Present day data processing technology requires very high speed signal processing and data conversion rates. One such application which requires high speed is switched capacitor circuits used in Sigma-Delta modulators. A ...

In this dissertation, two important current mode circuit design subjects have been explored. In the first part, the switched-current circuit technique has been investigated. The fundamental performance and limitations ...

In this thesis the concept of inhomogeneous dielectrics is demonstrated for various optical coating applications. Compositionally-varying silicon oxynitride (SiON) dielectric layers, with the refractive index varying ...

This thesis reports on the growth and characterization of p-type pseudomorphic A1GaAs /InGaAs /GaAs modulation doped field effect transistor (MODFET) structures. A series of different p-type MODFET structures were grow ...

Electron transport and relaxation may be substantially different in low-dimensional systems compared to that observed in bulk material. In the present work, Monte Carlo models are used for the solution to the Boltzmann ...

Much experimental research has been performed in the equilibrium regime on individual quantum dots and quantum point contacts (QPCs). The focus of the research presented here is electron transport in the nonequilibrium ...

Herein, a program of research is detailed related to transport through the Si metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) quantum dots fabricated in a process flow compatible with modern ULSI (ultra large scale integrated circuit). ...