This paper presents an analog interface application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for a capacitive angle encoder, which is widely used in control machine systems. The encoder consists of two parts: a sensitive structure and analog readout circui...
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) is an ultrasonic transducer based on the microelectromechanical system (MEMS). CMUT elements are easily made into a high-density array, which will increase the hardware complexity. In order to red...
In this paper, we introduce a differential sensing technique for CMOS capacitive fingerprint detection. It employs a new capacitive-sensing cell structure with charge sharing detection and readout circuit. The proposed technique also can eliminate th...
This study reports a binder-free, catalyst-free method for fabricating vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) directly on copper (Cu) foil using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for electrochemical double-layer capacitor (EDLC)...
This research article describes a technique for realizing wideband dual notched functionality in an ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna array based on metamaterial and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) techniques. For comparison purposes, a reference antenna ar...
Grid-connected inverters (GCI) are commonly used in PV system applications to generate a regulated AC current to feed into the grid. Transformerless inverters are the most advanced inverters that are used in industry, which provide efficiency with sm...
This paper describes the design and implementation of a radiosonde which can measure the meteorological temperature, humidity, pressure, and other atmospheric data. The system is composed of a CPU, microwave module, temperature sensor, pressure senso...
This paper presents some techniques to improve the linearity of traditional resistive feedback PGAs. By utilizing the switched op-amp in the PGA, the MOS switches in the feedback resistor array can be eliminated and thus the PGA’s linearity can be im...
High-precision microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers have wide application in the military and civil fields. The closed-loop microaccelerometer interface circuit with switched capacitor topology has a high signal-to-noise ratio, wide ba...
This paper presents a novel high-precision 11-bit single-slope/successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SS/SAR ADC) architecture specifically designed for CMOS image sensors (CISs). The proposed design solves critical challenges...
Current challenges in soft robotics include sensing and state awareness. Modern soft robotic systems require many more sensors than traditional robots to estimate pose and contact forces. Existing soft sensors include resistive, conductive, optical,...
For data-intensive applications like edge AI and image processing, we present a new reconfigurable 8T SRAM-based in-memory computing (IMC) macro designed for high-performance and energy-efficient operation. This architecture mitigates von Neumann lim...
As products are required with higher precision, vibration control becomes more important for precision machining and inspection. A stage with both fast positioning and relative vibration eliminated can improve product quality. Elastomeric bearings ar...
Cross-sectional imaging of two-phase oil–water flow in horizontal wells is essential for optimising production, yet conventional deterministic interpolation cannot adapt to varying flow regimes: Kriging smooths chaotic textures while stochastic...
Flexible pressure sensors serve as core sensing components for wearable health monitoring systems, electronic skins for soft robots, and flexible human–machine interaction devices. Benefiting from the interfacial electric double-layer polarizat...
In battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in microgrids, traditional proportional–integral (PI) controllers remain a popular choice for management. The PI-based system often fails during sharp transients and under sudden shifts in solar irradia...
This paper presents fabrication and packaging of a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) using anodically bondable low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC). Anodic bonding of LTCC with Au vias-silicon on insulator (SOI) has been used t...
Although prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the male population, its basic biological function at a cellular level remains to be fully understood. This lack of in depth understanding of its physiology significantly hinders the devel...