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  • Growth and characterization of zinc ferrite thin films for high frequency applications

    Creator:
    Hu, Jiqing
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    Ferrites have been used for various high frequency applications as bulk materials. These applications, however, are limited to large dimension devices. In this thesis, thin film ferrites were deposited from a low temperature solution-based deposition process that is suitable for micro-scale high frequency applications. The low temperature nature of this...
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    guidance will always be appreciated. Thanks to Dr. Keith L. Levien, who kindly act as Graduate Council

  • Dynamic Methods to Improve Streaming of H.264 HD Video Over 802.11 Wireless Networks

    Creator:
    Sinky, Mohammed H.
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    Wireless High Definition Video Transmission (WHDVT) over 802.11-based networks enjoys widespread deployment among today's multimedia solutions. Examples include Intel® Wireless Display and Apple Airplay®, to name a few. In these systems, peer-to-peer networks are established over which H.264-encoded video is transported wirelessly to be decoded and played back at the...
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  • The dynamic speculation and performance prediction of parallel loops

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    Zier, David A.
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    General purpose computer systems have seen increased performance potential through the parallel processing capabilities of multicore processors. Yet this potential performance can only be attained through parallel applications, thus forcing software developers to rethink how everyday applications are designed. The most readily form of Thread Level Parallelism (TLP) within any...
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    Bose, Prof. Thinh Nguyen, Prof. Ronald A. Metoyer, Prof. Luca Lucchesse, and Prof. Keith Levien for

  • Characterization of a digital phase locked loop and a stochastic time to digital converter

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    Geissenhainer, Erik D.
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    A digital phase locked loop (DPLL) and a statistical time-to-digital converter (STDC) were previously fabricated in a 0.35µm, 3.3V SOI CMOS process. This work summarizes these designs and characterizes the measured performance. Simulations supplement the measurements where applicable. The DPLL was found to reach a locked state under a limited...
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    276 277 278 279 Time (microseconds) C TR L W or d Figure 3.9 Phase error signal (top) and

  • Analysis and synthesis of neural networks

    Creator:
    Skelton, Jeanette K.
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    The brain has long attracted the interest of researchers. Some tasks, such as pattern recognition and optimization, have proven to be exceptionally difficult for conventional computing systems to perform, but are executed by the brain almost effortlessly. Due to the large number of neurons and interconnections, it has proven impossible...
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    are due to my other committee members Jim Herzog and Keith Levien. Finally, credit should be given to

  • Analysis and modeling of substrate noise coupling for NMOS transistors in heavily doped substrates

    Creator:
    Hsu, Shu-ching
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    This thesis examines substrate noise coupling for NMOS transistors in heavily doped substrates. The study begins with the analysis of an NMOS transistor switching noise in a digital inverter at the device level. A resistive substrate network for the NMOS transistor is proposed and verified. Coupling between N+- P+ contacts...
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    Xu and Dr. Keith Levien for being my committee members. I would like to thank Dr. Chenggang Xu again

  • Design of low power 2.4GHz CMOS LC balanced oscillators with low phase noise and large tuning range

    Creator:
    Seshan, Nilakantan
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    The design of two 2.4GHz CMOS LC balanced oscillators in the 0.25μm National BiCMOS process for Bluetooth specifications is presented. These oscillators achieve low phase noise with low power consumption. At a frequency offset of 500KHz from the 2.11GHz carrier, the measured phase noise is -101.9dBc/Hz for the NMOS oscillator...
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    been the wind beneath my wings. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Gabor Temes and Dr. Keith Levien

  • A comprehensive integration of first year engineering education

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    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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    ://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/ nsf9892/next.htm). [2] (2008, August) Jamieson, L, “Engineering Education in a

  • An efficient data transfer protocol for Ethernet

    Creator:
    Hegde, Anoop R.
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    Most general purpose protocols are found to suffer from inefficiency in an Ethernet LAN environment when used for large volume data transfer. This is especially true with the TCP/IP family which was designed for a wide area network. This research work presents a proof of this inefficiency and proposes a...
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    thank him for the same. My thanks are also due to Prof. James Herzog, ECE and Prof. Keith Levien

  • On the study of WEC prototype advancement with consideration of real-time life extending control

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    Stillinger, Chad J.
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    Renewable energy is a topic of significant interest and importance in the world today. Ocean wave energy, particularly in areas such as the Oregon Coast, has considerable potential as a renewable resource. However, to rightly evaluate the overall cost of energy for wave energy converters, survivability and maintenance issues must...
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    committee members Dr. Alex Yokochi and Dr. Keith Levien for their time and support. Second, the author