Experience With the CADAPPLETS Project

Author

Nestor, John A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA

Volume

51

Issue

3

fYear

2008

Firstpage

342

Lastpage

348

Abstract

The CADAPPLETS Project provides Web-based animations (implemented as applets) of very large scale integration (VLSI) computer-aided design (CAD) algorithms as a learning resource for electrical and computer engineering students, designers, and CAD tool developers. Concepts from software algorithm animation are adapted to illustrate the problem formulation and the operation of physical design algorithms for placement and routing. This paper surveys these animations and describes how they have been used in the classroom at Lafayette College, Easton, PA, by users over the Internet, and in courses at other universities worldwide.

Keywords

CAD; Internet; VLSI; computer aided instruction; computer animation; educational courses; educational institutions; electrical engineering education; engineering graphics; CAD tool developers; CADAPPLETS Project; Internet; Web-based animations; applets; computer-aided design algorithms; educational courses; electrical and computer engineering students; learning resource; physical design algorithms; software algorithm animation; very large scale integration; Algorithm design and analysis; Animation; Design automation; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering computing; Engineering students; Internet; Routing; Software algorithms; Very large scale integration; Algorithm animation; physical design; placement; routing; very large scale integration (VLSI) computer-aided design (CAD) education;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2008.919650

Filename

4544798