Southcon

CONFERENCERECORD

Sessions Presented at

Southcon/84

Orlando, Florida

January 17,18,19,1984

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SESSION INDEX OF THE SOUTHCON/84 PROGRAM

Session

1 Advances in Custom Integrated Circuit Technology

2 Entrepreneurial Assistance

3 Standard Cells: A New Methodology for Custom IC Design

4 Developing and Funding the New Technology Company

5 Electronic Devices and Materials for Millimeter Wave and Infrared Technology

6 Digital Gate Arrays

7 Protecting Your Technology Resources— People and Ideas

8 Advances in EMI Shielding with Conductive Plastics

9 Error Detection and Correction Architecture for DRAMs

10 Productivity and the Management of Human Resources

11 Computer Aided Engineering

12 New CAD Tools for Programmable Logic

13 The Information Age Online: The Engineer and Megatrend #1

14 Computer Vision

15 Digital Instrumentation and the Electronic Workbench

16 Offshore Subcontracting, Manufacturing and Sourcing for the Electronics Industry

17 Industrial Vision: Meeting Ground for Productivity & Quality

18 Protecting Code in Private/Security-Sensitive Application

19 Speech Technology—The Natural Man/Machine Interface

20 Advances In CAE Technology

21 Protecting and Exploiting Software Developments

22 Modern Commercial Applications of Digital Signal Processing Microcomputers

23 Modern Configuration Control for Electronics and Software

24 Local Area Networks— Integrating System Requirements

25 Advanced Signal Processing Architectures

Session 1 Advances in Custom Integrated Circuit Technc

Session Organizer and ChairmanDennis R. SnyderHarris SemiconductorMelbourne, FL

1/1 Optimization of IC Performance Through CustoDesign Techniques

Thomas J. Sanders and Dennis R. SnyderHarris SemiconductorMelbourne, FL

1/2 CAE System for VLSI

Andrew HainesVLSI Technology, Inc.San Jose, CA

1/3 The Importance of Design Methodology in CADand Vendor Selection

Graham ShentonInternational Microelectronic ProductsSan Jose, CA

Session 2 Entrepreneurial Assistance

William OberlinkArthur Young & CompanyMiami, FL

2/1 Innovation in Small Business & the Small BusinessInnovation Research Program

Ray S. Brill, Jr.Small Business High Technology InstituteWa sh ington, DC

2/2 The Florida Entrepreneurial Network

Maury S. HagermanFlorida Department of CommerceTallahassee, FL

2/3 Managing High Technology Company Development in anIncubator Environment

Jerry L. BirchfieldAdvanced Technology Development CenterAtlanta, GA

Session 3 Standard Cells: A New Methodology for CustomIC Design

Session Organizer and ChairmanBrian SullivanAmerican Microsystems, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

3/1 Cell Libraries Convert Systems Engineers intoI.C. Designers

Conrad J. BoisvertSynertek, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

3/2 MOS Standard Cells: Combining Analog and Digital

Dale G. Maeding, Steven R. Eckert,Bertram J. White, Paul W. Tuinenga

and Daniel C. BrownSilicon Systems, Inc.Tustin, CA

3/3 Flexx® Array: A Semicustom Alternative Encompassinthe Best Features of Standard Cells in GateArray Technology

Herb JesseSignetics CorporationSunnyvale, CA

Session 4 Developing and Funding the New Technology Company

Session Organizer and ChairmanAlfred R. Roach, Jr.Asbill Porter Churchill & NellisAtlanta, GA

4/1 Business Formation

Alfred R. Roach, Jr.Asbill Porter Churchill & NellisAtlanta.- GA

4/2 The Proper Business Plan

E. F. "Woody" WhitchurchArthur Anderson & Co.Orlando, FL

4/3 Proper Funding - The Public Sector

Steve GorlinConsultantAtlanta.- GA

4/4 Proper Funding - The Private Sector

John C. Yates, Esq.Asbill Porter Churchill * NellisAtlanta, GA

Session 5 Electronic Devices and Materials for MillimeterWave and Infrared Technology

Session Organizer Session ChairmanCalvin D. Watts Edward C. Hall

Martin Marietta Orlando AerospaceOrlando, FL

5/1 Quartz Image Guides for Millimeter Wave IntegrateCircuits

Yu-Wen ChangGeneral DynamicsPomona, CA

5/2 Mercury Cadmium Telluride Growth by Liquid PhaseEpitaxy

M. ChuFermionics CorporationChatsworth, CA

5/3 Infrared Monolithic Silicon Imagers with Shottky-Barrier Detectors

Walter F. Kosonocky and Hammam ElabdRCA LaboratoriesPrinceton, NJ

Session 6 Digital Gate Arrays

Session Organizer and ChairmanJohn M. HartmanInsouth Microsystems, Inc.Auburn, AL

6/1 CMOS Gate Arrays - Are They All The Same?

Gideon AmirUniversal Semiconductor, Inc.San Jose, CA

6/2 Automated Logic Integration System for GateArrays and Beyond

Richard NedinskyGTE MicrocircuitsTempe, AZ

6/3 New CMOS and ECL Gate Array Families

Frank Gasparik and John HartmanInsouth Microsystems, Inc.Auburn, AL

Session 7 Protecting Your Technology Resources - Peopleand Ideas

Session Organizer and ChairmanRichard M. (Erik) GordonAsbill Porter Churchill & NellisAtlanta, GA

7/1 Software Protection - Part I

Cynthia J. RingoManagement Science America, Inc.Atlanta, GA

7/2 Protection of Computer Software - Part II

Ellen M. KirshSTSC, Inc.Rockville, MD

7/3 Administering a Technology Protection Program

Frederick W. PowersSiemens-Allis, Inc.Atlanta, GA

7/4 Employer-Employee Rights in TechnologicalDevelopment

Richard M. (Erik) GordonAsbill Porter Churchill & NellisAtlanta, GA

Session 8 Advances in EMI Shielding with Conductive Plastici

Session Organizer and ChairmanRobert M. SimonTransmet CorporationColumbus, OH

8/1 EMI Shielding Plastic - Aron Conductor PLS

Tadashi HasegawaAron Kasei Company Ltd.Nagoya, Japan

8/2 Processing Conductive Flake Filled Plastics forEMI Shielding

Ron A. CrossmanTransmet CorporationColumbus, OH

8/3 Polycarbonate/ABS Blends for EMI Shielding

Nelson R. Lazear and Walter J. PhillipsMobay Chemical CorporationPittsburgh, PA

Session 9 Error Detection and Correction Architecture for DRfi

Session Organizer and ChairmanSuneel RajpalMonolithic Memories, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

9/1 Error Correction & Detection Architectures - Discreiv.s. VLSI

Ronald PieslakParadyne CorporationLargo, FL

9/2 Improving Your DRAM Reliability by Two DifferentSolutions

Zwie Amitai, Suneel Rajpal and Nadia SachsMonolithic Memories, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

9/3 Techniques in Error Detection & Correction UsingTexas Instruments SN74ALS632N

Robert K. BreuningerTexas Instruments IncorporatedDallas, TX

9/4 NSDP8400; A Fast, Expandable, Multiple Error Detectoand Corrector

Webster (Rusty) B. MeierNational Semiconductor CorporationSanta Clara, CA

g/5 Error Correction in Microcomputers

Tom Routhieaux

ession 10 Productivity and the Management of Human Resources

Session Organizer and ChairmanArthur GrunenfelderNASAKennedy Space Center, FL

10/1 Age Discrimination: A Serious Constraint toLifetime Careers in Engineering

Larry Dwon, P.E.Apex, NC

10/2 Managing Productive Engineering Careers

Harry M. CronsonThe MITRE CorporationBedford, MA

10/3 A Profile of Women in IEEE

Eunice Johnson RogersSouth Central Bell Telephone Co.Birmingham, AL

10/4 Problems in Pension Plans for Engineers

Malcom M. DrummondTaylor Instrument CompanyRochester, NY

Session 11 Computer Aided Engineering

Session Organizer Session ChairmanRichard Dietz William E. Queen

NASAKennedy Space Center, FL

ll/l CAE Applications at the Kennedy Space Center

Terry D. GreenfieldNASAKennedy Space Center, FL

11/2 CAE - Essential for VLSI

R. S. SingletonHarris CorporationMelbourne, FL

11/3 A/E Use of Computer-Aided Engineering in PowerGeneration

Kenneth J. BrockwellBurns and Roe, Inc.Oradell, NJ

11/4 Process Plant Design - CAE User's Perspective

Allen J. Savage P.E.Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Pasadena, CA

Session 12 New Cad Tools for Programmable Logic

Session Organizer and ChairmanVincent J. ColiMonolithic Memories, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

12/1 Test Methods for Programmable Logic

Jenny LeeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.Sunnyvale, CA

12/2 System Advantages of Programmable Logic

Danesh M. Tavana and Vincent J. ColiMonolithic Memories, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

12/3 A Programmable Logic CAD Station

Walter Bright and Michael A. MrazData I/O CorporationRedmond, WA

12/4 Second Generation PAL Programmers

Usha RamaswamyStructured Design, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

12/5 Personal Computer-Based Programmable LogicWorkstations

Stephen M. WaltersValley Data SciencesMountain View, CA

Session 13 The Information Age Online: The Engineer andMegatrend #1

Session Organizer and ChairmanCathy M. FerrereINSPEC/IEEEPiscataway, NJ

13/1 The Engineer and the Information Age

Cathy M. FerrereINSPEC/IEEEPiscataway, NJ

13/2 Retrieval of Technical Information at AT&T BellLaboratories

Richard A. MatulaAT&T Bell LaboratoriesMurray Hill, NJ

13/3 Dialog's Technical Databases

Ron KamineckiDialog Information Services, Inc.Chicago, IL

13/4 Getting Answers on INSPEC

Chris CannonINSPECHitchin, Herts, England

13/5 One Hundred Years of Service to the EngineeringCommunity

Barbara S. McCoyEngineering Information, IncNew York, NY

ssion 14 Computer Vision

Session Organizer and ChairmanJohn F. GilmoreGeorgia TechAtlanta, GA

14/1 Passive Ranging From Noisy Optical Flow

Arthur V- Forman, Jr. and Ronald A. Riley, Jr.Martin Marietta Orlando AerospaceOrlando, FL

14/2 Image Understanding Through the Exploitation ofScene Context

John F. GilmoreGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

14/3 Computer Generated Infrared Flight SimulationImagery Based on DMA Artbass Data

W. Mark Finlay and Marshall R. WeathersbyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

14/4 Higher Efficiency for Parallel Processors

Eugene Cloud and Wlodzimierz HolsztynskiMartin Marietta Orlando AerospaceOrlando, FL

Session 15 Digital Instrumentation and the ElectronicWorkbench

Session Organizer and ChairmanGerald F. Muething, Jr.Nicolet Paratronics CorporationFremont, CA

15/1 The Integrated Engineering Workbench

Terry Larson and Larry BadagliaccaDolch Logic Instruments, Inc.San Jose, CA

15/2 Loosely Versus Tightly Coupled Instrument Systems

Gerald F. Muething, Jr.Nicolet Paratronics CorporationFremont, CA

15/3 The Impact of Emulation and Analysis onInstrumentation

Richard H. Drohan, Jr.Gould, Inc.Santa Clara, CA

15/4 Engineering Workstation Integrates MDS, ICE andLogic Analyzer

H. L. Hampton and Daniel P. O'ConnellIntel CorporationHillsboro, OR

sssion 16 Offshore Subcontracting, Manufacturing andSourcing for the Electronics Industry

Session Organizer Session ChairmanDaphne Overstreet Joseph T. DibeneInternational Business Maxtor Corp.Information Service San Jose, CAMesa, AZ

16/1 Sourcing for Materials in Southeast Asia: Japan'sSecret Supermarket

Joseph T. DibeneMaxtor Corp.San Jose, CA

16/2 An Overview of Contract Manufacturing in Asia

Chuck WheatleyDimerco International Corp.Cupertino, CA

16/3 "Offshore" Assembly in Mexico: A Summary of theIn-Bond Program

Walter SwedmanCollectron, Inc.Chatsworth, CA

16/4 How U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Compliment OffshorePrograms

Daphne OverstreetInternational Business Information ServiceMesa, AZ

16/5 Jamaica: A New Economic Opportunity for Electronic

Audley ShawJamaica National Investment Promotion Ltd.New York, NY

Session 17 Industrial Vision: Meeting Ground forProductivity and Quality

Session Organizer and ChairmanLawrence A. MurrayVuebotics CorporationCarlsbad, CA

17/1 Session Overview - Industrial Vision: MeetingGround for Productivity & Quality

Lawrence A. MurrayVuebotics CorporationCarlsbad, CA

17/2 Vision Guided Robotic Arm Control for PartAcquisition

Nello Zuech and Rajarshi RayObject Recognition Systems, Inc.Princeton, NJ

17/3 Low Cost Character Recognition Using A GeneralPurpose Vision System

Jim GreenKey Image Systems, Inc.Chatsworth, CA

Session 18 Protecting Code in Private/Security-SensitiveApplication

Session Organizer and ChairmanDavid YeskeyIntel CorporationChandler, AZ

18/1 New ICS Help Prevent Software Theft

Bill HustonMotorola, Inc.Austin, TX

18/2 Secure EPROMs - A Microcontroller Offering ofProprietary Software Protection

Alex TothIntel CorporationChandler, AZ

18/3 EEROM Adaptive Security for Single ChipMicrocomputers p

Larry Goss and Dane ElliotSeeq Technology, inc.San Jose, CA

Session 19 Speech Technology - The Natural Man/MachineInterface

Session Organizer Session ChairmanAnn E. Conrad Kenneth H. CaseVotan VotanFremont, CA Altamonte Springs, CA

19/1 Improving Computer Aided Design Through Voice I/O

Paul J. EmersonMartin-Marietta Data SystemsOrlando, FL

19/2 Using Voice Recognition/Response for WeaponsControl at Anniston Army Depot

James F. RountreeAnnsiton Army DepotAnniston, AL

19/3 The Applications Planning Matrix: Considerationsin Optimizing Voice System Design

Richard M. MelnicoffVotanFremont, CA

19/4 Field Maintenance Procedures Using Voice

Elton J. HowardHughes AircraftLong Beach, CA

Session 20 Advances in CAE Technology

Session Organizer and ChairmanDavid E. AndersonValid Logic Systems IncorporatedMountain View, CA

20/1 A Hierarchical Approach to VLSI Design Tools

Roger H. Scott, Louis K. Schefferand Ron Ellickson

Valid Logic Systems, Inc.Mountain View, CA

20/2 Design with Functional Simulation Versus LogicSimulation

Edward D. BarnettSilvar LiscoPalo Alto, CA

20/3 A Complete CAE System with Integrated CMOS CellLibrary

Eric ArchambeauMatra Design SystemsSanta Clara, CA

ISession 2L Protecting and Exploiting Software Developments :

Session Organizer and ChairmanMichael A. Lechter, Esq.Cushman, Darby & CushmanWashington, DC 20006

21/1 Legal Mechanisms for Protecting Software

Michael A. Lechter, Esq.Cushman, Darby & CushmanWashington, DC

21/2 Financing and Tax Aspects of Software Development

Howard J. BusbeeCoopers & LybrandAtlanta, GA

21/3 Data Security Techniques Using Microcomputerswith On-Chip EE-PROM

David Ruimy GonzalesMotorola, Inc.Austin, TX

21/4 Making Money Through Software Licensing

Mikio Ishimaru, Esq.John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.Everett, WA

Session 22 Modern Commercial Applications of Digital SignalProcessing Microcomputers

Session Organizer and ChairmanLouis C. PagnuccoTexas Instruments IncorporatedHouston, TX

22/1 A Real Time Speech Subband Coder Using the TMS32010

T. P. Barnwell III, R. W. Schafer,R. M. Mersereau and D. L. Smith

Atlanta Signal Processors IncorporatedAtlanta, GA

22/2 A Self Tuning Controller for Manipulator DynamicsDuring End Effector Load Transitions

W. KohnLockheed Engineering and Management

Services Company, Inc.Houston, TX

22/3 Designing Synthetic Voice Protocols for ANSIVideotex (NAPLPS)

T. M. BaleshtaCommunications Research CentreOttawa, Ontario, Canada

andC. D. O'BrienNorpak CorporationKanata, Ontario, Canada

22/4 Brushless Motor Control Using DSP

Donald SchmitzCarnegie-Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

andEdward KurtzCarnegie Research Group, Inc.Carnegie, PA

Session 23 Modern Configuration Control for Electronics andSoftware

Session Organizer and ChairmanRichard W. LowrieLowrie Engineering Co.Clearwater, FL

23/1 Configuration Control at Memcor

Robert G. TeeterE-Systems, Inc.Tampa, FL

23/2 Configuration Management from the User's Pointof View

W. E. SturtzGeneral Telephone Company of FloridaTampa, FL

23/3 Ground Rules for Configuration Control

R. W. LowrieCritikon, Inc.Tampa, FL

Session 24 Local Area Networks, Integrating SystemRequirements

Session Organizer and ChairmanGary L. WoodCodexMansfield, MA

24/1 Reliability, Availability and ServiceabilityConsiderations in Local Area Networks

Rich SeifertDigital Equipment CorporationTewksbury, MA

24/2 LAN Systems Silicon - Meeting System Requirements

James T. CarloTexas Instruments IncorporatedHouston, TX

24/3 Local Area Networks: An Integrated Approach toSystem Requirements

Sikandar NagviIntel CorporationSanta Clara, CA

24/4 The Datapoint ARC (Attached Resource Computer)Local Area Network: A Field Proven Local

Area Network

Alan J. MalingerDatapoint CorporationSan Antonio, TX

Session 25 Advanced Signal Processing Architectures

Session Organizer and ChairmanMilton E. RadantHughes Aicraft CompanyLos Angeles, CA

25/1 EMSP: The Navy's Next Generation Real-TimeSignal Processor

William L. Hatcher, IIINaval Sea Systems CommandWashington, DC

25/2 A Modular Reconfigurable On-Board Signal Processorfor Electro-Optical Sensor System

W. H. Evans and L. R. AmbortHughes Aircraft CompanyEl Segundo, CA

25/3 Distributed Digital Processing Architectures forMilitary Avionics

C. E. Wilent, L. R. Stine and S. K. OgiTRW Military Electronics DivisionSan Diego, CA