Introduction: Optoelectronic circuits with high levels of circuit connectivity and nanosecond time-scale reconfigurability of massively broadband optical signals may play an increasing role in high-capacity data transfer optical networks. Photonic integrated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) gate-based circuits have received particular attention owing to the promise of low control complexit...

negative bias temperature stress Thomas Aichinger, Michael Nelhiebel, Sascha Einspieler, and Tibor Grasser KAI (Kompetenzzentrum Automobil-und Industrieelektronik), Europastrasse 8, 9524 Villach, Austria Infineon Technologies Austria, Siemensstrasse 2, 9500 Villach, Austria Christian Doppler Laboratory for TCAD, Institute for Microelectronics, Technische Universität Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27-29,...

The plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum, called slime mould, is very sensitive to its environment and reacts to stimuli by its appropriate motions. The sensitive stage as well as the motor stage of these reactions are explained by actin filament networks. This paper is devoted to actin filament networks as a computation medium. The point is that actin filaments are sensitive to outer cellular s...

Data intensive applications (i.e., multimedia) are clearly dominated by data transfer and storage issues. However, after removing the data transfer and address related bottlenecks, the control-flow mapping issues remain as important implementation overhead in a custom hardware realisation. The source of this overhead can be due to the presence of complex conditional code execution, loops or the...

A unified multi-stage power-CMOS-transmission-gate-based quasi-switched-capacitor (QSC) DC-DC converter is proposed to integrate both step-down and step-up modes all in one circuit configuration for low-power applications. In this paper, by using power CMOS transmission gate as a bi-directional switch, the various topologies for step-down and step-up modes can be integrated in the same circuit ...

This paper presents a V-band low-noise amplifier with high RF performance and ESD robustness. An inductortriggered silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) assisted with both a PMOS and an inductor is proposed to enhance the ESD robustness and minimize the impact of the ESD protection block on the millimeter-wave LNA. The initial-on PMOS improves the turn-on speed and the inductor resonates with the ...

by Robert G. Cooper, Scott J. Edgett, Elko J. Kleinschmidt Dr. Cooper, Dr. Edgett and Dr. Kleinschmidt focus on the methods and techniques that help companies achieve better project selection and prioritization. The paper examines how to build more effective go/kill decision points – tough gates – and to move toward successful portfolio management. ...