• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 ITC-CSCC -2
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• pp.767-769
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• 2002

A novel RE configurable device composed by bare-chip, bumps and board are proposed. We call this "Field-Programmable RF Gate Array (FPRA)," This device, a kind of programmable system packages, has a potential to be applied to wireless communication terminals such as software-defined radio.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.349-350
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• 2022

최근 인공지능 분야는 자율주행, 로봇 및 스마트 통신등 다양한 분야에 응용되고 있다. 현재의 인공지능 응용분야는 파이썬을 기반으로 한 tensor flow를 이용하는 소프트웨어 방식을 이용하고 있으며, 프로세서로는 PC의 그래픽 카드 내부에 존재하는 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)를 이용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 HDL (Hardware Description Language)을 이용하여 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)를 기반으로 한 신경망 회로를 이용하여 인공지능 시스템을 구현하였으며, 본 논문에서는 FPGA기반 인공지능 시스템을 구현하기 위한 영상인식 시스템에 대해 발표하고자 한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2010

This paper investigates the conducted-noise characteristics of a digitally-controlled randomly-switched dc-dc converter. In order to investigate the effect of the suggested digital controller on the conducted-noise characteristics of a dc-dc converter, three factors have been studied: the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) clock speed, the randomization ratio percentage, and the effect of using a closed loop feedback controller. A field-programmable gate array is much more flexible than analog control circuits, has a lower cost, and can be used for power supply applications. A novel FPGA-based implementation has been suggested for obtaining the experimental validations and realizing the studied concepts. Furthermore, the experimental results have been discussed and design guidelines have been included.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.1192-1205
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• 2016

Field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based systems are thought to be a practical option to replace certain obsolete instrumentation and control systems in nuclear power plants. An FPGA is a type of integrated circuit, which is programmed after being manufactured. FPGAs have some advantages over other electronic technologies, such as analog circuits, microprocessors, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), for nuclear instrumentation and control, and safety system applications. However, safety-related issues for FPGA-based systems remain to be verified. Owing to this, modeling FPGA-based systems for safety assessment has now become an important point of research. One potential methodology is the dynamic flowgraph methodology (DFM). It has been used for modeling software/hardware interactions in modern control systems. In this paper, FPGA logic was analyzed using DFM. Four aspects of FPGAs are investigated: the "IEEE 1164 standard," registers (D flip-flops), configurable logic blocks, and an FPGA-based signal compensator. The ModelSim simulations confirmed that DFM was able to accurately model those four FPGA properties, proving that DFM has the potential to be used in the modeling of FPGA-based systems. Furthermore, advantages of DFM over traditional reliability analysis methods and FPGA simulators are presented, along with a discussion of potential issues with using DFM for FPGA-based system modeling.

• 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2019

신경 회로망을 구현하기 위해 다양한 시도들이 이루어지고 있으며, 하드웨어적인 개선을 위해 전용 칩 개발이 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 신경 회로망을 웨어러블 디바이스에 적용하기 위해서는 소형화와 저전력 동작이 필수적이다. 이러한 관점에서 적합한 구현 방법은 FPGA (field programmable gate array)를 사용한 디지털 회로 설계이다. 이 시스템을 구현하기 위해서는 성능 향상을 위해 신경 회로망의 많은 부분을 차지하는 학습 알고리즘을 FPGA 내에 구현하여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 FPGA를 이용하여 다양한 학습 알고리즘 중 역전파 알고리즘을 구현하였으며, 구현 된 신경 회로망은 OR 게이트 연산을 통해 검증되었다. 또한 이러한 신경 회로망을 활용하여 다양한 사용자의 생체 신호 측정 결과를 분석할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2014

Field programmable gate array 기반 시간-디지털 변환기(Time to Digital Converter)로 가장 널리 사용되는 딜레이 라인(tapped delay line) 방식은 딜레이 라인의 길이가 길어지면 정확도가 떨어지는 단점이 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 동일한 시간 해상도를 가지면서 딜레이 라인의 길이를 줄일 수 있도록 4 위상 클럭을 사용하고 이중 상태 판별 제어부를 가지는 시간-디지털 변환기 구조를 제안한다. 4 위상 클럭 별로 딜레이 라인 구성 시 발생하는 라인 간 딜레이 오차를 줄이기 위해 입력신호와 가장 가까운 클럭과의 시간 차이만 하나의 딜레이 라인으로 측정하고 어떤 위상 클럭이 사용되었는지를 판별하는 구조를 가졌다. 또한 싱크로나이저 대신 이중 상태 측정 state machine을 이용하여 메타스태이블을 판별함으로써, 싱크로나이저로 인한 딜레이 라인의 증가를 억제하였다. 제안한 시간-디지털 변환기(TDC)의 성능 측정 결과 1 ms의 측정 시간 범위에 대해 평균 분해능 22 ps, 최대 표준편차 90 ps을 가지며 비선형성은 25 ps였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.389-397
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• 2015

Recently, wave propagation imaging based on laser scanning-generated elastic waves has been intensively used for nondestructive inspection. However, the proficiency of the conventional software based system reduces when the scan area is large since the processing time increases significantly due to unavoidable processor multitasking, where computing resources are shared with multiple processes. Hence, the field programmable gate array (FPGA) was introduced for a wave propagation imaging method in order to obtain extreme processing time reduction. An FPGA board was used for the design, implementing post-processing ultrasonic wave propagation imaging (UWPI). The results were compared with the conventional system and considerable improvement was observed, with at least 78% (scanning of $100{\times}100mm^2$ with 0.5 mm interval) to 87.5% (scanning of $200{\times}200mm^2$ with 0.5 mm interval) less processing time, strengthening the claim for the research. This new concept to implement FPGA technology into the UPI system will act as a break-through technology for full-scale automatic inspection.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.1047-1057
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• 2016

Design engineering process for field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based reactor trip functions are developed in this work. The process discussed in this work is based on the systems engineering approach. The overall design process is effectively implemented by combining with design and implementation processes. It transforms its overall development process from traditional V-model to Y-model. This approach gives the benefit of concurrent engineering of design work with software implementation. As a result, it reduces development time and effort. The design engineering process consisted of five activities, which are performed and discussed: needs/systems analysis; requirement analysis; functional analysis; design synthesis; and design verification and validation. Those activities are used to develop FPGA-based reactor bistable trip functions that trigger reactor trip when the process input value exceeds the setpoint. To implement design synthesis effectively, a model-based design technique is implied. The finite-state machine with data path structural modeling technique together with very high speed integrated circuit hardware description language and the Aldec Active-HDL tool are used to design, model, and verify the reactor bistable trip functions for nuclear power plants.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.780-787
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• 2018

This article presents a security module based on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) to mitigate man-in-the-middle cyber attacks. Nowadays, the FPGA is considered to be the state of the art in nuclear power plants I&C systems due to its flexibility, reconfigurability, and maintainability of the FPGA technology; it also provides acceptable solutions for embedded computing applications that require cybersecurity. The proposed FPGA-based security module is developed to mitigate information-gathering attacks, which can be made by gaining physical access to the network, e.g., a man-in-the-middle attack, using a cryptographic process to ensure data confidentiality and integrity and prevent injecting malware or malicious data into the critical digital assets of a nuclear power plant data communication system. A model-based system engineering approach is applied. System requirements analysis and enhanced function flow block diagrams are created and simulated using CORE9 to compare the performance of the current and developed systems. Hardware description language code for encryption and serial communication is developed using Vivado Design Suite 2017.2 as a programming tool to run the system synthesis and implementation for performance simulation and design verification. Simple windows are developed using Java for physical testing and communication between a personal computer and the FPGA.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.21-30
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• 1995

A new architecture of field programmable gate array for high-speed datapath applications is presented. Its implementation is facilitated by a configurable interconnect technology based on a one-time, two-terminal programmable, very low-impedance anti-fuse and by a configurable logic module optimized for datapath applications. The configurable logic module can effectively implement diverse logic functions including sequential elements such as latches and flip-flops, and arithmetic functions such as one-bit full adder and two-bit comparator. A novel programming architecture is designed for supplying large current through the anti-fuse element, which drops the on-resistance of anti-fuse below $20{\Omega}$. The chip has been fabricated using a $0.8-{\mu}m$ n-well complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology with two layers of metalization.