Ron Rohrer Papers

Ron Rohrer Papers

Updated: 12 December 1998

  1. L.T. Pillage and R.A. Rohrer,
    Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation,
    IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design,
    pp. 352-366,
    April 1990.

  2. L.T. Pillage, X. Huang and R.A. Rohrer,
    Tree Link Partitioning for the Implicit Solution of Circuits,
    Proceedings IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
    May 1987.

  3. L.T. Pillage, X. Huang and R.A. Rohrer,
    TALISMAN: A Piecewise Linear Circuit Simulator Based on Tree Link Analysis, Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design,
    November 1987.

  4. L.T. Pillage and R.A. Rohrer,
    A Quadratic Metric for the Initial Placement Problem with a Simple Solution Scheme,
    Proceedings Design Automation Conference,
    June 1988.

  5. L.T. Pillage and R.A. Rohrer,
    Delay Evaluation with Lumped Linear RLC Interconnect Circuit Models, Proceedings Decennial Caltech Conference on VLSI,
    March 1989.

  6. L.T. Pillage, C. Wolff and R.A. Rohrer,
    Frequency Response Simulation,
    Proceedings Custom Integrated Circuits Conference,
    May 1989.

  7. L.T. Pillage, X. Huang and R.A. Rohrer,
    AWEsim: Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation for Timing Analysis,
    Proceedings Design Automation Conference,
    June 1989.

  8. L.T. Pillage, X. Zhang and R.A. Rohrer,
    Efficient Final Placement Based on Nets-as-Points,
    Proceedings Design Automation Conference,
    June 1989.

  9. L.T. Pillage, X. Huang and R.A. Rohrer,
    Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation for Circuits Containing Floating Nodes, Proceedings IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
    May 1990.

  10. V. Raghavan, R.A. Rohrer, L.T. Pillage, J.Y. Lee, J.E. Braken, M.M. Alaybeyi,
    AWE-Inspired,
    Proceedings Custom Integrated Circuits Conference,
    May 1993.

  11. Ronald A. Rohrer
    "Successive Secants in the Solution of Non-Linear Network Equations,"
    Volume III SIAM-AMS PROCEEDINGS of the Symposium on Applied Mathematics,
    Mathematical Aspects of Electrical Network Analysis,
    New York,
    pp103-112;
    April 2-3, 1969 (published in 1971).

  12. R. A. Rohrer
    "Digital Circuit Simulation Programs Acceptance and Capabilities,"
    PROCEEDINGS of the 1972 IEEE EASCON Conference,
    Boston, Massachusetts;
    March, 1972.

  13. R. A. Rohrer,
    "A Tourguide to the AEDCAP Roadmap,
    " PROCEEDINGS of the 1972 ACM/IEEE Annual Design Automation Workshop,
    Dallas, Texas;
    June 26-28, 1972.

  14. Sydney B. Newell, Aart J. de Geus, and Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Design Automation for Integrated Circuits,"
    SCIENCE, Volume 220,
    pp. 465-471;
    April 29, 1983.

  15. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Mixed-Mode Simulation: Overview; Point of View; and the TALISMAN and SPECS Circuit and Timing Simulators,"
    IEEE Solid-State Circuits & Technology Committee Workshop,
    Napa, CA,
    Sept. 2-4, 1987.

  16. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Evolution of the Electronic Design Automation Industry," Plenary talk.
    25th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference,
    Anaheim, CA,
    June 12-16, 1988.

  17. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Evolution of the Electronic Design Automation Industry,"
    IEEE Design and Test of Computers,
    pp. 8-13;
    December 1988.

  18. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation for Interconnect Analysis,"
    IEEE Solid-State Circuits & Technology Committee Workshop on Interconnect Modeling and Technology,
    San Diego, CA,
    May 15, 1989.

  19. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "AWE: Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation,"
    First Bilkent-Carnegie Mellon Joint Conference,
    Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey;
    May 29-30, 1989.

  20. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Taking Circuits Seriously," Keynote Address,
    32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
    University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana,
    Urbana, IL;
    August 14, 1989.

  21. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Taking Circuits Seriously," Plenary Address,
    IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
    New Orleans, LA;
    April 30-May 1, 1990.

  22. R.A. Rohrer,
    "Taking Circuits Seriously,"
    IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine,
    pp. 27-31;
    July, 1990.

  23. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "AWE: Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation"
    University of Washington,
    Seattle, Washington,
    May 6, 1991.

  24. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "What's Wrong with it! and What can be Done to Make it Right!"
    University of Washington,
    Seattle, Washington,
    May 7, 1991.

  25. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Electronic Design Automation: How It Was, Is, Will Be... And Should Be",
    University of Washington,
    Seattle, Washington,
    May 7, 1991.

  26. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Why Does Engineering Education Insist On Shooting Itself In The Foot?" Keynote Address,
    New Approaches to Undergraduate Engineering Education III Conference,
    Banff, Alberta,
    Canada,
    July, 1991.

  27. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Analog Circuit Simulation: An Essential Tool, or a Dangerous Crutch?",
    Panel Moderator, Analog Design Conference & Exhibit,
    Santa Clara, CA,
    October 2-3, 1991.

  28. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Why Does Engineering Education Insist on Shooting Itself in the Foot?"
    IEEE, Syracuse Section,
    Syracuse University,
    Syracuse, NY,
    October 17, 1991.

  29. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "[Why are we Engineering Educators] Shooting Ourselves in the Foot[?],"
    American Society for Engineering Education PRISM Magazine;
    November 1991.

  30. Ronald A. Rohrer,
    "Confesions of a CAD (Computer Aided Designer)",
    ASEE Newsletter, (Spring 1992)
    April 1992.

  31. R.A. Rohrer,
    "Circuit Simulation- The Early Years",
    IEEE Circuits and Devices,
    vol. 8,pp. 32-37,
    May, 1992.

  32. R. A. Rohrer,
    "Limitations on the Transient Response of Positive Real Functions,"
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuit Theory,
    Vol. CT-10, No. 1,
    pp. 110-111;
    March, 1963.

  33. R. A. Rohrer,
    "Minimum Sensitivity RC-NIC Driving-Point Synthesis',
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuit Theory,
    Vol. CT-10, No. 3,
    pp. 442-443;
    September, 1963.

  34. R. A. Rohrer,
    "Transformation Techniques for the Application of Liapunov's Direct Method to Linear Systems," IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuit Theory,
    Vol. CT-11, No. 1,
    pp. 171-173;
    March 1964.

  35. R. A. Rohrer,
    "Analytical Mechanics and the Analysis of Linear, Time Varying Networks,"
    Journal of the Franklin Institute,
    Vol. 278, No. 2,
    pp. 84-107;
    August, 1964.

  36. R. A. Rohrer and M. Sobral, Jr.,
    "Sensitivity Considerations in Optimal System Design,"
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Automatic Control,
    Vol. AC-10, No. 1,
    pp. 43-48;
    January, 1965.

  37. R. A. Rohrer,
    "The Scattering Matrix: Normalized to Complex n-Port Load Networks,"
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuit Theory,
    Vol. CT-12, No. 2,
    pp. 223-230;
    June, 1965.

  38. E. S. Kuh and R. A. Rohrer,
    "The State-Variable Approach to Network Analysis"
    PROCEEDINGS of the IEEE,
    Vol, 53, No. 7,
    pp. 672-686;
    July, 1965.

  39. L. O. Chua and R. A. Rohrer
    , "On the Dynamic Equations of a Class of Nonlinear RLC Networks,"
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuit Theory,
    Vol. CT-12, No. 4,
    pp. 475-489;
    December, 1965.

  40. R. A. Rohrer and M. Sobral, Jr.,
    "Optimal Singular Solutions for Linear, Multi-input Systems," T
    RANSACTIONS of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal on Basic Engineering,
    Vol. 88, No. 2,
    pp. 323-328;
    June 1966.

  41. R. A. Rohrer,
    "Fully Automated Network Design by Digital Computer, Preliminary Considerations,"
    PROCEEDINGS of the IEEE,
    Vol. 55, No. 11,
    pp. 1929-1939;
    November, 1967.

  42. G. D. Hachtel and R. A. Rohrer,
    "Techniques for the Optimal Design and Synthesis of Switching Circuits,"
    PROCEEDINGS of the IEEE,
    Vol. 55, No. 11,
    pp. 1864-1877;
    November 1967.