof how to compute k-terminal reliability of agiven communication network, where the edgesor links can fail. … helps in understanding theintricacies involved in the problem of computingnetwork reliability. … students and teacherspursuing reliability of communication reliabilitywill find this book of interest. …very useful forreliability engineers and those dealing withdesign of communication networks … .”

—Krishna B. Misra, Performability Engineering, May 2011, Vol. 7, No. 3


ReconfigurableSystem Designand VerificationPao-Ann Hsiung andChun-Hsian HuangNational Chung ChengUniversity, Chiayi, Taiwan

Marco D. SantambrogioPolitecnico di Milano, Italy

Focusing on system-level design and verificationtechniques, this text starts with an overview ofreconfigurable computing architectures andplatforms and demonstrates how to developreconfigurable systems. This sets up the discus-sion of the hardware, software, and system tech-niques that form the core of the text. Theauthors classify design and verification tech-niques into primary and secondary categories.The techniques discussed range from systemmodeling and system-level design to co-simula-tion and formal verification. Case studies illus-trate real-world applications.






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New!

ComputerNetwork TimeSynchronizationThe Network TimeProtocol on Earthand in Space,Second EditionDavid L. MillsUniversity of Delaware, Newark, USA

Written by the original developer of the NetworkTime Protocol (NTP), this book explores thetechnological infrastructure of time dissemina-tion, distribution, and synchronization. Theauthor addresses the architecture, protocols,and algorithms of NTP. Along with updating alloriginal chapters, this edition includes four newchapters covering new algorithms and time-keeping in space missions.

Features

• Describes design network configurationoptions appropriate for public and privateNTP networks

• Demonstrates how to predict and calibrateperformance based on statistics from NTPclients and servers

• Provides a basis to evaluate the cryptanalyticstrengths and vulnerabilities of the NTPmodel

• Explains the operating principles of NTP andhow the protocol works in practice

Selected Contents:

Basic Concepts. How NTP Works. In the Belly ofthe Beast. Clock Discipline Algorithm. NTPSystem Engineering and Configuration. NTPPerformance in the Internet. Primary Serversand Reference Clocks. Kernel TimekeepingSupport. Cryptographic Authentication.Identity Schemes. Analysis of Errors. Modelingand Analysis of Computer Clocks. Metrologyand Chronometry of the NTP Timescale. NTPReference Implementation. Precision SystemClock Architecture. NTP Interleaved Modes.Time Transfer for Space Data Links. TimeTransfer for Deep-Space Missions. TechnicalHistory of NTP.


Grid ComputingInfrastructure,Service, andApplicationsEdited by

Lizhe WangRochester Institute ofTechnology, New York, USA

Wei JieUniversity of Manchester, UK

Jinjun ChenSwinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

The field of grid computing has made rapidprogress in the last few years, developing andevolving in almost all key areas. A comprehen-sive discussion of advances in grid computing,this book summarizes the concepts, methods,technologies, and applications in this area.Unlike other recent books on the subject thatdeal only with parts of grid computing, this onecovers the entire field. With chapters based onthe recent research of grid experts, it coversimportant topics such as philosophy, middle-ware, architecture, services, and applications.The book also includes technical details todemonstrate how grid computing works in thereal world.

Features

• Reflects the advances of grid computingsince 2003

• Covers important research aspects of gridcomputing, including the philosophy, middleware, architecture, services, and applications

• Provides technical details to demonstratehow grid computing works in the real world,including the ChinaGrid project and anAustralian workflow enactment engine

• Contains a large number of references andtechnical reports

Selected Contents:

Grid Infrastructure and Middleware. Crown.Grid Services. Grid Applications. Wisdom.Index.







Analysis andSynthesis ofFuzzy ControlSystemsA Model-BasedApproachGang FengCity University of Hong Kong,Kowloon

Written by a well-known expert who has pub-lished more than 100 papers in top internation-al journals, this book gives insight into the latestapproaches for the analysis and synthesis offuzzy systems. It systematically presents designtechniques applied to the Takagi–Sugeno classof fuzzy controllers widely used in successfulpractical applications. The book covers issues ofrobustness, stability, and conformity along withother state-of-the-art control techniques, such asmodel predictive control.


ReinforcementLearning andDynamicProgrammingUsing FunctionApproximatorsLucian Busoniu, Robert Babuska, Bart De Schutter, and Damien ErnstWhile dynamic programming (DP) has helpedsolve control problems involving dynamic sys-tems, its value was limited by algorithms thatlacked practical scale-up capacity. In recent years,developments in reinforcement learning (RL)—DP’s model-free counterpart—have changedthis. Focusing on continuous-variable problems,this unparalleled work introduces classical RL andDP and presents current methods in RL and DPwith approximation. Combining algorithmdevelopment with theoretical guarantees, itoffers illustrative examples that readers will beable to adapt to their own work.Catalog no. K11117, 2010, 280 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-2108-4, $89.95 / £57.99Also available as an eBook

Data FlowAnalysisTheory and PracticeUday Khedker,Amitabha Sanyal, andBageshri SatheIIT Bombay, Mumbai, India

“… a very decent and quite balanced coverageof the topic from a formal perspective. It is wellwritten and nicely organized, containing manyexamples which definitely help to clarify therather technical content. … This book alsocomes with a live web page … that containsslides with some additional material, [an updat-ed] Errata section … and the analyzer software.This book includes an introduction to GCC, arich list of references, and an index.”

—Zhjzhang Shen, Plymouth State University


New!

Design of Low-PowerCoarse-GrainedReconfigurableArchitecturesYoonjin KimSookmyung Women’s University,Seoul, South Korea

Rabi N. MahapatraTexas A&M University, College Station, USA

Helping you understand the issues involved indesigning and constructing embedded systems,this book offers new frameworks for optimizingthe architecture of components in embeddedsystems in order to decrease area and savepower. Real application benchmarks and gate-level simulations substantiate these frameworks.The first half of the text explains how to reducepower in the configuration cache. The secondhalf focuses on the design of a cost-effective pro-cessing element array to reduce area and powerconsumption.







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Micro-controllersFundamentals andApplications with PICFernando E. Valdes-PerezUniversidad de Oriente, Santiagode Cuba, Cuba

Ramon Pallas-ArenyEPSC-UPC, Castelldefels, Spain

This book gives users the information necessaryto understand the architecture and program-ming of microcontrollers. Each topic is describedusing a reader-centered, top-bottom approach.The authors first describe the concepts that arecommon to any microcontroller. Each of thetopics is then detailed for PIC microcontrollers.Practical applications supplement the topics toprovide further clarity. The book does not limititself to a digital view of microcontrollers.Instead, it includes aspects of analog signalssuch as the acquisition and processing of exter-nal analog signals.

Features

• Offers a complete and well-organizedresource for those interested in developingdesigns with PIC microcontrollers

• Focuses on current topics of interest to electronic designers and experimenters

• Provides clarity for those just beginning toexperiment with microcontrollers, as well asthe depth of information needed for moreadvanced users

• Covers aspects of analog signals, includingacquisition and processing of external signals

• Describes uses for a wide variety of applications

Selected Contents:

Introduction to Microcontrollers. PICMicrocontrollers. Memory in Microcontrollers.Instruction Set and Assembler LanguageProgramming. Parallel Input and Output.Timers. Interrupts. Serial Input and Output.Analog Input and Outputs: Signal Acquisitionand Distribution. Appendix. Bibliography.


System LevelDesign with.Net TechnologyEdited by

El MostaphaAboulhamidUniversite de Montreal, Canada

Frederic RousseauTIMA Lab, France

Constituting a software-based approach todesign modeling verification and simulation, thisis the first book to harness the power of .NET forsystem design. World class developers who havebeen at the forefront of system design fordecades explain how to tap into the power ofthis dynamic programming environment formore effective management of metadata—andintrospection and interoperability betweentools. Using readily available technology, thetext details how to capture constraints andrequirements at high levels and describes howto percolate them during the refinementprocess. This cutting-edge reference alsoincludes the open source environment ESys.NETso readers can experiment with new ideas, algo-rithms, and design methods.

Features

• Presents a software-oriented approach todesign modeling verification and simulationenvironments

• Explains how to harness the power of the.NET framework

• Contains worked examples and end-of-chapterreferences

• Addresses the new market of system compilation

Selected Contents:

Introduction. Modeling and Specification.Simulation. Verification. Synthesis andImplementation. Conclusion. References. Index.






Bioinformatics

New!

BioinformaticsHigh PerformanceParallel ComputerArchitecturesEdited by

Bertil SchmidtNanyang TechnologicalUniversity, Singapore

Written by internationally renowned experts,this book introduces emerging parallel architec-tures, their corresponding programming para-digms, and their bioinformatics applications.Two introductory chapters supply necessarybackground on sequential bioinformatics algo-rithms and parallel architectures, such as multi-cores, Cell B.E., GPUs, and FPGAs. The book then presents parallelization strategiesand performance evaluations for numerousstate-of-the-art bioinformatics algorithms andtools, including pairwise and multiple sequencealignment, BLAST, motif finding, and patternmatching. The text also covers sequence assem-bly, hidden Markov models, molecular dynam-ics, and evolutionary tree reconstruction.

Features

• Offers an overview of the range of availableparallel architectures, such as many-cores,multi-cores, and FPGAs, and their corresponding programming paradigms—helping readers choose the most suitableapproach for their own work

• Presents parallelization strategies and performance evaluations for a variety ofstate-of-the-art bioinformatics algorithms and tools

• Provides the necessary background knowledgeon bioinformatics algorithms

• Includes case studies on parallel genomicsequence comparison using many-cores,multi-core, and FPGA technologies, phylognetic tree computation on a variety ofparallel architectures, and processing massspectrometric data for proteomics on FPGAs


Systems Biology andBioinformaticsA ComputationalApproachKayvan Najarian,Christopher N.Eichelberger, Siamak Najarian, andShahriar Gharibzadeh This text reviews the basic principles of molecu-lar and cell biology using a system-orientedapproach. It also provides a brief description ofthe high-throughput biological experimentsthat produce databases. The authors presenttechniques to discover genes, performnucleotide and amino acid sequence matching,estimate static gene dynamic pathways, andpredict the behavior of biological systems forimportant applications.

Features

• Provides methods to integrate high-levelimaging data and molecular-level measurements to model biological systems

• Presents the necessary biological and mathematical background

• Includes practical examples and experimentswith real data

• Covers the computational approach andadvanced mathematical methods

Selected Contents:

Cell Biology. Bioassays. Review of SomeComputational Methods. ComputationalStructural Biology: Protein Structure Prediction.Computational Structural Biology: ProteinSequence Analysis. Genomics and Proteomics.Methods for Identification of DifferentiallyExpressed Genes or Proteins. Binary andBayesian Networks as Static Models ofRegulatory Pathways. Metabolic Control Theoryfor Static Modeling of Metabolic Pathways.System Identification and Control Theory forDynamic Modeling of Biological Pathways.Gene Silencing for Systems Biology. Simulationand Systems Biology. Software, Databases, andOther Resources for Systems Biology. FutureDirections. Index.





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Resources for Every Computer Engineer’s Library


The ElectronicsHandbookSecond EditionEdited by

Jerry C. WhitakerTechnical Press, Morgan Hill,California, USA

“… easy to use and can be useful for engineersand technicians involved in the design, produc-tion, installation, operation, and maintenanceof electronic devices and systems.”

—Giuseppe Di Cataldo, IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine,

March/April 2006, Vol. 22, No. 2

Completely updated and expanded, the secondedition of this bestselling handbook presents thekey concepts, models, and equations necessaryto analyze, design, and predict the behavior ofcomplex electrical devices, circuits, instruments,and systems. With 23 sections that encompassthe entire electronics field, from classical devicesand circuits to emerging technologies and appli-cations, the book not only covers engineeringaspects, but also includes sections on reliability,safety, and engineering management.

Selected Contents:

Fundamental Electrical Theory. Properties ofMaterials and Components. Properties ofPassive Components. Passive Electrical Circuit.Electron Vacuum Devices. Microwave VacuumDevices. Semiconductor Devices and Circuits.Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. PowerSupplies and Regulation. Packaging ElectronicSystems. Communication Principles.Electromagnetic Radiation. InformationRecording and Storage. Wired CommunicationsSystems. Wireless Communications Systems.Radar and Radionavigation. Control andInstrumentation Technology. ComputerSystems. Signal Measurement, Analysis, andTesting. Reliability Engineering. Safety.Engineering Management, Standardization,and Regulation. Index.


New!

IntelligentInstrumentationPrinciples andApplicationsManabendra BhuyanTezpur Central University,Assam, India

Evaluating current topics in instrumentation andsensor engineering, this book employs princi-ples-based explanations to delineate the tech-nology. Using commercial devices and technolo-gy to support theoretical bases, the author pro-vides solid answers to questions such as, whatmakes a sensor intelligent, what are the variousways to classify them, how can a classical instru-mentation system be provided with the intelli-gent features, and what are the recent technolo-gies of II/SS. The book includes illustrations,photographs, numerical problems, and casestudies to explain the theory.

Features

• Emphasizes basic design principles and applications of intelligent sensors using casestudies and numerical examples

• Discusses signal processing operations, suchas linearization, calibration, and compensation,on which intelligent sensors rely

• Investigates artificial intelligence as a criticalcomponent of intelligent sensors in realworld applications

• Uses MATLAB® programs to validate designapproaches

Selected Contents:

Background of Instrumentation. SensorPerformance Characteristics. Signals andSystem Dynamics. Intelligent Sensors.Linearization, Calibration, and Compensation.Sensors with Artificial Intelligence. IntelligentSensor Standards and Protocols. Questions.Index.

Catalog no. 89536, January 2011, 547 pp.,ISBN: 978-1-4200-8953-0, $99.95 / £49.99Also available as an eBook




Resources for Every Computer Engineer’s Library

PSPICE andMATLAB® forElectronicsAn IntegratedApproach, Second EditionJohn Okyere AttiaPrairie View A&M University,Texas, USA

Used collectively, PSPICE and MATLAB® areunsurpassed for circuit modeling and data analy-sis. PSPICE can perform DC, AC, transient,Fourier, temperature, and Monte Carlo analysisof electronic circuits with device models andsubsystem subcircuits. MATLAB can then carryout calculations of device parameters, curve fit-ting, numerical integration, numerical differenti-ation, statistical analysis, and two- and three-dimensional plots.Exploring the strong features of PSPICE and thepowerful functions of MATLAB for electronic cir-cuit analysis, this second edition continues toprovide an introduction to PSPICE and a simple,hands-on overview of MATLAB. It also demon-strates the combined power of PSPICE and MAT-LAB for solving electronics problems. The authorincludes short primers on PSPICE and MATLABand presents worked-out examples of applica-tions that illustrate the use of PSPICE and MAT-LAB in solving electronics problems.

New to the Second Edition

• Updated MATLAB topics

• Schematic capture and text-based PSPICEnetlists in several chapters

• New chapter on PSPICE simulation using theORCAD schematic capture program

• New examples and problems, along with arevised bibliography in each chapter

Selected Contents:

ORCAD PSPICE Capture Fundamentals. PSPICEFundamentals. PSPICE Advanced Features.MATLAB Fundamentals. MATLAB Functions.Diode Circuits. Operational Amplifier. TransistorCharacteristics and Circuits.


New!

What EveryEngineer ShouldKnow aboutMATLAB® andSimulink®

Adrian B. BiranTechnion-Israel Institute ofTechnology, Israel

Using examples from mathematics, mechanicaland electrical engineering, and control and sig-nal processing, this book examines the advan-tages and limitations of MATLAB® and Simulink®.The author demonstrates how to visualize theresults of calculations in graphical representa-tions, how to write useful script files and func-tions, how to avoid disastrous computationalerrors, and how to insert calculations and graphsinto technical reports produced by MS Word orLaTeX.

Features

• Includes examples from real-life engineeringcontexts and the implications of approximations or numerical errors

• Offers a gradual introduction to MATLAB and Simulink

• Shows how calculations carried out in MATLAB can be converted easily into technical reports

• Provides companion software with a set offunctions and script files online

• Contains examples, problems, chapter summaries, an extensive bibliography, andglossaries in English, French, German, andItalian

Selected Contents:

INTRODUCING MATLAB: Introduction to MAT-LAB. Vectors and Matrices. Equations.Processing and Publishing the Results. PRO-GRAMMING IN MATLAB: Some Facts aboutNumerical Computing. Data Types and Object-Oriented Programming. PROGRESSING INMATLAB: Complex Numbers. NumericalIntegration. Ordinary Differential Equations.More Graphics. An Introduction to Simulink.Applications in the Frequency Domain. Answersto Selected Questions. Bibliography. Index.

Catalog no. K10511, January 2011, 451 pp.Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1020-0$69.95 / £44.99Also available as an eBook





The Computer Engineering HandbookSecond Edition (Two-Volume Set)

Edited by

Vojin G. OklobdzijaUniversity of California, Davis, USA

“Many researchers will appreciate the well-devel-oped indexes. Summing Up: Recommended.”

—J. Beidler, University of Scranton, CHOICE, July 2008, Vol. 45, No. 11

The second edition of this award-winning handbookreemerges with completely updated content and atotally new format. Now offered as a two-volumeset, the handbook brings together all aspects of thefield. It reflects current issues in low-power designand embedded processors, along with new stan-dards. This edition includes a new section on com-puter memory and storage as well as several newchapters on such topics as semiconductor memorycircuits, stream and wireless processors, and non-volatile memory technologies and applications.

Features

• Provides a comprehensive survey of the entirecomputer engineering field

• Offers fully updated coverage in a reorganized,convenient two-volume format

• Includes new chapters covering developmentsthat have occurred in the field since the publication of the previous edition

• Presents contributions from key authorities atleading academic and industrial institutions



Digital Design and FabricationThis carefully focused work explores advances incomputer architecture and design and the tech-nologies used to manufacture and test them. Itincludes a new section on memory and storageas well as new chapters on semiconductor mem-ory circuits and nonvolatile memory technolo-gies and applications. With updates in everychapter, the book also covers novel develop-ments, trends, standards, and technologies.

Selected Contents:

Fabrication and Technology. Memory andStorage. Design Techniques. Design for LowPower. Testing and Design for Testability.



Digital Systems and ApplicationsThis volume focuses on advances in computersystem technologies and the applications thatare emerging to take advantage of increasinglysophisticated capabilities. It includes new chap-ters on parallelizing iterative heuristics, streamand wireless processors, and lightweightembedded systems. Nearly every chapter fea-tures extensively updated information thatreflects recent developments, trends, standards,and technologies.

Selected Contents:

Computer Systems and Architecture. EmbeddedApplications. Signal Processing. Communicationsand Networks. Input/Output. Operating System.New Directions in Computing.







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