{"title":"Experimental Vulnerability Analysis of a 4-D Hyperchaotic Random Number Generator","authors":"Halil İbrahim Kaysici, Salih Ergün","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462750","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a clone system that is deployed to shows the vulnerability of an FPGA based 4-D hyperchaotic random number generator (RNG) that is presented as \"True\" random number generator. The unknown parameter of the target hyperchaotic RNG is uncovered by using auto-synchronization method. Synchronization is achieved by monitoring only one of the state variable for a limited scalar time. Experimental results support the numerical analysis by predicting the next bit of the RNG.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132857648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dickson Charge Pump: Design Strategy for Optimum Efficiency","authors":"A. Ballo, A. D. Grasso, G. Palumbo","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462759","url":null,"abstract":"This work reports an accurate analysis of the power breakdown of Dickson Charge Pumps exploiting the concept of short circuit current. The achieved results show that, when operating in the optimum region of switching limit, the power conversion efficiency of the charge pump can be maximized by properly setting the short circuit current. Simulation results using a 0.13-μm CMOS technology confirm the theoretical analysis with an error lower than 9.8%.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116992890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Bendjeddou, A. S. E. Valli, A. Litvinenko, Y. Guennec, F. Podevin, S. Bourdel, E. Pistono, D. Morche, A. Jenkins, R. Ferreira, M. J. Garcia, R. Lebrun, V. Cros, P. Bortolotti, U. Ebels
{"title":"Radio Receivers based on Spin-Torque Diodes as Energy Detectors","authors":"I. Bendjeddou, A. S. E. Valli, A. Litvinenko, Y. Guennec, F. Podevin, S. Bourdel, E. Pistono, D. Morche, A. Jenkins, R. Ferreira, M. J. Garcia, R. Lebrun, V. Cros, P. Bortolotti, U. Ebels","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462731","url":null,"abstract":"Radiofrequency receivers based on energy detection usually require bulky and costly antenna filters. A promising alternative comes from spin-torque diodes that inherently provide both rectifying and filtering effects. This work proposes a behavioral electrical model, extracted from measurement results, that considers both the non-linearity of the magnetic junction and its parasitic. This model has been used at system-level to design a frequency-shift keying receiver.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127117971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Modified Nyquist Stability Criteria that Takes into Account Input/Output Circuit Loading Effects","authors":"G. Roberts","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462771","url":null,"abstract":"H. S. Black in 1928 described the principle of negative feedback using two functions denoted as A(s) and β(s). While negative feedback has many important practical benefits, circuits that utilize this principle can go unstable. In 1932 H. Nyquist described the conditions that maintain stable behavior based on the complex behavior of the product of A(s) times β(s) culminating into what is referred to as the Nyquist Stability Criterion. When applied to electronic circuits, however, there is uncertainty in identifying A(s) and β(s) due to circuit loading effects. In this paper, a theory of stability will be introduced that takes into account the influence that input and output circuit loading effects have on the operation of the circuit. An example will be used to illustrate the significance of these findings.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128893268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Caselli, I. Papistas, S. Cosemans, A. Mallik, P. Debacker, D. Verkest
{"title":"Charge Sharing and Charge Injection A/D Converters for Analog In-Memory Computing","authors":"M. Caselli, I. Papistas, S. Cosemans, A. Mallik, P. Debacker, D. Verkest","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462775","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the design of two A/D converters, the Charge Sharing SAR and the Charge Injection SAR, in 22 nm FD SOI technology, for Analog-in-Memory computing in machine learning (ML) applications. The former architecture matches well SRAM-based Matrix-Vector Multipliers (MVM)s, whereas the latter is suitable for integration with SOT-MRAM-based arrays. Both ADCs show remarkable energy figures and area metrics, making the topologies suitable for integration at the periphery of MVM arrays.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"164 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123710113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Rabuske, M. Silva, D. Brito, João Silva, H. Busse, Ana V. Silva, S. Abrunhosa, P. Ribeiro, S. Cardoso
{"title":"A Biomedical Imaging System Based on an Integrated Array of Magnetoresistive Sensors","authors":"T. Rabuske, M. Silva, D. Brito, João Silva, H. Busse, Ana V. Silva, S. Abrunhosa, P. Ribeiro, S. Cardoso","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462751","url":null,"abstract":"Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) provide a valuable platform for biomedical imaging applications especially if the sensors are built on top of a CMOS integrated circuit. In this paper, we devise a platform for readout of MTJs that rely on analog circuitry with relaxed specifications, while part of the system complexity is leveraged to digital post-processing. The proposed system comprises a high-density array of 64 × 64 MTJs that are readout by 4 acquisition channels which comprehend mismatch correction, amplification, filtering and data conversion. In order to handle the expected large spreads that result from fabrication mismatches in high-density MTJ arrays, we introduce a pre-calibration procedure that enhances the signal processing dynamic range, enabling the usage of medium performance electronics while leading to high-quality images even in the presence of weak magnetic fields. Finally, we discuss how a proper sampling strategy may lead to improved imaging noise performance, especially in regards to low-frequency (flicker) noise with virtually no drawbacks. A mathematical model is used to estimate the noise performance, which is contrasted to extensive transient noise simulations in a 180 nm commercial CMOS process and enable the assessment of the proposed techniques. We show that the proposed system is able to acquire each pixel with an input-referred noise of only 55 µV, while the input signal range in our application is only 2.34 mV.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131676914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Silva, D. Brito, Gonçalo Rodrigues, T. Rabuske, António Couto-Pinto, Jorge R. Fernandes
{"title":"Methods for Fast Characterization of Noise and Offset in Dynamic Comparators","authors":"João Silva, D. Brito, Gonçalo Rodrigues, T. Rabuske, António Couto-Pinto, Jorge R. Fernandes","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462744","url":null,"abstract":"The dynamic comparator is the core building block of most architectures of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Comparator noise and offset have critical impact on overall ADC performance, thus requiring a careful comparator characterization routine. Due to the dynamic nature of such circuits, the performance assessment becomes a challenging task when relying on conventional simulation-based analysis. In this paper two alternative approaches to simulate dynamic comparator noise and offset are discussed. By relying on periodic steady-state (PSS), periodic transfer function (PXF) and periodic noise (PNOISE) analyses the noise of a dynamic comparator can be obtained in a fraction of the time when compared to traditional transient noise simulations. A binary-search-based Verilog-A Offset Tester block is also presented as a mean to speed-up the offset characterization. The PSS + PXF + PNOISE method achieves a 220× decrease in simulation time, while the Verilog-A Offset Tester allows a 60× simulation time reduction.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116158841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammadreza Dolatpoor Lakeh, J. Kammerer, J. Schell, D. Issartel, F. Calmon, A. Cathelin, W. Uhring
{"title":"An Active Quenching Circuit for a Native 3D SPAD Pixel in a 28 nm CMOS FDSOI Technology","authors":"Mohammadreza Dolatpoor Lakeh, J. Kammerer, J. Schell, D. Issartel, F. Calmon, A. Cathelin, W. Uhring","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462754","url":null,"abstract":"The first Active Quenching - Active Reset (AQAR) circuit for a novel inherent 3D SPAD pixel is designed in a 28 nm CMOS Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator (FDSOI) technology. Thanks to an ultra-fast detection circuit, the avalanche is detected in less than 50 ps and quenched in 200 ps. Thanks to this fast detection and active quenching, the avalanche charge in the Space Charge Region (SCR) is reduced by 50 % which should result in a 50 % afterpulsing reduction. With the proposed pixel, the fill factor is no longer limited by the associated circuitry.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122591246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Signal transmission for an isolated gate driver using capacitive coupling technique","authors":"Imran Khan, Ming Zhang, N. Llaser","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462756","url":null,"abstract":"Resonant converter is widely used due to its high efficiency when carefully designed, including the tank circuit. Tuning the tank circuit is design challenging. In this paper signal isolation in the AC switch driver is presented to implement an auto-tuning system that uses synchronous switched capacitor to control the resonant frequency of the tank circuit of a half-bridge voltage fed resonant converter to power HIFU. Capacitive coupling is proposed as signal isolation instead of classical technique due to compatibility with MRI regulations used in its vicinity, avoiding bulky magnetic components. The proposed circuit works under 5V voltage and consumes 1.45mW power. With input signal frequency of 1MHz and a carrier frequency of 100MHz, the observed output signal delay is only 10ns, i.e. 1% of the signal period. The proposed circuit is designed and simulated in a CMOS 0.35μm technology. Performances such as signal delay and power consumption were studied under varying carrier frequencies to evaluate the proposed circuit.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133311817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Ma, N. E. Agroudy, Maximilian Becker, N. Joram, F. Ellinger
{"title":"A 401-406 MHz Wireless Transceiver Analogue Front-End for Medical Implantable Applications","authors":"R. Ma, N. E. Agroudy, Maximilian Becker, N. Joram, F. Ellinger","doi":"10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NEWCAS50681.2021.9462780","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a wireless 401-406 MHz on-off keying (OOK) transceiver (TRX) analogue front-end for medical implantable communication systems (MICS). The transmitter (TX) part consists of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) and an output buffer for OOK modulation. The receiver (RX) front-end implemented based on a low intermediate-frequency (IF) homodyne RX architecture comprises a balun low-noise amplifier (LNA), a Gilbert mixer and a variable gain amplifier (VGA). The RX re-uses the signal generated by the TX as its local oscillation (LO) signal. A proof-of-concept circuit prototype has been fabricated in a 180-nm BiCMOS technology. Experimental results show the PLL frequency can be adjusted over the entire MICS band with a frequency resolution of 0.33 MHz. Its phase noise is -100 dBc/Hz at 1-MHz offset frequency. Additionally, the TX exhibits a maximal output power of 4.6 dBm. The complete RX front-end achieves a noise figure below 8.4 dB and a high conversion gain of 75 dB. The TX and RX consume a DC power of 23 mW and 27.5 mW, respectively. The data rate of the whole TRX reaches 1 Mbit/s which is the highest among the state-of-the-art MICS TRXs.","PeriodicalId":373745,"journal":{"name":"2021 19th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134263307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}