2016

Noureddine Tayebi1, Grace M. Credo1, David J. Liu1, Handong Li1, Kai Wu1, Xing Su1, Madoo Varma1, Oguz H. Elibol1 Architecturally each array is arranged like an imager and the chip contains 8 arrays of 32×32 pixels for a

While small lowcost tagging solutions for supply-chain management exist, security in the face of fault-injection [1] and side-channel attacks [2] remains a concern. Power glitch attacks [3] in particular attempt to leak

Alessio Meneghetti2, Hesong Xu1, Daniele Perenzoni1, Guglielmo Morgari3, David Stoppa1 Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy, 2University of Trento, Povo, Italy, 3Telsy, Torino, Italy 1 A robust true random number gene

Sigurd Wagner, James C. Sturm, Naveen Verma Princeton University, Princeton, NJ EEG is an important modality for many medical purposes. However, the lowamplitude of signals (10-to-100μV) and large number of channels (~20

medical-grade, high resolution, high dynamic range X-ray backplane based on a-IGZO thin-film technology with fast readout. This enables low dose, video rate X-ray imaging. Fast X-ray imaging will find its applications no

logic circuits, we have measured 19-stage ring oscillators. Figure 16.6.3 plots the measured stage delay as a function of varying supply voltage. At 0.5V VDD and 1V Vbias, the ring oscillator exhibits a frequency of 28kH

isolation is becoming an essential requisite for several low-power applications, such as sensor interfaces and medical devices. In the last years, different solutions of silicon-integrated data transmission with galvanic

automotive electronics has placed mounting pressure on silicon-based power converters to be increasingly reliable and efficient. Automotive electronics operate from the car battery (VIN) which experiences cold-cranks and

Taejoong Song, Woojin Rim, Sunghyun Park, Yongho Kim, Jonghoon Jung, Giyong Yang, Sanghoon Baek, Jaeseung Choi, Bongjae Kwon, Yunwoo Lee, Sungbong Kim, Gyuhong Kim, Hyo-Sig Won, Ja-Hum Ku, Sunhom Steve Paak, ES Jung, Ste

which use multiport memories to improve performance by enabling multiple simultaneous operations in the same memory bank. Conventional 2-read/write 8T dual-port SRAMs (2RW) suffer from read and write disturb issues when

systems-on-chip and usually limits their voltage scalability, due to the major impact of process/voltage/temperature (PVT) variations at low voltages [1]. Assist techniques to extend SRAM operating voltage range improve

Hye-Yoon Joo, Seung-Jun Bae, Young-Soo Sohn, Young-Sik Kim, Kyung-Soo Ha, Min-Su Ahn, Young-Ju Kim, Yong-Jun Kim, Young-Ju Kim, Ju-Hwan Kim, Won-Jun Choi, Chang-Ho Shin, Soo Hwan Kim, Byeong-Cheol Kim, Seung-Bum Ko, Kwan

Seong-Young Seo, Min-Sang Park, Dong-Hak Shin, Won-Chang Jung, Sang-Hoon Shin, Je-Min Ryu, Hye-Seung Yu, Jae-Hun Jung, Kyung-Woo Nam, Seouk-Kyu Choi, Jae-Wook Lee, Uksong Kang, Young-Soo Sohn, Jung-Hwan Choi, Chi-Wook Ki

Dae Suk Kim, Chunseok Jeong, Tae Sik Yun, Hongjung Kim, Ho Sung Cho, Yeon Ok Kim, Jae Hwan Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Sangmuk Oh, Hyun Sung Lee, Ki Hun Kwon, Dong Beom Lee, Young Jae Choi, Jeajin Lee, Hyeon Gon Kim, Jun Hyun Chun,

Tae Yong Lee, Nohhyup Kwak, Woo Yeol Shin, Na Yeon Kim, Yunseok Hong, Kyeong Pil Kang, Dong Yoon Ka, Seong Ju Lee, Yong Sun Kim, Young Kyu Noh, Jaehoon Kim, Dong Keum Kang, Ho Uk Song, Hyeon Gon Kim, Jonghoon Oh SK hynix

incorporate power management techniques such as dynamic frequency scaling (DFS), which dynamically changes operating frequencies, and dynamic core-count scaling (DCCS), which rapidly power cycles the cores between active

Multiplying delay-locked loops (MDLLs) are gaining popularity due to their superior noise performance over conventional phase-locked loops (PLLs) [1,2]. Recent designs are trending towards an all-digital implementation t

low-jitter clock generator, as it does not suffer much from jitter accumulation [1-4]. By periodically replacing the output edge of the oscillator by a clean edge of the reference, an MDLL has a large effective loop band

architectures can employ more than 20 PLLs [1]. To address SoC clocking needs with an ever reducing power budget, a deep sub-mW to low-mW PLL having a FoM between -226dB and -234dB from 0.8GHz to 5GHz is presented. The P

Phase-locked loops (PLLs) are widely used in various applications such as processors, consumer electronics, and wireline communication systems. When digital circuits and a PLL with a ring oscillator are integrated togeth

Clock power remains a substantial contributor to power dissipation, from ultralow-power to high-performance systems [1, 2, 3]. Recently, resonant clocking has been shown to achieve power reduction in clock distribution n

an all-digital PLL (ADPLL). In such studies, a key topic relates to the resolution and linearity of the TDC. Power-hungry techniques, such as a Vernier delay line (VDL) and a time amplifier (TA) [1,2], have been proposed

generators in analog, digital, RF, and embedded systems to generate a high frequency output clock from a low frequency reference clock. Modern systems-on-chip (SoCs) require many such PLLs that cater to multi-core proces

Richard Al Hadi1, Yanghyo Kim1,2, Adrian Tang1,2, Theodore Reck2, Huan-Neng Chen3, Chewnpu Jou3, Fu-Lung Hsueh3, Mau-Chung Frank Chang1,4 University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

Demonstrations of mm-Wave arrays with >50 elements in silicon has led to an interest in large-scale mm-Wave MIMO arrays for 5G networks, which promise substantial improvements in network capacity [1,2]. Practical conside

tuning range compared with LC-VCO-based PLLs. However, they typically have higher jitter and larger frequency drift due to high sensitivity to PVT variations. Several PLL architectures were proposed to reject the phase n

STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy The flourishing of ubiquitous wireless communication networks has pushed the development and deployment of complex RF telecom systems. Concurrently, the IC industry has been making an e

An LC oscillator can achieve near optimal performance if the common-mode of the circuit is designed to resonate at twice the oscillation frequency [1-3]. Common-mode resonance can be accomplished with an explicit tail in

Wideband mm-Wave and terahertz (THz) applications, including high data-rate communications, high-resolution radar and spectroscopy, require wideband signal sources. Nevertheless, low quality factor of varactors and lossy

Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal 1 3 Ring-VCOs (RVCOs) [1] have been avoided for over a decade for highperformance RF systems due to their much lower FOM (<165dB [2]) than that of their LC counterparts from l

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Injection-locked oscillators (ILOs) are widely used to realize low-noise carrier sources, particularly at mm-Waves by leveraging harmonic injection, but only within a narrow locking range (Δ

Universität München, Munich, Germany 1 4 Digital-to-time converters (DTC) generate a clock with a time delay (or phase shift) based on a digital input code. They can be used in clock-and-data-recovery (CDR) circuits [1,2

Shinsuke Hara2, Akifumi Kasamatsu2, Koichi Mizuno3, Kazuaki Takahashi3, Takeshi Yoshida1, Minoru Fujishima1 Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei

To allow a maximum theoretical data-rate of 25Gb/s over a 1km distance using 64QAM, an E-Band system should feature a 20dBm-output-power TX and an RX with 10dB maximum noise figure (NF) over two bands of 5GHz from 71 to

A frequency-agile mm-Wave power amplifier capable of reconfiguring itself to operate near-optimally over a wide range of tunable frequencies, yet producing output power >22dBm with PAE>20%, is useful for a wide range of

Southeast University, Nanjing, China to the TA high gain, the detection inaccuracy of Δt due to the circuit mismatch in PD and CP2 becomes negligibly small. VCCP is designed as a voltage-controlled current source as show

CMOS technology innovations over the last decades opened doors to the possibility of designing fully integrated systems in CMOS at THz frequencies. Small antenna sizes at THz frequencies make CMOS and silicon attractive

driving fifthgeneration (5G) wireless standardization towards the deployment of gigabit-per-second mm-Wave technology by 2020. Paving the road to 5G, 200m coverage in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) urban cells was demonstrated

constant supply voltage, has raised interest in enhancing the overall SM-PA efficiency. In the average-powertracking (APT) method, a buck converter simply generates stair-case voltages for a PA according to its required

seeks to address several key challenges of 4G and 5G mobile systems [1]. The basic principle is shown in Fig. 20.8.1. Duplexer isolation is achieved when the signals in paths 1 and 2 cancel and prevent the TX signal from

Nowadays, current passive mixers represent the state of the art for signal downconversion in wireless receivers. In such kind of structures, noise, distortions and losses are strictly correlated to the performance of the

The switched-capacitor power converter, also called a charge pump (CP), features no off-chip components and is suitable for the monolithic smart nodes in the internet of everything (IoE) [1]. To reduce the inevitable cha

Improvement Daniel A. Sanchez1, Joachim Leicht1, Eduardas Jodka1, Elham Fazel1, Yiannos Manoli1,2 University of Freiburg - IMTEK, Freiburg, Germany, Hahn-Schickard, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany 1 2 A piezoelectric ene

Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA, 3 Analog Devices, San Jose, CA 1 2 Energy harvesting has been considered to be a good solution to power many IoE applications [1-3]. Some applications require regulated supply voltage, whi

extend system lifetime for internet of everything (IoE) nodes. Ambient light is a common energy source that can be harvested by photovoltaic (PV) cells. However, light intensity varies widely depending on location, rangi

to miniature implantable sensor systems such as [1]. To recharge batteries of such systems, wireless power transfer is a popular option since it is non-invasive. However, there are two main challenges: 1) strict safety r

Ubiquitous Internet-of-Everything (IoE) applications require low-cost, miniature sensors with long lifetimes. Wirelessly-powered ICs that harvest energy from an RF beacon or from existing wireless signals can address cha

devices to cut the last wire. Resonant wireless power transfer (R-WPT) using magnetic resonance emerges as a promising approach, as it provides spatial freedom and can charge multiple devices simultaneously. ISM-band fre

Brian Kim, Kuanfu Chen, Parag Gad, V. Reggie Edgerton, Wentai Liu University of California, Los Angeles, CA Epidural spinal stimulation has shown effectiveness in recovering the motor function of spinal cord transected r

applications for broader light emission and low fabrication cost. In addition, Organic Photo Detector (OPD) and OLED can be fabricated on the same substrate with the same process and the OLED film itself can be used for