P. Preda, B. Adiaconiţă, G. Crăciun, I. Mihalache, A. Boldeiu, O. Brîncoveanu, M. Maxim, E. Chiriac, M. Avram
{"title":"Chitosan-coated gold nanocomposites loading with cisplatin for potential use in cancer therapy","authors":"P. Preda, B. Adiaconiţă, G. Crăciun, I. Mihalache, A. Boldeiu, O. Brîncoveanu, M. Maxim, E. Chiriac, M. Avram","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934545","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the synthesis of nanocomposites based on chitosan-coated gold nanoparticles (CS-AuNPs) and the loading with cisplatin drug (CisPt). Limited studies were performed on the evaluation of AuNPs functionalized with biopolymers and conjugated with CisPt. The loading of the CS-AuNPs with cisplatin was performed in order to obtain drugs delivery systems for cancer therapy. The obtained CS-AuNPs proved to be stable, with a slight agglomeration tendency (PI of 0.302) and a hydrodynamic diameter of 85 nm. The CisPt loading in the nanocomposites was confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128204693","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}
D. V. Randjelovi, K. Joksimovi, I. Kodranov, A. Žerađanin, B. Popovi, P. Poljak, D. Manojlović, V. Beškoski
{"title":"Evolution of Construction, Performance and Application of Microbial Fuel Cells Based on River and Acid Mine Drainage Sediments","authors":"D. V. Randjelovi, K. Joksimovi, I. Kodranov, A. Žerađanin, B. Popovi, P. Poljak, D. Manojlović, V. Beškoski","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934706","url":null,"abstract":"This paper gives overview of research activities, performed by our team, in the field of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs). Evolution of construction, performance and application of MFCs is presented. The path towards optimization of the performance led through design and construction of the cell and was followed by investigation of impact of different sediments containing different microbial communities. The sediment samples were collected from two locations in Serbia, confluence of rivers Sava and Danube in Belgrade and the acid mine drainage lake “Robule” in the copper mine Bor. Results of verified application in wastewater treatment are discussed.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133972768","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":"Novel Thermal Shutdown Circuit for Automotive Power Management Application:","authors":"Elena Grigorita, T. Salajan, R. Onet","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934598","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a thermal-shutdown circuit that has been designed in a $boldsymbol{2.6mu m BiCMOS}$ process for automotive applications. The robustness of the proposed thermal shutdown circuit stands in its simple structure, that is based on temperature dependent currents comparison. With the proposed implementation, an excellent temperature sensitivity is achieved, while having low quiescent current, of only $boldsymbol{2.5mu A}$ and reduced area of 0.048mm2• Moreover, the proposed solution shows a 50% smaller variation of temperature threshold with respect to the standard approach that compares PTAT and constant currents.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132766175","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}
Cristian Manolache, Alexandru Caranica, H. Cucu, Andi Buzo, C. Diaconu, G. Pelz
{"title":"Enhanced Candidate Selection Algorithm for Analog Circuit Verification","authors":"Cristian Manolache, Alexandru Caranica, H. Cucu, Andi Buzo, C. Diaconu, G. Pelz","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934364","url":null,"abstract":"In latest years, the complexity and applicability of modern Integrated Circuits (ICs) grew exponentially, hence the high-pressure to deliver IC designs faster on the market. For safety, a design meeting its specification under any allowed operating condition and fabrication variation is a prerequisite. Therefore, pre-Silicon (pre-Si) analog IC verification is an extremely important task, as in certain regions of this large parameter space, the device exhibits degraded performance, or it fails completely. During verification, a designer must find these regions of the input parameter space where the circuit fails. Ideally this must be done during pre-Si phase, to avoid potential huge re-design delays during prototyping or production. In this context, this paper presents a Machine Learning (ML) approach, where we sample the input space to offer good initial coverage of the operating conditions (OCs) hyperspace, with a small number of simulations. We denote one input of a circuit as an Operating Condition. We then leverage a ML-surrogate model of the circuit instead of time-consuming simulations to propose, during a candidate selection phase, new circuit worst cases, where the circuit fails. After updating the candidate proposal algorithm to include a Gradient Descent (GD) step, we highlight the performance improvement of this new method on synthetic circuits, where we obtain relative absolute verification errors below 1%, while using less simulations than other classical approaches.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130174988","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}
C. Simion, O. Florea, I. Mercioniu, I. Dinu, A. Stanoiu
{"title":"Gas sensing mechanism involved in NH3 detection with NiO material","authors":"C. Simion, O. Florea, I. Mercioniu, I. Dinu, A. Stanoiu","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934703","url":null,"abstract":"NiO sensitive material was prepared by using a hydrothermal synthesis route using ethylenediaminetetraacetic as structural agent. The sensing properties towards NH3 detection were acquired under real operating conditions by means of variable relative humidity. The gas sensing interaction mechanism was brought to the fore by means of simultaneous electrical resistance and work function measurements.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129438394","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":"Comparison of three bandgap topologies implemented in standard CMOS technology with parasitic PNP bipolars","authors":"Emilia Gheorghiţă, R. Onet, I. Câmpanu","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934203","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comparison between three bandgap topologies that are based exclusively on the parasitic vertical PNP bipolar transistors in the CMOS technologies. An OpAmp-less bandgap, the Kuijk topology and a recently proposed resistorless bandgap reference circuit (BGR) are designed and compared considering noise, quiescent current, area and power supply rejection. A sizing strategy for the resistorless BGR is also provided. The circuits were implemented in a 180nm CMOS process, targeting low noise and low power consumption.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129307596","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":"Microelectronics in the 21st Century: Technology, Economics, Policies","authors":"Andreas Wild","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9933993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9933993","url":null,"abstract":"The semiconductor industry started in the 1950s, growing continuously and progressing steadily thanks in ability to innovate, to the unique economic conditions under which it operates, and to the government interventions that shaped it. This paper provides a brief survey of this journey, suggesting that the current period is probably going to redefine the shape of the industry for many years to come.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121471457","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}
C. Thanner, A. Bichler, F. Feichtlbauer, P. Schuster
{"title":"Step and Repeat Imprint Lithography for Wafer Scale Mastering of Micro-and Nanostructures","authors":"C. Thanner, A. Bichler, F. Feichtlbauer, P. Schuster","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934328","url":null,"abstract":"Step and Repeat UV Imprint Lithography provides a flexible and low-cost pattern replication technique for upscaling from single devices to wafer level scale. Multiple copies of lens and mirror type structures have been investigated with focus on pattern shape, size and surface quality. The flexibility of this method demonstrating a reliable replication process over a high number of copies was shown for imprinting different patterns with different lateral dimensions from mm range down to sub-100nm resolution. It has to be highlighted that use of a Meta-type lenses could be used for this process as well and thus providing a viable scaling method for this new class of optical components. Master templates are fabricated by diamond turning two-photon polymerization or e-beam lithography and etching on single die basis. Then step and repeat replication provides an attractive solution for scaling sophisticated designs. Finally, the use of such step and repeat wafer for high volume production was shown by means of SmartNIL® replication at wafer level scale demonstrating reliable pattern shapes and surface quality.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131317039","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. Sandu, C. Tibeica, O. Nedelcu, R. Plugaru, N. Plugaru
{"title":"Non-linear I-V characteristics of Co/BTO/LSMO ferroelectric tunnel junction","authors":"T. Sandu, C. Tibeica, O. Nedelcu, R. Plugaru, N. Plugaru","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934305","url":null,"abstract":"The I-V curves of Co/BaTiO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 ferroelectric tunnel junction have been calculated with the non-equilibrium Green function method at finite voltages. Compared to experimental data of a 2 nm thick barrier, our calculations match quantitatively the measurements at room temperature. Further analysis of the electric current shows that transport is done mainly by tunneling (direct and/or Fowler-Nordheim), while the part done through thermally activated resonant states is not relevant for a ferroelectric barrier thickness of 2 nm, but becomes dominant at 4 nm thickness.","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114637087","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}
Bianca Adiaconlţă, P. Preda, T. Burinaru, C. Marculescu, A. Avram, G. Crăciun, E. Chiriac, M. Avram
{"title":"Electrochemical biosensing based on graphene for detection of the SARS-Co V-2 Nucleocapsid Protein","authors":"Bianca Adiaconlţă, P. Preda, T. Burinaru, C. Marculescu, A. Avram, G. Crăciun, E. Chiriac, M. Avram","doi":"10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934109","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring and controlling infection is required in order to prevent the progression of the coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome 2(SARS-Co- V-2). To accomplish this goal, the development and implementation of sensitive, quick and accurate diagnostic methods are essential. Electrochemical sensors have exposed large application possibilities in biological detection due to the advantages of high sensitivity, short time-consuming and specificity. Here, we report the improvement of a sensitive electrochemical sensor capable of detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus using graphene-modified interdigitated working electrodes functionalized with antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (N protein).","PeriodicalId":380138,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117211293","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}