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  • Concurrent error detection

    Creator:
    Gorshe, Steven Scott
    Abstract:
    Concurrent error detection (CED) is the detection of errors or faults in a circuit or data path concurrent with normal operation of that circuit. The general approach for CED is to calculate a check symbol for the inputs to the circuit under operation, predict the check symbol that will result...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Steven Scott Gorshe for the

  • Electrical recommendations and formulas for metal fill in radio-frequency integrated circuits

    Creator:
    Gaskill, Steven
    Abstract:
    With increasing transistor operating frequencies, interconnects and passive devices are becoming performance limiters in integrated circuit (IC) designs. To combat this, the interconnect layers above the active silicon are trending toward low-κ dielectrics and Cu metallization. The use of these new materials has popularized chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) to planarize...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven Gaskill for the degree of Master

  • High-performance low-power microprocessor circuits

    Creator:
    Hsu, Steven K.
    Abstract:
    This thesis will discuss two critical components of a digital system -- domino logic styles and flip-flops. In today's microprocessors, both domino logic and flip-flops are essential to high-performance and low-power design. Two new domino logic styles are presented and analyzed, Double Edge Triggered (DET) and Double Data Rate (DDR)...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven K. Hsu for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer

  • Compensation techniques for cascaded delta-sigma A/D converters and high-performance switched-capacitor circuits

    Creator:
    Sun, Tao
    Abstract:
    This thesis describes compensation techniques for cascaded delta-sigma A/D converters (ADCs) and high-performance switched-capacitor (SC) circuits. Various correlated-double-sampling (CDS) techniques are presented to reduce the effects of the nonidealities, such as clock feedthrough, charge injection, opamp input-referred noise and offset, and finite opamp gain, in SC circuits. A CDS technique...
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    Dissertation
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    Compensation Techniques for Cascaded Delta-Sigma A/D

  • Low-voltage pipeline A/D converter

    Creator:
    Wu, Lei
    Abstract:
    Continuous process scale-down and emerging markets for low-power/low-voltage mobile systems call for low-voltage analog integrated circuits. Switched-capacitor (SC) circuits are the building blocks for analog signal processing and will encounter severe overdrive problems when operating at low voltage conditions. There exist three techniques to solve the problem, but with their...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Low-voltage pipeline A/D converter AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS

  • Amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor ring oscillators and material assessment

    Creator:
    Sundholm, Eric Steven
    Abstract:
    Amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) thin-film transistors (TFTs) constitute the central theme of this thesis. Within this theme, three primary areas of focus are pursued. The first focus is the realization of a transparent three-stage ring oscillator with buffered output and an output frequency in the megahertz range. This leads to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eric Steven Sundholm for the

  • Advanced microarchitecture and circuit design techniques for on-chip memories in CMOS technology

    Creator:
    Hsu, Steven K.
    Abstract:
    In modern on-chip memories, an increasing demand for higher performance, lower power, reduced area, and improved robustness creates a rising need for advanced microarchitecture and circuit design techniques. Particularly in large-signal multi-ported register files, these advanced design techniques include: (i) multi-banked arrays, (ii) multi-frequency arrays, (iii) multi-bit width gating, (iv)...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Steven K

  • Equivalent circuit modeling of on-chip magnetic devices based on terminal measurements

    Creator:
    Gaskill, Steven G.
    Abstract:
    The addition of thin-film alloy magnetic materials to integrated circuit processing enables a number of novel monolithic circuits. Examples include fully integrated magnetic field sensors, signal and power galvanic isolation circuits, and power supplies on chip (PwrSoC). There are several benefits to integrating these traditionally off-chip devices, including improved manufacturability,...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Steven G. Gaskill for the

  • Nontraditional amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor fabrication

    Creator:
    Sundholm, Eric Steven
    Abstract:
    Fabrication techniques and process integration considerations for amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) thin-film transistors (TFTs) constitute the central theme of this dissertation. Within this theme three primary areas of focus are pursued. The first focus involves formulating a general framework for assessing passivation. Avoiding formation of an undesirable backside accumulation layer...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Eric Steven Sundholm for

  • Analytical model of GaAs MESFET output conductance with frequency and temperature dependent parameters

    Creator:
    Lam, Steven C. F.
    Abstract:
    The output characteristics of a conventional GaAs depletion-mode MESFET device have been investigated. One of the important parameters of the small-signal GaAs MESFET model, g[subscript ds] (output conductance), is shown to be frequency and temperature dependent. Variations in g[subscript ds] are a serious problem in many analog and digital circuits...
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    Masters Thesis
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    frequency and temperature dependent parameters AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven C. F. Lam for the