In this paper, a novel single-port five-transistor (5T) Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell and associated read/write assist are proposed. Amongst them, a word line suppression circuit is to provide a voltage of the respective connected word line to be lower than or equal to the power supply voltage VDD, so that the read/write-ability of the cell can be improved, and the half-selected cells...

The design of high speed circuits and optimization in function of technological and geometrical parameters are presented. MUX-driver design and optimization for 40 Gb/s ETDM transmission illustrate the proposed approach. The impact of collector thickness (WC) on driver performances is evaluated and assessed by circuit fabrication and measurements. 40 Gb/s electrical measurements of the realized...

Issue 6 2010 Power Electronics Europe www.power-mag.com Power electronics systems are commonly used in motor drive, power supply and power conversion applications. They cover a wide output power spectrum: from several hundred watts in small drives up to megawatts in wind power installations or large drive systems. Inside the system the gate driver circuit with its extensive control and monitori...

High-temperature power conversion modules (DC-DC converters, inverters, etc.) have enormous potential in extreme environment applications, including automotive, aerospace, geothermal, nuclear, and well logging. Power-to-volume and power-to-weight ratios of these modules can be significantly improved by employing Silicon Carbide (SiC) based power switches (MOSFET or JFET). Wide bandgap material ...

In recent years, increasing demand for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) has generated the need for reliable and low-cost hightemperature electronics which can operate at the high temperatures under the hood of these vehicles. A high-voltage and high temperature gate-driver integrated circuit for SiC FET switches with short circuit protection has been designed and implemented in a 0.8-micron sili...

A novel driver with discharge current compensation is proposed to drive an ac plasma display panel (PDP). This proposed circuit uses resonance between the inductor and the ac PDP to avoid abrupt charging/discharging. The four switches of the full bridge are all operated with zero-voltage-switching turn-on. In addition, an 8-in ac PDP equipped with the proposed driving circuit, operating at 100 ...

We present the application of a short rise ( 150 ns) 250 kA linear transformer driver (LTD) to wire array z-pinch loads for the first time. The generator is a modification of a previous driver in which a new conical power feed provides a low inductance coupling to wire loads. Performance of the new design using both short circuit and plasma loads is presented and discussed. The final design del...