The success of many online services today depends on the company’s ability to persuade users to take specific actions, such as registering or inviting friends. We examined over 5...
Hand-held devices have rigid constraints regarding power dissipation and energy consumption. Whether a new functionality can be supported often depends upon its power requirements...
Abstract. Several authors have proposed algorithms for curve partitioning using the arc-chord distance formulation, where a chord whose associated arc spans k pixels is moved along...
A new method for selecting analog to digital (A/D) converters based on a generic figure of merit is described. First a figure of merit is introduced that includes both specific...
: The design of portable battery-operated devices requires low-power computation circuits. This paper presents a new multiplier-accumulator (MAC) design approach, which in contrast...