Near threshold circuits (NTC) are an attractive and promising technology that provides significant power savings with some delay penalty. The combination of NTC technology with MOS current mode logic (MCML) is examined in this work. By combining MCML...
It has been known that negative feedback loops (internal and external) in a SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) DC current mirrors improve single-event transient (SET) response; both the peak transient current and the settling time signific...
In this article, we develop a simple and accurate model for evaluating the propagation delay in MOS Current-Mode Logic (MCML) gates. The model describes the behavior of MCML gates in a linear fashion despite the circuits themselves being non-linear....
The design of a wide-band voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) modified as a VCO with programmable tail currents is introduced herein. The VCO is implemented by using CMOS current-mode logic stages, which are based on differential pairs that are conne...
A power efficient static frequency divider in commercial 55 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology is reported. A standard Current Mode Logic (CML)-based architecture is adopted, and optimization of layout, biasing and transistor sizes allows achieving a maximum...
Integration is a key way to improve the switching frequency and power density for a DC-DC converter. A monolithic integrated GaN based DC-DC buck converter is realized by using a gate driver and a half-bridge power stage. The gate driver is composed...
This paper presents the design and performance analysis of a wideband charge-pump phase-locked loop (CPPLL) characterized by low reference spur and low phase noise. The proposed CPPLL, operating as a wideband phase-locked loop (PLL) with a reference...
The current trend of increasing the complexity of hardware accelerators to improve their functionality is highlighting the problem of sharing a high-frequency clock signal for all integrated modules. As the clock itself is becoming the main limitatio...
The current-mode logic (CML) driver has evolved alongside integrated circuit (IC) technology. Its typical structure contains a tail current source, differential amplifying transistors, and load resistors. It is widely used in modern optical transceiv...
Two frequency divider architectures in the Folded MOS Current Mode Logic which allow to operate at ultra-low voltage thanks to forward body bias are presented, analyzed, and compared. The first considered architecture exploits nType and pType divide-...
Frequency divider circuits divide the frequency of an input signal by a specified ratio. They are critical components in analog, digital, and mixed-signal microelectronics. In power-constrained environments, such as cryogenic electronics or implanted...
Optical links are rapidly becoming pervasive in the readout chains of particle physics detector systems. Silicon photonics (SiPh) stands as an attractive candidate to sustain the radiation levels foreseen in the next-generation experiments, while gua...
In this paper, an intelligent electric power steering system is proposed to replace a traditional hydraulic power steering system and implemented in a real light hybrid electric vehicle. An intelligent fuzzy control algorithm is applied to yield basi...
In this paper, a predictive model is developed to characterize the impact of high-frequency electromagnetic interference (EMI) on the leakage current of CMOS integrated circuits. It is shown that the frequency dependence can be easily described by a...
Background/Objectives: The proton-coupled amino acid transporter (PAT1) is an intestinal absorptive solute carrier responsible for the oral bioavailability of some GABA-mimetic drug substances such as vigabatrin and gaboxadol. In the present work, we...
This study aims to implement universal logic gates using polarity control within a single silicon transistor structure. For this purpose, a reconfigurable transistor based on a p-i-n structure featuring two polarity gates (PGs) and one control gate w...
Since it has strong ability to realize a conversion to adapt to a wide variation of input voltage, the double-switch buck-boost (DSBB) converter is usually employed as a front-end converter in two-stage power converter systems, where conversion effic...
This paper proposes a fixed frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) for a dual active half-bridge resonant converter. The wide voltage range can be achieved without adding any additional components, and the voltage gain characteristic is independent o...
Optical logic gates have been proposed and demonstrated on a function programmable waveguide engine constructed using buried silicon nitride waveguides in polymer and a set of thermal electrodes. The device can perform logic AND or OR operations for...
This paper presents a modified current-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) driver as a transmitter for short-range light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors, where a stable bias generator is suggested with a regulated cascode curren...
Electric vehicles (EV) and photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasingly becoming environmentally friendly and more affordable solutions for consumers. This article discusses the integration of PV and EV in a residential system to meet the requirements...
Due to the diverse needs of users, such as the requirement for rapid charging in time-sensitive situations and the need to minimize battery power consumption to extend battery life when the device is idle, a wireless charging system that combines fas...
This paper presents a current-mode VCSEL driver (CMVD) implemented using 180 nm CMOS technology for application in short-range LiDAR sensors, in which current-steering logic is suggested to deliver modulation currents from 0.1 to 10 mApp and a bias c...
Mobile robots used for search and rescue suffer from uncertain time duration for sustainable operation. Solar energy has the drawback that it fluctuates depending on the weather. By integrating the battery and supercapacitor, the energy management sy...
This paper solves the buck–boost converter operation problem in the discontinuous conduction mode and the feeding a DC bus of a combined battery/solar-powered electric vehicle grid. Since the sun’s radiation has a very important effect on the perform...
To enhance the speed control performance of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) servo system, an improved sliding mode control method integrating a torque observer is presented. The current loop uses current feedback decoupling PID control,...
In this work, a novel enhancement-mode GaN p-MISFET with a buried back gate (BBG) is proposed to improve the gate-to-channel modulation capability of a high drain current. By using the p-GaN/AlN/AlGaN/AlN double heterostructure, the buried 2DEG chann...
Low-power secure applications such as Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and smart cards represent extremely constrained environments in terms of power consumption and die area. This paper investigates the power, delay and security performances of...
Currently, the theoretical braking force control mode, characterized by actual deceleration as an unstable open-loop output, is the most widely used brake control mode in trains. To overcome the shortcomings of non-deceleration control modes, a decel...
In this article, a topology based on the single-phase full-bridge is proposed to decouple control of phase current in current source grid-connected inverters. The DC side of this current source inverter topology can operate with a common DC bus or in...
Under the background of resource dependence, it is of great significance to study the emerging market multinationals’ (EMNEs) entry mode into international market. How do complementary assets and expansion opportunities in a host country market...
In this article, the author focuses on the field of neo-Mayanity and its current transformations. She analyzes these transformations using a historico-ethnographic approach, which includes two phases. The first one consists in reconstructing the hist...
Magnonic crystals and gratings could enable tunable spin-wave filters, logic, and frequency multiplier devices. Using micromagnetic models, we investigate the effect of nanowire damping, excitation frequency and geometry on the spin wave modes, spati...
Aiming at the function and technical requirements of high-power photovoltaic cell simulation, high-performance programmable logic power supply and dc motor simulation, a high frequency isolation hybrid topology and control strategy based on current-s...
This paper presents the framework for a dynamic Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). The ATIS currently in use provides users with stereotyped travel options, but the set of available modes in a given place and time is not the same for each t...
A novel sound activity monitor (SAM) circuit for low power consumption of always-on microphone applications is presented. To reduce average power consumption, the ultra-low-power SAM is essential and operates a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) in lo...
The investigation of new memory schemes is significant for future generations of electronic devices. The purpose of this research is to present a detailed analysis of the processes in the memory elements of a memory section with memristors and isolat...
Conventional Energy Resources (CER) are being rapidly replaced by Renewable Energy Resources (RER) due to their abundant, environmentally friendly, clean, and inexhaustible nature. In recent years, Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) energy installation is boom...
This paper proposes a novel Fuzzy-MPDTC control applied to a fuel cell battery electric vehicle whose traction is ensured using a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). On the traction side, model predictive direct torque control (MPDTC) is used...
This paper presents a new method for evaluating the synchronization of quasi-periodic oscillations of two oscillators, termed “chimeric synchronization”. The family of metrics is proposed to create a neural network information converter b...
Transport mode information is essential for understanding people’s movement behavior and travel demand estimation. Current approaches extract travel information once the travel is complete. Such approaches are limited in terms of generating just-in-t...
This article examines types of abductive inference in Hegelian philosophy and machine learning from a formal comparative perspective and argues that Robert Brandom’s recent reconstruction of the logic of recollection in Hegel’s Phenomenol...
Low power grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) generation systems increasingly use transformerless inverters. The elimination of the transformer allows smaller, lighter and cheaper systems, and improves the total efficiency. However, a leakage current may app...
Currently, literature on organizational boundaries is at the center of a heated debate, characterized by a shift from a transactional approach to a broader immaterial perspective centered on the concept of boundless organizations. However, the overes...
There exists an inaccurate measurement problem in permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) due to low motor speed operation, high temperatures and humid environments, which will degrade the motion performance and stability of PMSMs. In this study,...
As fuel consumption in the transport sector has increased at a faster pace than in other sectors, the use of electromobility represents the main strategy adopted by the automotive industry. In this context, as the number of electrical vehicles (EVs)...
Medical robotics is a highly challenging and rewarding field of research, especially in the development of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of the worldwide leading cause of death, cancer. The aim of the paper is to provide a design met...
This paper introduces a novel fractional-order fuzzy logic controller (FOFLC) designed for stator voltage control in standalone doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) systems used in wind energy applications. Unlike traditional fuzzy logic controllers...
In the field of wireless charging technology for electric vehicles, the charging process of lithium-ion batteries is typically divided into two stages: constant-current (CC) charging and constant-voltage (CV) charging. This two-stage charging method...
Compared with plugged-in chargers, wireless power transfer (WPT) systems for battery chargers have numerous advantages, e.g., safety, efficiency, and convenience. To satisfy the important wireless charging requirements of efficiency and safety of the...
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