A recent sequence of works, initially motivated by the study of the nonlocal properties of entanglement, demonstrate that a source of information-theoretically certified randomness can be constructed based only on two simple assumptions: the prior existence of a short random seed and the ability to ensure that two black-box devices do not communicate (i.e. are nonsignaling). We call protocols a...

Operational amplifiers (op amps) are as prolific in analog circuits as salt and pepper is on food. They are sprinkled throughout the sensor data acquisition system, performing a variety of functions. For instance, at the sensor interface, amplifiers are used to buffer and gain the sensor output. The current or voltage excitation to the sensor, quite often is generated by an amplifier circuit. F...

The objective of this research was to design a 2.4 GHz class AB Power Amplifier (PA), with 0.18um Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CMOS technology by using Cadence software, for health care applications. The ultimate goal for such application is to minimize the trade-offs between performance and cost, and between performance and low power consumption design. This pap...

This paper presents the design and analysis of a 5.5 V Class-D stage used in two fully integrated watt-level, +32.0 dBm and +29.7 dBm, outphasing RF Power Amplifiers (PA) in standard 130 nm and 65 nm CMOS technologies. The Class-D stage utilizes a cascode configuration, driven by an AC-coupled low-voltage driver, to allow a 5.5 V supply in the 1.2/2.5 V technologies without excessive device vol...

CIV: N/A TSR: Yes, except N/A for MT, and ‘‘technology’’ for the ‘‘development’’ or ‘‘production’’ of: (a) Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers described in 3A001.b.8, having operating frequencies exceeding 19 GHz; (b) solar cells, coverglass-interconnect-cells or covered-interconnect-cells (CIC) ‘‘assemblies,’’ solar arrays and/or solar panels described in 3A001.e.4; (c) Microwave ‘‘Monolithic Integ...

Reading: For the quantum theory of beam splitters: • C.C. Gerry and P.L. Knight, Introductory Quantum Optics (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005) Sect. 6.2. For the quantum theory of linear amplifiers: • C.M. Caves, “Quantum limits on noise in linear amplifiers,” Phys. Rev. D 26, 1817–1839 (1982). • L. Mandel and E. Wolf, Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics (Cambridge University Press...

This paper presents an effective design methodology and flow, which is validated through three mmwave/sub-mm-wave amplifiers: including W-band LNA with NF=7dB, W-band PA with PAE >11% and D-band amplifier with gain>20dB. The CMOS based amplifiers can be integrated with III-V materials to form heterogeneous integration, such as COSMOS, to achieve the best performance for various applications.