ISSCC 2012

2012

188 篇论文 · Power Management (22) · Memory (19) · Image Sensors (18) · Data Converters (16) · RF & Wireless (15)

ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A Blocker-Tolerant Wideband Noise-Cancelling Receiver with a 2dB Noise Figure
David Murphy1,2, Amr Hafez1,2, Ahmad Mirzaei2, Mohyee Mikhemar2,
narrowband off-chip RF filtering is not compatible with the concept of software-defined radio (SDR), an SDR receiver must be designed to tolerate large out-of-band blockers with minimal gain compression and noise figure
Hooman Darabi2, Mau-Chung Frank Chang1, Asad Abidi1 University of Cali
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
8-Path Tunable RF Notch Filters for Blocker Suppression
Amir Ghaffari, Eric Klumperink, Bram Nauta
The huge growth of the number of wireless devices makes wireless coexistence an increasingly relevant issue. If radios operate in close proximity, blockers as strong as 0dBm may occur, driving almost any receiver in comp
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A Wideband IM3 Cancellation Technique for CMOS Attenuators
Wei Cheng, Mark Oude Alink, Anne Johan Annema, Gerard Wienk, Bram Nauta
are used to limit the incident power to the level that the receiver circuitry can handle without degrading the linearity; in the transmitter path stringent power control is also desirable. Although variable-gain amplifie
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands In the receiver path a
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A 1-to-2.5GHz Phased-Array IC Based on gm-RC All-Pass Time-Delay Cells
Seyed Kasra Garakoui, Eric A.M. Klumperink, Bram Nauta, Frank F.E Van Vliet
shifters. Although a constant phase shift can approximate a time delay in a limited frequency band, this does not hold for larger arrays that scan over wide angles and have a large instantaneous bandwidth. In this case t
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Electronically variabl
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A Fully Integrated Dual-Mode CMOS Power Amplifier for WCDMA Applications
Bonhoon Koo1, Taehwan Joo1, Yoosam Na2, Songcheol Hong1
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Suwon, Korea 1 Integrating a CMOS RF power amplifier (PA) into a single-chip transceiver is one of the most challenging works in implementing radio front-ends, which presents many advantages in
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A 28.3mW PA-Closed Loop for Linearity and Efficiency Improvement Integrated in a +27.1dBm WCDMA CMOS Power Amplifier
Shouhei Kousai, Kohei Onizuka, Takashi Yamaguchi,
The main challenge is to improve its power efficiency. Although many linearization and efficiency improvement techniques have been proposed, most of these techniques are based on feed-forward, which may not be effective
Yasuhiko Kuriyama, Masami Nagaoka Toshiba, Kawasaki, Japan A low-cost,
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A Fully Integrated Triple-Band CMOS Power Amplifier for WCDMA Mobile Handsets
Kouichi Kanda1, Yoichi Kawano2, Takao Sasaki2, Noriaki Shirai2,
Tetsuro Tamura2, Shigeaki Kawai2, Masahiro Kudo2, Tomotoshi Murakami2, Hiroyuki Nakamoto1, Nobumasa Hasegawa2, Hideki Kano2, Nobuhiro Shimazui2, Akiko Mineyama3, Kazuaki Oishi1, Masashi Shima4, Naoyoshi Tamura4, Toshihid
ISSCC 2012 Session 4 RF & Wireless
A 45nm SOI CMOS Class-D mm-Wave PA with >10Vpp Differential Swing
Ioannis Sarkas, Andreea Balteanu, Eric Dacquay, Alexander Tomkins, Sorin Voinigescu
for higher integration of wireless transceivers in deeply-scaled silicon technologies. Given the overwhelming digital content of a mobile platform, ideally, the RF components should be realized with topologies that allow
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada The ever-increasing demand
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
An 8Ω 2.5W 1%-THD 104dB(A)-Dynamic-Range Class-D Audio Amplifier with an Ultra-Low EMI System and Current Sensing for Speaker Protection
Angelo Nagari, Emmanuel Allier, Francois Amiard, Vincent Binet, Christian Fraisse
voltage range ideal for use with lithium batteries [1-4]. The high efficiency of Class-D amplifiers makes them ideal for operation from boosted supplies. Moreover, in order to provide a better user experience in all mult
ST-Ericsson, Grenoble, France Class-D amplifiers for portable devices
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
A 1.5W 10V-Output Class-D Amplifier Using a Boosted Supply from a Single 3.3V Input in Standard 1.8V/3.3V 0.18µm CMOS
Bert Serneels, Eldert Geukens, Bram De Muer, Tim Piessens
Pressure to integrate more functionality and complexity on chip, to lower area and cost and to reduce time to market, drives IC technologies towards standard nanometer low voltage CMOS. A common practice to bridge the ga
ICsense, Leuven, Belgium
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
A 41-Phase Switched-Capacitor Power Converter with 3.8mV Output Ripple and 81% Efficiency in Baseline 90nm CMOS Gerard Villar Piqué
NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, This work presents a switched-capacitor power converter (SCPC) with a po
density of 38.6mW/mm2 at 81% efficiency and 3.8mV output voltage ripple (ΔVo) in baseline 90nm CMOS. The design implements two different conversion ratios to maximize efficiency for a wide range of input voltages, and th
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
A High-Voltage CMOS IC and Embedded System for Distributed Photovoltaic Energy Optimization with Over 99% Effective Conversion Efficiency and Insertion Loss Below 0.1%
Jason Stauth1,2, Michael Seeman2, Kapil Kesarwani2
Solar Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, CA 1 2 Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy has increased in importance in recent years as a viable alternative to carbon-producing sources of energy. In an effort to drive PV energy towards gri
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
A Maximum Power-Point Tracker without Digital Signal Processing in 0.35µm CMOS for Automotive Applications
Reinhard Enne, Miodrag Nikolic, Horst Zimmermann
In the upcoming field of e-mobility roof-integrated photovoltaic systems are used to extend the cruising range of electric vehicles. Due to the roof’s curvature the solar cells (SC) show different inclination angles to t
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 AI / ML
A 40mV Transformer-Reuse Self-Startup Boost Converter with MPPT Control for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
Jong-Pil Im1, Se-Won Wang1, Kang-Ho Lee1, Young-Jin Woo2,
(µEHs) is increasing (for seamless energy source in applications such as wireless sensor node), two major problems still obstruct versatile use of them. The first problem is the self-startup capability. Because many wire
Young-Sub Yuk1, Tae-Hwang Kong1, Sung-Wan Hong1, Seung-Tak Ryu1, Gyu-H
ISSCC 2012 Session 5 Power Management
A 330nA Energy-Harvesting Charger with Battery Management for Solar and Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
Karthik Kadirvel1, Yogesh Ramadass2, Umar Lyles1, John Carpenter1,
Harvesting energy from ambient energy sources such as solar and thermal gradients is one solution to address the dramatic increase in energy consumption of personal electronics. In this paper, an ultra low quiescent curr
Anantha Chandrakasan3, Brian Lum-Shue-Chan1 Texas Instruments, Melbour
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A Sampling-Based 128×128 Direct Photon-Counting X-Ray Image Sensor with 3 Energy Bins and Spatial Resolution of 60µm/pixel
Hyun-Sik Kim1, Sang-Wook Han2, Jun-Hyeok Yang1, Sunil Kim2,
Young Kim2, Sangwook Kim2, Dae-Kun Yoon2, Jun-Su Lee2, Jae-Chul Park2, Younghun Sung2, Seong-Deok Lee2, Seung-Tak Ryu1, Gyu-Hyeong Cho1 KAIST, Daejeon, Korea Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Yongin, Korea 1 2 Th
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A 1.36µW Adaptive CMOS Image Sensor with Reconfigurable Modes of Operation From Available Energy/Illumination for Distributed Wireless Sensor Network
Jaehyuk Choi, Seokjun Park, Jihyun Cho, Euisik Yoon
For outdoor surveillance, sensitivity and dynamic range are important to deliver reliable images over widely changing illumination. However, constant monitoring with maximum awareness requires large power consumption and
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A 0.5V 4.95µW 11.8fps PWM CMOS Imager with 82dB Dynamic Range and 0.055% Fixed-Pattern Noise
Meng-Ting Chung, Chih-Cheng Hsieh
Lately, developing a low-voltage, power-efficient image sensor for disposable or implantable biomedical devices has become an important topic [1,2]. Instead of using a conventional CMOS active pixel sensor (APS), convert
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A Capacitive Touch Controller Robust to Display Noise for Ultrathin Touch Screen Displays
Ki-Duk Kim, San-Ho Byun, Yoon-Kyung Choi, Jong-Hak Baek,
Hwa-Hyun Cho, Jong-Kang Park, Hae-Yong Ahn, Chang-Ju Lee, Min-Soo Cho, Joo-Hyeon Lee, Sang-Woo Kim, Hyung-Dal Kwon, Yong-Yeob Choi, Hosuk Na, Junchul Park, Yeon-Joong Shin, Kyungsuk Jang, Gyoocheol Hwang, Myunghee Lee Sa
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A 160µA Biopotential Acquisition ASIC with Fully Integrated IA and Motion-Artifact Suppression
Nick Van Helleputte1, Sunyoung Kim1, Hyejung Kim1, Jong Pal Kim2,
in wearable/portable biopotential monitoring systems. These systems have very strict requirements in terms of power dissipation, high signal quality, small area (minimal use of externals) and robust operation during ambu
Chris Van Hoof1,3, Refet Firat Yazicioglu1 imec, Heverlee, Belgium Sam
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
CMOS Capacitive Biosensor with Enhanced Sensitivity for Label-Free DNA Detection In addition, the device is also independent of duty asymmetry because the charging and discharging operations are repeated alternately with the same duration in a full cycle. This eliminates the DC drift in the output, resulting in robust and reproducible measurements.
Kang-Ho Lee, Sukhwan Choi, Jeong Oen Lee, Jun-Bo Yoon, Gyu-Hyeong Cho
electrical detection when used to quantify the hybridization of DNA molecules. They show rapid, robust, and inexpensive measurement and compatibility with commercial microfabrication technology. The real-time measurement
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea Silicon devices based on impedance measurements
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A 100Mphoton/s Time-Resolved Mini-Silicon Photomultiplier with On-Chip Fluorescence Lifetime Estimation in 0.13µm CMOS Imaging Technology
David Tyndall1, Bruce Rae2, David Li3, Justin Richardson4, Jochen Arlt1, Robert Henderson1
Kingdom 1 2 Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is a technique whereby lowlight signals are recorded with picosecond timing resolution relative to a synchronized optical impulse excitation, in order to extract
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom STMicroelectronics,
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A Wireless Magnetoresistive Sensing System for an Intra-Oral Tongue-Computer Interface
Hangue Park1, Benoit Gosselin2, Mehdi Kiani1, Hyung-Min Lee1,
invasive, unobtrusive, wireless, and wearable tongue-operated assistive technology (AT) that enables individuals with severe physical disabilities to control environments with their free tongue motion. An array of magnet
Jeonghee Kim1, Xueliang Huo1, Maysam Ghovanloo1 Georgia Institute of T
ISSCC 2012 Session 6 Image Sensors
A CMOS 10kpixel Baseline-Free Magnetic Bead Detector with Column-Parallel Readout for Miniaturized Immunoassays
Simone Gambini, Karl Skucha, Paul Liu, Jungkyu Kim, Reut Krigel,
setting remains an unsolved technological challenge. While laboratory instruments rely on enzymatic labels and require complex, difficult-to-miniaturize optics, devices using super-paramagnetic labels have emerged as an
Richard Mathies, Bernhard Boser University of California at Berkeley,
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
An LC Bandpass ΔΣ ADC with 70dB SNDR Over 20MHz Bandwidth Using CMOS DACs
Jeffrey Harrison1, Michal Nesselroth1, Robert Mamuad1, Arya Behzad2,
avoids the traditional problems of direct-conversion receivers, such as EVM degradation due to IQ imbalance, 2nd-order intermodulation, and AGC interaction with DC offset correction settling. Our target application is a
Andrew Adams1, Steve Avery1 Broadcom, Sydney, Australia Broadcom, San
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A 12mW Low-Power Continuous-Time Bandpass ΔΣ Modulator with 58dB SNDR and 24MHz Bandwidth at 200MHz IF
Hyungil Chae1,2, Jaehun Jeong1, Gabriele Manganaro2, Michael Flynn1
Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA 1 A continuous-time bandpass ΔΣ modulator (CTBPDSM) is a good solution for software-defined-radio (SDR) since it allows much flexibility in the digital backend and also decreases the comple
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A DC-to-1GHz Tunable RF ΔΣ ADC Achieving DR = 74dB and BW = 150MHz at f0 = 450MHz Using 550mW
Hajime Shibata1, Richard Schreier1, Wenhua Yang2, Ali Shaikh2,3,
The ultimate ADC for receiver applications would be one that converts any desired RF signal directly into digital form so that the rest of the signal chain enjoys accurate and flexible digital signal processing and CMOS
Donald Paterson2, Trevor Caldwell1, David Alldred1, Ping Wing Lai2 Ana
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A 16mW 78dB-SNDR 10MHz-BW CT-ΔΣ ADC Using Residue-Cancelling VCO-Based Quantizer
Karthikeyan Reddy, Sachin Rao, Rajesh Inti, Brian Young, Amr Elshazly,
conversion presents an attractive means of implementing high-bandwidth oversampling ADCs [1,2]. They exhibit inherent noise-shaping properties and can operate at low supply voltages and high sampling rates [1-3]. However
Mrunmay Talegaonkar, Pavan Kumar Hanumolu Oregon State University, Cor
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A 72dB-DR ΔΣ CT Modulator Using Digitally Estimated Auxiliary DAC Linearization Achieving 88fJ/conv in a 25MHz BW
Pascal Witte1, John G. Kauffman1, Joachim Becker1, Yiannos Manoli2, Maurits Ortmanns1
modulators has led to various implementations, which commonly share the usage of multi-bit quantization, low oversampling ratio and 3rd or 4th-order loop-filters [1,2]. In order to improve power efficiency, circuit and a
Ulm University, Ulm, Germany University of Freiburg - IMTEK, Freiburg,
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A 15mW 3.6GS/s CT-ΔΣ ADC with 36MHz Bandwidth and 83dB DR in 90nm CMOS
Pradeep Shettigar, Shanthi Pavan
We propose design techniques that enable the realization of power-efficient single-bit CT-ΔΣ ADCs at multi-Gb/s speeds. An FIR DAC [1] is used to reduce sensitivity to clock jitter and relax loop filter linearity. A most
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
ISSCC 2012 Session 8 Data Converters
A 20mW 61dB SNDR (60MHz BW) 1b 3rd-Order Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulator Clocked at 6GHz in 45nm CMOS
Venkatesh Srinivasan, Victoria Wang, Patrick Satarzadeh,
ADCs in deep-submicron processes [1-4]. The maximum sampling rate is set by Excess Loop Delay (ELD) considerations. ELD comprises the comparator latency, feedback DAC delay (DEM delay etc.) and any additional delay due t
Baher Haroun, Marco Corsi Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX Continuous-Tim
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A 40MHz-to-1GHz Fully Integrated Multistandard Silicon Tuner in 80nm CMOS
Jody Greenberg1, Fernando De Bernardinis2, Carlo Tinella2,
Antonio Milani2, Johnny Pan1, Paola Uggetti2, Marco Sosio3, Shaoan Dai1, Sam Tang1, Giovanni Cesura2, Gabriele Gandolfi2, Vittorio Colonna2, Rinaldo Castello2,3 Marvell, Santa Clara, CA Marvell, Pavia, Italy 3 University
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A Multiband Multimode Transmitter without Driver Amplifier
Omid Oliaei, Mark Kirschenmann, David Newman, Kurt Hausmann,
Haolu Xie, Patrick Rakers, Mahib Rahman, Michael Gomez, Chuanzhao Yu, Benjamin Gilsdorf, Kurt Sakamoto Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless, Tempe, AZ Fourth-generation mobile devices use wide channel bandwidths and OFDM modul
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
Active Feedback Receiver with Integrated Tunable RF
Channel Selectivity, Distortion Cancelling, 48dB
Stopband Rejection and >+12dBm Wideband IIP3, Occupying <0.06mm2 in 65nm CMOS Shadi Youssef, Ronan van der Zee, Bram Nauta University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands The impedance transformation property of passive
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A 20dBm 2.4GHz Digital Outphasing Transmitter for WLAN Application in 32nm CMOS
Paolo Madoglio1, Ashoke Ravi1, Hongtao Xu1, Kailash Chandrashekar1,
Marian Verhelst1, Stefano Pellerano1, Luis Cuellar2, Mariano Aguirre2, Masoud Sajadieh3, Ofir Degani4, Hasnain Lakdawala1, Yorgos Palaskas1 Intel, Hillsboro, OR Intel, Guadalajara, Mexico 3 Intel, Santa Clara, CA 4 Intel
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A 60GHz Outphasing Transmitter in 40nm CMOS with 15.6dBm Output Power
Dixian Zhao, Shailesh Kulkarni, Patrick Reynaert
One of the important technical problems related to 60GHz CMOS transmitters is the poor average efficiency when transmitting amplitude- and phase-modulated signals. The cause of this low efficiency is the required back-of
K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A 4-in-1 (WiFi/BT/FM/GPS) Connectivity SoC with Enhanced Co-Existence Performance in 65nm CMOS
Yuan-Hung Chung1, Min Chen1, Wei-Kai Hong1, Jie-Wei Lai1, Sheng-Jau Wong2,
Chien-Wei Kuan1, Hong-Lin Chu1, Chihun Lee1, Chih-Fan Liao1, Hsuan-Yu Liu1, Hong-Kai Hsu1, Li-Chun Ko1, Kuo-Hao Chen1, Chao-Hsin Lu1, Tsung-Ming Chen1, YuLi Hsueh1, Chunwei Chang1, Yi-Hsien Cho1, Chih-Hsien Shen1, Yuan S
ISSCC 2012 Session 9 Wireless
A 1.5-to-5.0GHz Input-Matched +2dBm P1dB AllPassive Switched-Capacitor Beamforming Receiver Front-End in 65nm CMOS
Michiel Soer1, Eric Klumperink1, Bram Nauta1, Frank van Vliet1,2
TNO Science and Industry, The Hague, The Netherlands 1 2 Phased arrays in CMOS for consumer communication bands aim to enhance receiver performance by exploiting beamforming with antenna arrays. Sensitivity increases wit
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands