ISSCC 2026
Session 36
AI / ML
An 80×80μm2/Pixel 55.48dB-Wide-DR 400-Pixel Subretinal Prosthesis SoC with Power-Aware Light Adaptation and Charge-Recycling Local Dynamic Supply
Abstract We propose a light-adaptive retinal prosthesis (LARP) SoC, which employs power-aware light adaptation achieving a wide light-sensing DR of 55.48dB. Pixel clustering enables a compact pixel size of 80×80μm2, enha
ISSCC 2026
Session 36
AI / ML
A 90.7%-Efficiency Hybrid Optogenetic Stimulation System with Sub-Threshold Electrical Stimuli Achieving 70.6% Optical Energy Saving
Abstract This work presents a hybrid optogenetic stimulation system with sub-threshold electrical stimuli that lower the optical threshold and reduce energy consumption. It achieves 90.75% LED driving efficiency through
ISSCC 2026
Session 16
Power Management
A 96.6% Single-Mode Hybrid Dual-Path Buck-Boost Converter with Conduction Loss Reduction through Conversion-Ratio-Based Adaptive 3-Phase Control
Abstract This paper presents a 3-phase dual-path buck-boost converter that effectively reduces conduction loss by combining a dual-path topology with adaptive 3-phase control. The proposed control technique minimizes ind
ISSCC 2025
Session 6
Image Sensors
A Real-Time Pixel-Compensated Source-Driver IC with Dual-Slope Error Detection and Multi-Channel Time-Multiplexing Compensator for Compact OLED Displays
Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays, especially those using lowtemperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistors (TFTs), have been widely used in mobile devices thanks to their hig
ISSCC 2025
Session 21
Power Management
A 97.4%-Peak-Efficiency Always-Half-Inductor-Current Hybrid Bidirectional Converter with Adaptive Target Current Tracking for USB-to-2-Cell Bidirectional Power Transfer
critical, particularly in those using a 2-cell battery such as tablets, portable gaming consoles, and power banks. In forward mode (FM), these devices are predominantly charged via a 5V USB travel adapter (VUSB), ensurin
ISSCC 2024
Session 27
Wireless
A 90.8%-Efficiency SIMO Resonant Regulating Rectifier Generating 3 Outputs in a Half Cycle with Distributed Multi-Phase Control for Wirelessly-Powered Implantable Devices
Wirelessly-powered implantable medical devices (IMDs) have recently embraced a 1stage resonant regulating rectifier (R3) to enhance power conversion efficiency (PCE), replacing the prior 2-stage structure comprising an ac-
ISSCC 2024
Session 26
Medical & Bio
Noise Immunity in Capacitive Sensing: Single-Ended AFE Design with Common-Current Subtraction for Mutual- and Self-Capacitance Sensing in 390pF Load
flagship smartphones thanks to their thin form factor. However, the touch sensor integrated within the display faces several technical challenges arising from large parasitic capacitance of the touch sensor [1]. A potenti
ISSCC 2024
Session 26
Medical & Bio
A Fully Nonlinear Compact 10b Source Driver with Low-Voltage Gamma Slope DAC and Data/Phase Dependent Current Modulation Achieving 2411μm2/Channel for Mobile OLED Displays
C&Tech, Seoul, Korea 1 2 With the rapid development of display technology, there is a growing demand for highcolor-depth, low-power, cost-effective, and compact source-driver ICs (SD-IC), which convert digital data to an
ISSCC 2014
Session 23
Power Management
Self-Powered 30µW-to-10mW Piezoelectric EnergyHarvesting System with 9.09ms/V Maximum Power Point Tracking Time
Energy harvesting is a key technology in various small-size applications such as wireless sensor nodes, mobile devices, and implantable bio-devices to improve battery lifetime or to substitute for batteries. Piezoelectri
ISSCC 2011
Session 20
Wireline I/O
A 0.076mm2 3.5GHz Spread-Spectrum Clock Generator with Memoryless Newton-Raphson Modulation Profile in 0.13µm CMOS
EMI, which has become a serious problem in high-speed systems. In applications such as serial links, display drivers and consumer electronics, SSCG is essential or strongly recommended. Control options such as frequency