ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
iVisual: An Intelligent Visual Sensor SoC with 2790fps CMOS Image Sensor and 205GOPS/W Vision Processor
in surveillance, healthcare, intelligent vehicle control, human-machine interfaces, etc. Hardware solutions exist for video analysis. Analog on-sensor processing solutions [1] feature image sensor integration. However, t
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 125GOPS 583mW Network-on-Chip Based Parallel Processor with Bio-inspired VisualAttention Engine
reduce the complexity of object recognition by decreasing the amount of image data to be processed. As Fig. 16.2.1 illustrates, salient parts of a scene are roughly selected by the visual attention mechanism in advance s
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 360mW 105Mb/s DVB-S2 Compliant Codec based on 64800b LDPC and BCH Codes enabling SatelliteTransmission Portable Devices
Services compliant 2nd Generation Satellite Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-S2) [1] codec is presented. Previously published silicon implementations respecting this stringent standard reports power consumption between 800mW
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 512GOPS Fully-Programmable Digital Image Processor with full HD 1080p Processing Capabilities
Hirofumi Sumi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Masahiro Igarashi, Kei Ito, Hidetoshi Nagano, Masatoshi Imai, Naosuke Asari Sony, Tokyo, Japan The introduction of high-resolution CMOS image sensors [1] has encouraged the development of
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 242mW 10mm2 1080p H.264/AVC High-Profile Encoder Chip
has been adopted as the major coding standard in recently popular high definition video due to its excellent coding efficiency. Several implementations have been developed [1-3], but, their performance is limited to base
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 320mV 56µW 411GOPS/Watt Ultra-Low Voltage Motion Estimation Accelerator in 65nm CMOS
the most performance and power-critical operation in video encoding applications, where a wide range of throughput and power constraints are required to handle a variety of video resolution, frame rate and application sp
ISSCC 2008
Session 16
Digital Circuits
A 65nm Sub-Vt Microcontroller with Integrated SRAM and Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter 256 to improve speed and read reliability; devices in the readbuffer are lengthened to achieve higher speed and lower read current variability in sub-Vt.
Korbinian Huber2, Hans Moormann2, Anantha Chandrakasan1 A custom timing closure approach was developed to account for increased delay variability in sub-Vt. As shown in Fig. 16.7.3, delay distributions of timing paths in
ISSCC 2008
Session 17
Other
A Discrete-Time Mixing Receiver Architecture with Wideband Harmonic Rejection
Recently several CMOS software-defined radio (SDR) demonstrators have been presented using mixers as the wideband downconverter [1,2]. Meanwhile, the feasibility of RF samplers as downconverter has also been demonstrated
ISSCC 2008
Session 17
Other
A Single-Inductor Dual-Band VCO in a 0.06mm2 5.6GHz Multi-Band Front-End in 90nm Digital CMOS
applications. Expensive scaled CMOS processes are readily used as a technology enabler to provide adequate performance. The high implementation cost of circuits in such processes is justified by the added functionality o
ISSCC 2008
Session 17
Other
A Wideband Balun LNA I/Q-Mixer combination in 65nm CMOS
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, Netherlands Wideband receivers are required for many applications including the upcoming software-defined radio (SDR) architectures and ultra-wid
ISSCC 2008
Session 18
Other
Measurement of Nano-Displacement Based on In-Plane Suspended-Gate MOSFET Detection Compatible with a Front-End CMOS Process
L. Duraffourg1, E. Ollier1, F. Casset1, P. Ancey2, L. Buchaillot3, A. M. Ionescu4 1 CEA-LETI, Grenoble, France, 2STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France IEMN, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, 4EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland 3 Nano-el
ISSCC 2008
Session 18
Other
Ultra-Thin Chips on Foil for Flexible Electronics
thin-film-transistors on foil and ultra-thin chips on foil are technologies currently pursued to support the strongly emerging market for flexible electronics. Ultra-thin CMOS chips [1] on foil will not only provide solu
ISSCC 2008
Session 18
Other
A 0.18µm CMOS Integrated Sensor for the Rapid Identification of Bacteria
There is widespread demand for a low-cost, rapid, selective and sensitive method for detecting bacteria in medical diagnosis, and food-safety inspection. Traditional methods, such as polymerase chain reaction and cell cu
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
Spurious -Tone Suppression Techniques Applied to a Wide-Bandwidth 2.4GHz Fractional-N PLL
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla CA NextWave Broadband, San Diego, CA A major problem with fractional-N PLLs is that their phase noise contains fractional spurs, i.e., spurious tones at multiples of fref t
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
A 3GHz Fractional-N All-Digital PLL with Precise Time-to-Digital Converter Calibration and Mismatch Correction
area of intense investigation, motivated by low supply headroom and poor analog performance in ultra-scaled CMOS. RF frequency synthesis is particularly amenable to a digital architecture and has already seen integration
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
A 1GHz Fractional-N PLL Clock Generator with Low-OSR ΔΣ Modulation and FIR-Embedded Noise Filtering
Offering less than 1ppm frequency resolution, a ΔΣ fractional-N PLL enables flexible frequency planning and reliable spread spectrum modulation for digital clock generation [1, 2]. Use of low-cost ring VCOs however, mand
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
A 90µW 12MHz Relaxation Oscillator with a –162dB FOM
Gerard J. M. Wienk, Bram Nauta University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Both ring oscillators and relaxation oscillators are subsets of RC oscillators featuring large tuning ranges and small areas. Figure 19.5.1 shows
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
A 0.5-to-480MHz Self-Referenced CMOS Clock Generator with 90ppm Total Frequency Error and Spread-Spectrum Capability
Gordy Carichner1, Eric Marsman1, Nam Nguyen2, Sundus Kubba1, Si Nguyen2, Jon Kuhn1, Richard B. Brown3 1 Mobius Microsystems, Detroit, MI, 2Mobius Microsystems, Sunnyvale, CA University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 3 The q
ISSCC 2008
Session 19
Clocking & PLLs
A Temperature-Compensated Digitally-Controlled Crystal Pierce Oscillator for Wireless Applications
Sirenza Microdevices, San Jose, California The traditional analog approach for frequency control of a crystal oscillator (XO) uses a varactor embedded into the structure of the XO to tune its frequency. This method requi
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 128×128 Single-Photon Imager with on-Chip Column-Level 10b Time-to-Digital Converter Array Capable of 97ps Resolution
medical sciences and computer vision, just to name a few. Deep sub-nanosecond timing resolution, in combination with high sensitivity, is becoming increasingly important in a number of imaging methods. Non solid-state de
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A CMOS Image Sensor with a Buried-Channel Source Follower
Adri Mierop3, Albert J.P. Theuwissen1, 4 1 Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands Texas Instruments, Erlangen, Germany 3 DALSA Semiconductors, Eindhoven, Netherlands 4 Harvest Imaging, Bree, Belgium 2 This pa
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 5000S/s Single-Chip Smart Eye-Tracking Sensor
user gazes. Infrared (IR) light is commonly used in an eye tracker because it eliminates the influence of ambient illumination and improves the discrepancy between the pupil and the white area in the eye [1]. With the IR
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 3MPixel Multi-Aperture Image Sensor with 0.7µm Pixels in 0.11µm CMOS
Conventional image sensors have improved with technology scaling mainly by reducing pixel size to increase spatial resolution [1,2]. As resolution approaches the limits of existing optics, is there much to gain from furt
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 140dB-Dynamic-Range MOS Image Sensor with In-Pixel Multiple-Exposure Synthesis
applications. In these applications, a dynamic range of 100dB is generally required, which is far above the dynamic range of conventional image sensors, typically 60dB [1]. Generally, in order to meet the above requireme
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A White-RGB CFA-Patterned CMOS Image Sensor with Wide Dynamic Range
mobile phone cameras. But, when very small pixel sizes are used, the sensor SNR is limited by photon shot noise. In order to improve the sensor SNR Honda [1] and Luo [2] proposed the use of a sensor with a white (W) pixe
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 3.6pW/frame·pixel 1.35V PWM CMOS Imager with Dynamic Pixel Readout and no Static Bias Current
compatible with deep submicron logic circuits enables new imager applications, such as disposable medical cameras and autonomous wireless security cameras on a chip. Pulse width modulation (PWM) [1-2] is promising for th
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A CMOS Image Sensor Integrating ColumnParallel Cyclic ADCs with On-Chip Digital Error Correction Circuits
ADCs with high 14b or more of resolution to obtain sufficient image quality after the data pass through the color processing pipeline. A columnparallel ADC in CMOS image sensors helps to enable high-speed readout of high
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
A 2Mpixel 1/4-inch CMOS Image Sensor with Enhanced Pixel Architecture for Camera Phones and PC Cameras
Micron, Oslo, Norway, 2Micron, Boise, ID This paper presents performance data for a second-generation, 2Mpixel, 1/4-inch CMOS image sensor with state-of-the-art pixel technology that targets camera phones, PC cameras, PD
ISSCC 2008
Session 2
Image Sensors
Low-Crosstalk and Low-Dark-Current CMOS Image-Sensor Technology Using a Hole-Based Detector
Jeffery Kyan1, Christopher Parks1, Gang Shi1, Cristian Tivarus1, Jian Wu1 1 Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY, 2Eastman Kodak, Yokohama, Japan As the pixel size of CMOS image sensors (CIS) shrink, problems associated with cro
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A 153Mb-SRAM Design with Dynamic Stability Enhancement and Leakage Reduction in 45nm High-κ Metal-Gate CMOS Technology
drive the increase of on-die memory density to meet performance needs in various applications such as microprocessors. Meanwhile, the device variation and leakage are increasing as the miniaturization of the transistor c
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A 450ps Access-Time SRAM Macro in 45nm SOI Featuring a Two-Stage Sensing-Scheme and Dynamic Power Management
45nm SOI technology [1]. The macro is adapted for use as the principal growable embedded-SRAM block in a 45nm ASIC library. We describe a two-stage, body-contacted sensing scheme that, among other improvements, achieves
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A High-Density 45nm SRAM Using Small-Signal Non-Strobed Regenerative Sensing
High-density SRAMs are a primary contributor to the dramatic cost reductions and expanding features of ICs every technology node. Unfortunately, their small bit-cell devices have large variation, and the ensuing degradat
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A Single-Power-Supply 0.7V 1GHz 45nm SRAM with An Asymmetrical Unit-β-ratio Memory Cell
A. Tohata2, T. Sasaki1, A. Katayama1, G. Fukano1, Y. Fujimura1, N. Otsuka1 1 Toshiba Semiconductor, Kawasaki, Japan Toshiba Microelectronics, Kawasaki, Japan 2 A single-power supply 64kB SRAM is fabricated in a 45nm bulk
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
65nm Low-Power High-Density SRAM Operable at 1.0V under 3σ Systematic Variation Using Separate Vth Monitoring and Body Bias for NMOS and PMOS
Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan, 2Renesas Technology, Tokyo, Japan Increasing Vth variation is becoming a serious problem in SoCs. Especially in SRAM, Vth variation has a critical impact on operating margins. Self-repairing SRAM [
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A 100nm Double-Stacked 500MHz 72Mb SeparateI/O Synchronous SRAM with Automatic Cell-Bias Scheme and Adaptive Block Redundancy
Kang-Young Kim, Dae-Gi Bae, Ted Kang, Hoon Lim, Soon-Moon Jung, Hyun-Geun Byun, Young-Hyun Jun, Kinam Kim Samsung Electronics, Hwasung, Korea As multi-core processors become mainstream, the demand for high-density cache
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
A 32kb 10T Subthreshold SRAM Array with BitInterleaving and Differential Read Scheme in 90nm CMOS
J. Watson, Yorktown Heights, NY 2 For robust subthreshold SRAMs, 8T or 10T subthreshold SRAMs based on single-ended read sensing have been proposed [1-3]. While the schemes in [1-3] improve the read stability and writabi
ISSCC 2008
Session 21
Memory
An Adaptively Dividable Dual-Port BiTCAM for Virus-Detection Processors in Mobile Devices
Network security is in high demand because of increasing network attacks. As mobile devices have limited CPU power, dedicated hardware is required to provide sufficient virus detection performance with a small energy cos
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
Razor II: In Situ Error Detection and Correction for PVT and SER Tolerance
Performance variation due to PVT uncertainty has led to an increased interest in adaptive designs. Traditional methods for adaptive design have used so-called canary circuits that mimic the critical-path delay of the act
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
Energy-Efficient and Metastability-Immune TimingError Detection and Instruction-Replay-Based Recovery Circuits for Dynamic-Variation Tolerance
Chris B. Wilkerson, Shih-Lien L. Lu, Tanay Karnik, Vivek K. De Intel, Hillsboro, OR Microprocessor clock frequency (FCLK) is traditionally determined based on maximum supply voltage (Vcc) droop and temperature specificat
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
A Process-Variation-Tolerant Floating-Point Unit with Voltage Interpolation and Variable Latency
Process variation will greatly impact the power and performance of future microprocessors. Design approaches based on multiple supply or threshold voltage assignment provide techniques to statically tune critical path de
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
A Commercial Field-Programmable Dense eFUSE Array Memory with 99.999% Sense Yield for 45nm SOI CMOS
Chandrasekharan, Kothandaraman2, Yan Zun Li2, Chris Paone1, Brian Reed1, Norman Robson2, John Safran2, David Schmitt1, Subramanian Iyer2 1 IBM, Rochester, MN IBM, East Fishkill, NY 2 A nickel silicide polysilicon eFUSE p
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
An All-Digital On-Chip Process-Control Monitor for Process-Variability Measurements
P. A. Semi, Santa Clara, CA Process variability has become a major challenge in nanometer technologies. The trend is driven by Moore’s law, low-power requirements (i.e., low VDD), and shrinking device geometries. Underst
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
Compact In-Situ Sensors for Monitoring NegativeBias-Temperature-Instability Effect and Oxide Degradation
Semiconductor reliability is a growing issue as device critical dimensions shrink and integration levels continue to grow at a rapid pace. Aggressive oxide thickness scaling has led to large vertical electric fields in M
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
A Completely Digital On-Chip Circuit for Local–Random-Variability Measurement
Accurate characterization and measurement of local variation in threshold voltage (Vt) of closely spaced devices is essential for process optimization, yield enhancement and design of analog circuits in current technolog
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
1200µm2 Physical Random-Number Generators Based on SiN MOSFET for Secure Smart-Card Application
financial transactions and the transfer of confidential information. Small circuits for high-level information security have to be implemented in these chips. These secure circuits thus require a small ph-RNG (physical r
ISSCC 2008
Session 22
Other
A Charge-Injection-Based Active-Decoupling Technique for Inductive-Supply-Noise Suppression
Aggressive scaling and increasing clock frequency have exacerbated inductive (Ldi/dt) supply noise, decreasing the robustness of power delivery networks. Ldi/dt is further aggravated by commonly used power-reduction tech
ISSCC 2008
Session 23
Memory
A 34MB/s-Program-Throughput 16Gb MLC NAND with All-Bitline Architecture in 56nm
Shouchang Tsao1, Tai-Yuan Tseng1, Khanh Nguyen1, Jason Li1, Jayson Hu1, Jong Park1, Cynthia Hsu1, Fanglin Zhang1, Teruhiko Kamei1, Hiroaki Nasu1, Phil Kliza1, Khin Htoo1, Jeffrey Lutze1, Yingda Dong1, Masaaki Higashitani
ISSCC 2008
Session 23
Memory
A 4b/Cell 8Gb NROM Data-Storage Memory with Enhanced Write Performance
Kobi Danon1, Yair Sofer1, Yoram Betser1, Amichai Givant1, Alexander Kushnarenko1, Yaal Horesh1, Ron Eliyahu1, Eduardo Maayan1, Boaz Eitan1, Wang Pei Jen2, Yan Feng2, Lin Ching Yao2, Kwon Yi Jin2, Kwon Sung Woo2, Cai En J
ISSCC 2008
Session 23
Memory
A 45nm Self-Aligned-Contact Process 1Gb NOR Flash with 5MB/s Program Speed
Robert L. Melcher, Shahnam Khabiri, Nicholas T. Hendrickson, Andrew D. Proescholdt, David A. Ward, Mark A. Taylor Intel, Folsom, CA When transitioning to the 45nm process node, undesirable cell effects become many times
ISSCC 2008
Session 23
Memory
A 50nm 8Gb NAND Flash Memory with 100MB/s Program Throughput and 200MB/s DDR Interface
June Lee1, Erwin Yu1, Allahyar Vahidimowlavi1, Michael Abraham1, Sanjay Talreja2, Rajesh Sundaram2, Rod Rozman2, Luyen Vu1, Chih Liang Chen1, Uday Chandrasekhar1, Rupinder Bains2, Vimon Viajedor1, William Mak1, Munseork