Stochastic Process Variation in Deep-Submicron CMOS

Stochastic Process Variation in Deep-Submicron CMOS
Author: Amir Zjajo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400777817

One of the most notable features of nanometer scale CMOS technology is the increasing magnitude of variability of the key device parameters affecting performance of integrated circuits. The growth of variability can be attributed to multiple factors, including the difficulty of manufacturing control, the emergence of new systematic variation-generating mechanisms, and most importantly, the increase in atomic-scale randomness, where device operation must be described as a stochastic process. In addition to wide-sense stationary stochastic device variability and temperature variation, existence of non-stationary stochastic electrical noise associated with fundamental processes in integrated-circuit devices represents an elementary limit on the performance of electronic circuits. In an attempt to address these issues, Stochastic Process Variation in Deep-Submicron CMOS: Circuits and Algorithms offers unique combination of mathematical treatment of random process variation, electrical noise and temperature and necessary circuit realizations for on-chip monitoring and performance calibration. The associated problems are addressed at various abstraction levels, i.e. circuit level, architecture level and system level. It therefore provides a broad view on the various solutions that have to be used and their possible combination in very effective complementary techniques for both analog/mixed-signal and digital circuits. The feasibility of the described algorithms and built-in circuitry has been verified by measurements from the silicon prototypes fabricated in standard 90 nm and 65 nm CMOS technology.

The Fourth Terminal

The Fourth Terminal
Author: Sylvain Clerc
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2020-04-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030394964

This book discusses the advantages and challenges of Body-Biasing for integrated circuits and systems, together with the deployment of the design infrastructure needed to generate this Body-Bias voltage. These new design solutions enable state of the art energy efficiency and system flexibility for the latest applications, such as Internet of Things and 5G communications.

Smart Sensors and Systems

Smart Sensors and Systems
Author: Youn-Long Lin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2015-07-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319147110

This book describes for readers technology used for effective sensing of our physical world and intelligent processing techniques for sensed information, which are essential to the success of the Internet of Things (IoTs). The authors provide a multidisciplinary view of sensor technology from MEMS, biological, chemical, and electrical domains and showcase smart sensor systems in real applications including smart home, transportation, medical, environmental, agricultural, etc. Unlike earlier books on sensors, this book provides a “global” view on smart sensors covering abstraction levels from device, circuit, systems, and algorithms.

Precision Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology

Precision Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology
Author: Micheal A.P. Pertijs
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2006-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402052588

This book describes the analysis and design of precision temperature sensors in CMOS IC technology, focusing on so-called smart temperature sensors, which provide a digital output signal that can be readily interpreted by a computer. The text shows how temperature characteristics can be used to obtain an accurate digital temperature reading. The book ends with a detailed description of three prototypes, one of which achieves the best performance reported to date.

Thermal Sensors,

Thermal Sensors,
Author: Gerard C. M. Meijer
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1994-10-27
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Thermal Sensors is intended as a comprehensive and accessible reference for designers and users of thermal sensors. Many different physical quantities can be converted easily and accurately into temperature differences using thermal techniques. These temperature differences can be detected with temperature and temperature-difference sensors. In a thermal sensor the thermal converter and the temperature sensor are combined in a single accurate device. This book gives an overview and deals with the design aspects of thermal and temperature sensors, with an emphasis on sensors based on silicon technology. The temperature sensors described are based on the use of various types of sensitive elements, such as platinum resistors, thermistors and special integrated circuits. The thermal sensors described include flow, conductivity, infrared, vacuum, humidity and calorimetric sensors, and ac-dc converters, thus providing a comprehensive overview of all thermal sensors, with practical examples of each type.

High-Accuracy CMOS Smart Temperature Sensors

High-Accuracy CMOS Smart Temperature Sensors
Author: Anton Bakker
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2000-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780792372172

This book describes the design and theory of high-accuracy smart temperature sensors in CMOS technology. The book's major triumph is the realization of a smart temperature sensor of such high accuracy that it can be applied without any form of calibration. In addition, the authors provide the reader with an elaborate overview of dynamic offset-cancellation techniques and CMOS bandgap references, which are the basic techniques and building blocks that determine the overall accuracy of CMOS smart temperature sensors. The book's concluding chapters focus on realizations where other aspects like ultra low-design and remote temperature sensing are discussed. High-Accuracy CMOS Smart Temperature Sensors is essential reading for anybody with an academic or professional interest in semiconductor design.

NUREG/CR.

NUREG/CR.
Author: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1977
Genre: Nuclear energy
ISBN:

Energy-Efficient Smart Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology

Energy-Efficient Smart Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology
Author: Kamran Souri
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2017-10-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319623079

This book describes the design and implementation of energy-efficient smart (digital output) temperature sensors in CMOS technology. To accomplish this, a new readout topology, namely the zoom-ADC, is presented. It combines a coarse SAR-ADC with a fine Sigma-Delta (SD) ADC. The digital result obtained from the coarse ADC is used to set the reference levels of the SD-ADC, thereby zooming its full-scale range into a small region around the input signal. This technique considerably reduces the SD-ADC’s full-scale range, and notably relaxes the number of clock cycles needed for a given resolution, as well as the DC-gain and swing of the loop-filter. Both conversion time and power-efficiency can be improved, which results in a substantial improvement in energy-efficiency. Two BJT-based sensor prototypes based on 1st-order and 2nd-order zoom-ADCs are presented. They both achieve inaccuracies of less than ±0.2°C over the military temperature range (-55°C to 125°C). A prototype capable of sensing temperatures up to 200°C is also presented. As an alternative to BJTs, sensors based on dynamic threshold MOSTs (DTMOSTs) are also presented. It is shown that DTMOSTs are capable of achieving low inaccuracy (±0.4°C over the military temperature range) as well as sub-1V operation, making them well suited for use in modern CMOS processes.

Smart Sensor Interfaces

Smart Sensor Interfaces
Author: Johan Huijsing
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461560616

Smart Sensor Interfaces brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area. Smart Sensor Interfaces serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.