{"title":"Multi object detection in direct Time-of-Flight measurements with SPADs","authors":"J. Haase, M. Beer, Jennifer Ruskowski, H. Vogt","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430352","url":null,"abstract":"We present several contributions of our test system to detect multiple targets with the direct time-of-flight technique. With a precise time-to-digital-converter it is possible to capture the time-of-flight of a short light pulse reflected by a target with high temporal resolution. Based on this technique we can relate the single events to its resulting distance and separate the different objects.","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124815770","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":"An Integrated Power Detector for a 5GHz RF PA","authors":"Valdrin Qunaj, Umut Çelik, P. Reynaert","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430101","url":null,"abstract":"A fully integrated power detector is presented that detects both instantaneous RF voltage and current. Both signals are multiplied using an on-chip low-noise, high linearity mixer to measure the real power delivered to the load of an integrated PA operating at $5mathrm {G}mathrm {H}mathrm {z}$ in predictive $45mathrm {n}mathrm {m}$ CMOS technology. The dynamic range of the detector is $23.~72mathrm {d}mathrm {B}$ with an accuracy of $< pm 0.5mathrm {d}mathrm {B}$. Even under antenna load mismatch the detector is able measure the real power delivered to the load up to a voltage standing wave ration of 2.7:1 with an error $< pm 0.6mathrm {d}mathrm {B}.$ The power detector has no effect on the PA performance and can be integrated under the large output matching transformer, resulting in a cost efficient design.","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"295 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122091325","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}
J. Scerri, Barnaby Portelli, I. Grech, E. Gatt, O. Casha
{"title":"Exploiting nonlinearities to improve the linear region in an electrostatic MEMS demodulator","authors":"J. Scerri, Barnaby Portelli, I. Grech, E. Gatt, O. Casha","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430353","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a technique whereby the overall nonlinear behavior of an electrostatically actuated and sensed MEMS is linearised for most of its usable range. The nonlinear characteristics are first analysed theoretically. This analysis reveals that the nonlinearity can be ‘neutralised’ by replacing the spring with a nonlinear - cubic stiffness - spring. Finding a feasible solution requires finding a compromise between a large number of geometric dimensions and constraints; this was achieved by making extensive use of MATLAB’s optimization toolbox. The device having optimal dimensions was manufactured using the SOIMUMPs process and lab measurements confirmed that the overall nonlinearity was practically eliminated for actuation voltages of 4 volts and upwards.","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131697112","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}
A. Salvucci, M. Vittori, S. Colangeli, G. Polli, E. Limiti
{"title":"A novel true logarithmic amplifier in 0.25 μm GaN-on-SiC technology for radar applications","authors":"A. Salvucci, M. Vittori, S. Colangeli, G. Polli, E. Limiti","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430351","url":null,"abstract":"A new circuit topology for a true logarithmic amplifier (TLA) basic cell is presented. The basic cell is synthesized in quasi-distributed form as the cascade of two single-FET stages. Whereas the operating principle of the overall TLA is well-known (i.e., cascading several hard-limiting cells), the topology of the proposed basic cell is not common. The broadband characteristics and the extreme compactness of the proposed architecture make it particularly suitable for the realization of multi-stage TLAs. The proposed basic cell is then adopted to design, as a test vehicle, a six-stages TLA, using a 0.25 μm GaN-on-SiC HEMT technology provided by UMS foundry. The final MMIC exhibits a broadband behavior, in the range 1.2 GHz-2.2 GHz, with a global logarithmic error of ±1 dB over 60 dB of input dynamic range (IDR).","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127246348","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}
A. Boulmirat, C. Jany, A. Siligaris, J. L. Jiménez
{"title":"Low Power Locking Detector for Frequency Calibration of Multi-Frequency Injection Locked Oscillators","authors":"A. Boulmirat, C. Jany, A. Siligaris, J. L. Jiménez","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430310","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a locking detector used as a first stage in the frequency calibration techniques for Multi-Frequency Injection Locked Oscmators (MFILO). It provides a high detection level and relaxes design constraints on the calibration circuit that follows. This technique will allow lower levels of power consumption with smaller occupied area for the frequency calibration circuits.","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126315008","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":"Design and Modelling of a Super-Regenerative Receiver for Medical Implant Devices","authors":"Naci Pekcokguler, Günhan Dündar, C. Dehollain","doi":"10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PRIME.2018.8430322","url":null,"abstract":"Medical implant devices have been widely used in recent years. The Super-Regenerative Receiver has been on preferred architecture due to its power advantage over other architectures. We present a detailed analysis of the circuits and their equivalent models to be used in system level design of a Super-Regenerative Receiver in this paper. Designs were carried out in UMC 180nm process with a center frequency of 416MHz for MedRadio band. The study is concluded with the simulation results of the circuits and the equivalent models.","PeriodicalId":384458,"journal":{"name":"2018 14th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126750623","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}