Alain Vachoux
EPFL STI IEL LSM
ELD 338 (Bâtiment ELD)
Station 11
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lsm.epfl.ch/
+41 21 693 69 53
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Fields of expertise
Modelling of analog, mixed-signal, and multi-discipline systems.
Language-based hardware design.
Front-end EDA tools (simulation, synthesis, verification).
Computer-aided design of VLSI circuits.
Language-based hardware design.
Front-end EDA tools (simulation, synthesis, verification).
Computer-aided design of VLSI circuits.
Biography
2013-2017: Technical Editor of the IEEE Std 1076.1 Language Reference Manual.
2007-2013: Secretary of the IEEE 1076.1 Working Group.
2006-2012: Key contributor to the OSCI AMS Working Group.
Since 2006: Europractice representative for EPFL.
2005-2007: Chair of the IEEE 1076.1 Working Group.
Since May 2002: Research Associate, EPFL, Microelectronic Systems Laboratory (LSM), Prof. Yusuf Leblebici, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Support for language-based design methodology of heterogeneous hardware systems.
Management and support of EDA tools and design kits.
Lecturer on hardware systems modelling with VHDL and VHDL-AMS.
2001-2002: IP Library and Methodology Manager, Antrim Design Systems, Le Vaud, Switzerland.
- Development of design workspaces for pipelined AD converters.
Support of VHDL-AMS in Antrim tools.
Management of the development of a layout migration tool for mixed-signal circuits.
EPFL lecturer on integrated circuit modelling with VHDL and VHDL-AMS.
1998-2001: Group Manager, IP and Methodology, XEMICS S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
- Deployment and support of proprietary low-power standard cell library, RAM/ROM memories and 8-bit CoolRISC core (incl. software development environment).
EPFL lecturer on integrated circuit modelling with VHDL and VHDL-AMS.
1990-1998: First Assistant, then Adjoint Scientifique, EPFL, Center for Integrated Systems (C3i), Prof. Daniel Mlynek, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Project leader for industrial projects (YvyTeam, Mentor Graphics, Motorola).
Lecturer on tools and methods for integrated circuit design, and modelling, simulation, and synthesis with VHDL.
Contribution to the design of the IEEE Std 1076.1 (VHDL-AMS), secretary and chair (1997-1999) of the IEEE 1076.1 Working Group.
1980-1990: Assistant, Ph.D. student, EPFL, Circuits and Systems Chair, Prof. Jacques Neirynck, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Ph.D. thesis on the implementation of the Waveform Relaxation Method for the analysis of large-scale digital MOS circuits.
Porting of filter design softwares from Algol to Pascal.
Design and development of a harmonic simulator for filters with general structures.
Publications
Infoscience publications
VHDL-AMS Model of an Electrochemical Cell to Design VLSI Bio-Chips
2011. IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), San Diego, California, USA, November 10-12, 2011.A VHDL-AMS Modeling Methodology for Top-Down/Bottom-Up Design of RF Systems
Advances in Design Methods from Modeling Languages for Embedded Systems and SoC's -- Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from FDL 2009; Springer, 2010.ModelLib: A Web-Based Platform for Collecting Behavioural Models and Supporting the Design of AMS Systems
Advances in Design and Specification Languages for Embedded Systems; Dordrecht: Springer, 2007. p. 53-68.Compact Modeling of MOSFET in VHDL-AMS
Transistor Level Modeling for Analog/RF IC Design; Springer, 2006. p. 243-269.Applications of Specification and Design Languages for SoCs Selected papers from FDL'05
Springer.VHDL-AMS and Verilog-AMS as alternative hardware description languages for efficient modeling of multidiscipline systems
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 2005.Extending SystemC to Support Mixed Discrete-Continuous System Modeling and Simulation
2005. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Kobe, Japan, May 23-26.Towards Analog and Mixed-Signal SOC Design with SystemC-AMS
2004. Second IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Design, Test and Applications (DELTA), Perth, Australia, January 28-30, 2004.SystemC-AMS Requirements, Design Objectives and Rationale
2003. Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition (DATE), Münich, Germany.Infoscience
VHDL-AMS Model of an Electrochemical Cell to Design VLSI Bio-Chips
2011. IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), San Diego, California, USA, November 10-12, 2011.A VHDL-AMS Modeling Methodology for Top-Down/Bottom-Up Design of RF Systems
Advances in Design Methods from Modeling Languages for Embedded Systems and SoC's -- Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from FDL 2009; Springer, 2010.ModelLib: A Web-Based Platform for Collecting Behavioural Models and Supporting the Design of AMS Systems
Advances in Design and Specification Languages for Embedded Systems; Dordrecht: Springer, 2007. p. 53-68.Compact Modeling of MOSFET in VHDL-AMS
Transistor Level Modeling for Analog/RF IC Design; Springer, 2006. p. 243-269.Applications of Specification and Design Languages for SoCs Selected papers from FDL'05
Springer.VHDL-AMS and Verilog-AMS as alternative hardware description languages for efficient modeling of multidiscipline systems
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 2005.Extending SystemC to Support Mixed Discrete-Continuous System Modeling and Simulation
2005. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Kobe, Japan, May 23-26.Towards Analog and Mixed-Signal SOC Design with SystemC-AMS
2004. Second IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Design, Test and Applications (DELTA), Perth, Australia, January 28-30, 2004.SystemC-AMS Requirements, Design Objectives and Rationale
2003. Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition (DATE), Münich, Germany.Selected publications
| F. Pecheux, C. Lallement, A. Vachoux Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on Volume 24, Issue 2, Feb. 2005 Page(s):204 - 225 |
VHDL-AMS and Verilog-AMS as alternative hardware description languages for efficient modeling of multidiscipline systems |
| A. Vachoux, C. Grimm, K. Einwich Proc. Second IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Design, Test and Applications, Perth, Australia, January 2004, pp. 97-102 |
Towards analog and mixed-signal SOC design with SystemC-AMS |
| A. Vachoux, C. Grimm, K. Einwich Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, 2003, Page(s):388 - 393 |
SystemC-AMS requirements, design objectives and rationale |
| A. Vachoux Design Automation Conference 1997. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC '97. Asia and South Pacific 28-31 Jan. 1997 Page(s):649 - 654 |
VHDL analog and mixed-signal extensions through examples |
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Electrical and Electronics Engineering