ISSCC 2026
Session 29
Medical & Bio
A 256-Channel Event-Driven Readout for Solid-State Nanopore Single-Molecule Sensing with 193pArms Noise in a 1MHz Bandwidth
Abstract The paper presents a 256-channel solid-state nanopore readout IC in 65nm CMOS. A new integrate-and-hold TIA cuts per-pore power and area >6× while achieving 1MHz BW and 193pArms at 10nA. Event detection with dyn
ISSCC 2021
Session 9
Digital Processors
PIU: A 248GOPS/W Stream-Based Processor for Irregular Probabilistic Inference Networks Using Precision-Scalable Posit Arithmetic in 28nm
devices, their usage is also criticized due to lack of explainability, inability to include domain knowledge, and a need for large volumes of training data. To overcome this, researchers are increasingly using probabilis
ISSCC 2021
Session 26
RF & Wireless
A Doherty-Like Load-Modulated Balanced Power Amplifier Achieving 15.5dBm Average Pout and 20% Average PAE at a Data Rate of 18Gb/s in 28nm CMOS
The continuous growth in demand for high-speed wireless connectivity is one of the main driving forces in the standardization and development of mm-wave systems. 5G new radio (NR) and also satellite communication with re
ISSCC 2021
Session 23
mm-Wave
A 605GHz 0.84mW Harmonic Injection-Locked Receiver Achieving 2.3pW/√Hz NEP in 28nm CMOS
The use of THz signals for imaging and sensing, enabling numerous applications in object characterization, medical, security, and other fields, has gained large interest in recent years. Both THz transmitters and receive
ISSCC 2021
Session 22
mm-Wave
A 0.42THz Coherent TX-RX System Achieving 10dBm EIRP and 27dB NF in 40nm CMOS for Phase-Contrast Imaging
The small wavelength and non-ionizing nature of EM waves in the THz spectrum make this frequency band attractive for high-resolution imaging applications. While amplitudebased THz imaging systems have already been demons