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  • Characterizing spin-orbit torques in β-W/Ta/CoFeB/MgO devices

    Creator:
    Allen, Shane R.
    Abstract:
    Materials with a strong spin Hall effect and Rashba-Edelstein effect have the potential to improve the efficiency of solid-state magnetic memory technologies and other magnetic logic devices. Heavy metals have been identified as having these properties, including the beta crystal phase of tungsten. In this work, we determine the strength...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Title: Characterizing Spin-Orbit Torques in β-W/Ta/CoFeB/MgO Devices. Abstract approved

  • Efficient power conversion interface circuits for energy harvesting applications

    Creator:
    Le, Triet T.
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    Harvesting energy from the environment for powering micro-power devices have been increasing in popularity. These types of devices can be used in embedded applications or in sensor networks where battery replacement is impractical. In this dissertation, different methods of energy harvesting from the environment are explored as alternative sources of...
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    Dissertation
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    circuits dissipates about 30 nW in sleep mode and 8 μW in active mode. c©Copyright by Triet T. Le

  • Implementation Techniques for Variational Data Structures

    Creator:
    Meng, Meng
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    Many applications require not only representing variability in software and data, butalso computing with it. To do so efficiently requires variational data structures thatmake variability explicit in the underlying data and the operations used to manipulate it.Variational data structures have been developed ad hoc for many applications, but thereis little...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Techniques for Variational Data Structures Abstract approved: Eric T. Walkingshaw Many applications require

  • Formative Work Toward a Mixed-Initiative Programming Language

    Creator:
    Abbott, Keeley
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    Mixed-initiative programming entails collaboration between a computer system, and a human to achieve some desired goal or set of goals. Often these goals change or are amended in real time during the course of program execution. As such, the plans these programs are based on must adapt and evolve to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Mixed-Initiative Programming Language Abstract approved: Eric T. Walkingshaw Mixed-initiative

  • A comprehensive integration of first year engineering education

    Creator:
    Shuman, Matthew W.
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    Retention of engineering students is a problem for many universities, especially during the first year. The problem of introducing students to engineering while increasing retention rates has recently been addressed by many different universities. Implementing novel lab structures, adjusting the lecture to incorporate more effective teaching techniques, and using orientation...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , pp.8-22, Jan 2000 [9] Heer, D.; Traylor, R.; Thompson, T.; Fiez, T., "Integrating computer

  • Efficient RF energy scavenging and ultra-low power management for powering wireless sensor nodes

    Creator:
    Arumugam, Vikrant P.
    Abstract:
    As the demand for real-time information in engineering and health care systems keeps increasing, the need for wireless sensor nodes is also continuously increasing. As a result, the cost and effort involved in installing and maintaining batteries to power the numerous sensor nodes is growing exponentially. Providing a cost effective...
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    committee and reviewing my thesis. Special thanks to the Graduate council representative Dr. Abi T. Farsoni

  • Design and modeling of low-power register file memories

    Creator:
    Donkoh, Eric Kwesi
    Abstract:
    With the evolving popularity of new computing platforms such as Ultrabooks, Tablets, and Smart Phones, and the shift to multi-core computing, power is now the key performance limiter, a departure from the traditional frequency limitation. As such, increasingly low-power design solutions feature prominently in early architectural and design space exploration...
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    Dissertation
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    this work. My sincerely thanks to the EECS graduate coordinators Nicole Thompson and Ferne

  • Performance enhancement techniques for low power digital phase locked loops

    Creator:
    Elshazly, Amr
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    Desire for low-power, high performance computing has been at core of the symbiotic union between digital circuits and CMOS scaling. While digital circuit performance improves with device scaling, analog circuits have not gained these benefits. As a result, it has become necessary to leverage increased digital circuit performance to mitigate...
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    Dissertation
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    data converters and circuit design. I would like thank Prof. Abi. T. Farsoni for serving as a

  • Hybrid electric vehicle converter harmonics

    Creator:
    Bowers, Waylon T.
    Abstract:
    Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV’s) are a very important part of today’s transportation system as they are bridging the gap between fully electric vehicles and conventional internal combustion vehicles (ICV’s). They have much higher efficiencies and lower emissions than ICV’s, while still having the ability to travel long range and refuel...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THE THESIS OF Waylon T. Bowers for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer

  • Global Hierarchical Control of a Park of Spar Buoy-type Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters

    Creator:
    Gaebele, Daniel T.
    Abstract:
    Converting energy from ocean waves is a challenging area for control theory application because of the nonlinear dynamics in various time scales. Generally, wave energy converter (WEC) control is applied in order to maximize power absorption, in the most common wave conditions, and subject to the devices’ physical constraints. Commonly,...
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    Dissertation
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    sea water ρw = 1025 kg g m/s2 earth acceleration g = 9.81 m/s2 λ m wave length T s wave period