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  • Power Efficient Architectures for Medium-high Resolution Analog-to-Digital Converters

    Creator:
    Sadollahi, Mahmoud
    Abstract:
    Analog-to-digital converters are essential components to the portable devices that we are using today. Wireless sensors, body implanted devices, communication devices and so forth require low power ADCs. Therefore achieving higher resolution and bandwidth with lower power consumption is targeted in ADCs design. In this work power efficient ADCs for...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________ Gabor C. Temes Analog-to-digital converters are essential components to the

  • Low-voltage data converters

    Creator:
    Meng, Qingdong
    Abstract:
    With the growing demand for portable/consumer electronics, such as digital audio/video (AV), the downscaling of device dimensions, which enables the integration of an increasing number of transistors in a single chip, is mandatory. This trend also continuously pushes the power supply voltage down to reduce the power consumption and improve...
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    Dissertation
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    : Gabor C. Temes With the growing demand for portable/consumer electronics, such as digital audio

  • An investigation into the electrochemical removal of unwanted residual material protrusions from parts

    Creator:
    Bingham, Bruce C.
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    Manuscript I: The removal of residual casting material from gating has traditionally been performed by abrasive grinding techniques. However, high amounts of belt wear can occur when working with high strength alloys, especially those typically seen in the aerospace industry. An alternative machining process called electrochemical machining (ECM) uses electrolysis...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bruce C

  • Tuning Functional Properties of Pyrochlore and Related Oxides via Cation and Anion Substitutions

    Creator:
    Giampaoli, Gabriella C. S.
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    Inorganic structures play an important role in materials due to their versatility and diversity. A complete understanding of the structure of a material is vital to enhance the creation of new materials that fill voids in research. The rational design of these compounds is driven by the exploitation of structure-property...
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    Dissertation
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    . William Warnes, for giving their time, and reviewing this work. Thank you to the collaborators that I

  • Automated analysis, design, and optimization of low noise oscillators

    Creator:
    Vytyaz, Igor
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    Low noise oscillators are universally needed in digital systems for clock generation and synchronization, and in radio-frequency communication front-ends for frequency up- and down-conversion. Noise in oscillators results in timing jitter, and limits the clock frequency of digital systems. In radio-frequency communication systems, phase noise in oscillators lowers the signal-to-noise...
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    Dissertation
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    types. c©Copyright by Igor Vytyaz June 2, 2008 All Rights Reserved Automated Analysis, Design

  • Effect of ambient environment on the fracture and fatigue properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses

    Creator:
    Philo, Sarah L.
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    The effect of ambient environment on the fatigue behavior of two Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) is examined in the present study. The first metallic glass, Zr₄₄Ti₁₁Ni₁₀Cu₁₀Be₂₅, was tested to establish the presence of an environmental effect in the fatigue growth curve measured in ambient air. Fatigue growth curves produced...
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    Masters Thesis
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    samples, Dr. William Warnes for unwittingly donating his vacuum pump, Christopher Shelton and Dr

  • Dissipation and wavepacket collision in carbon nanotube waveguides

    Creator:
    Saranam, Venkata Rajesh
    Abstract:
    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) superior mechanical, electrical and thermal properties make them attractive components in nanomechanical devices. Their large aspect ratio and low density makes them ideal candidates for high frequency resonators in numerous applications including wireless communication, and mass and chemical sensors. One reason why CNTs have been slow to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 B Analysis Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 C Additional

  • Analysis and modeling of monolithic on-chip transformers on silicon substrates

    Creator:
    Mayevskiy, Yevgeniy
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    Passive components, including spiral inductors and transformers, fabricated on silicon-based substrates are placing an increasing demand on radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design. Performance of the RFIC suffers from several non-ideal effects that must be taken into account in order to create a successful design. In particular, monolithic transformers can be...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Thomas Plant and Graduate Council Representative Dr. William Warnes for serving on my graduate

  • Developing Design Model for Cellulose Nanocomposites

    Creator:
    Shir Mohammadi, Meisam
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    Today nano scale materials are being used for wide range of applications. One promising topic in nano scale materials is using them for reinforcement of different polymeric materials to reach desirable stiffness properties. The stiffness of these materials is mostly found experimentally because the nanocomposite community lacks a decent analytical...
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    Dissertation
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    composites. c©Copyright by Meisam Shir Mohammadi February 25, 2016 All Rights Reserved Developing

  • Comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain phase noise analyses

    Creator:
    Vytyaz, Igor
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    This thesis presents a comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain algorithms for phase noise calculation in oscillators. Floquet theory provides the mathematical foundation for these calculations and the numerical methods employ perturbation projection vectors (PPVs). The PPVs are an estimate of an oscillator's sensitivity to noise. The in-house circuit simulator SPICE3...
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    Masters Thesis
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    calculation and phase noise analysis is a powerful tool for design of noise tolerant oscillators. c