Books by Muhammad Rashid

The complexity of embedded systems is exploding into two interrelated but independently growing directions: architectures complexity/heterogeneity and applications complexity. On the other hand, time- to-market and design productivity factors are constantly shrinking. Consequently, the gap between system complexity and design productivity is constantly increasing. To reduce this gap, System Level Design (SLD) has shown a lot of potential. However, it still involves a substantial number of design challenges. For example, complex applications should be analyzed at higher abstraction level without any architecture directives to provide application-architecture mapping guidelines. Fast performance estimation techniques at cycle-accurate level are required to estimate the software performance on the target architecture. Similarly, the performance analysis of parallel execution on heterogeneous architectures without performing HW/SW co-simulation is an increasingly challenging problem. This book explores the holistic view of SLD to ensure an optimal and rapid design of embedded systems.

For junior or senior undergraduate students in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. This text covers the basics of emerging areas in power electronics and a broad range of topics such as power switching devices, conversion methods, analysis and techniques, and applications. Its unique approach covers the characteristics of semiconductor devices first, then discusses the applications of these devices for power conversions. Four main applications are included: flexible ac transmissions (FACTs), static switches, power supplies, dc drives, and ac drives.