Electronics for Radiation Detection

Electronics for Radiation Detection
Author: Krzysztof Iniewski
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1439816492

There is a growing need to understand and combat potential radiation damage problems in semiconductor devices and circuits. Assessing the billion-dollar market for detection equipment in the context of medical imaging using ionizing radiation, Electronics for Radiation Detection presents valuable information that will help integrated circuit (IC) designers and other electronics professionals take full advantage of the tremendous developments and opportunities associated with this burgeoning field. Assembling contributions from industrial and academic experts, this book— Addresses the state of the art in the design of semiconductor detectors, integrated circuits, and other electronics used in radiation detection Analyzes the main effects of radiation in semiconductor devices and circuits, paying special attention to degradation observed in MOS devices and circuits when they are irradiated Explains how circuits are built to deal with radiation, focusing on practical information about how they are being used, rather than mathematical details Radiation detection is critical in space applications, nuclear physics, semiconductor processing, and medical imaging, as well as security, drug development, and modern silicon processing techniques. The authors discuss new opportunities in these fields and address emerging detector technologies, circuit design techniques, new materials, and innovative system approaches. Aimed at postgraduate researchers and practicing engineers, this book is a must for those serious about improving their understanding of electronics used in radiation detection. The information presented here can help you make optimal use of electronic detection equipment and stimulate further interest in its development, use, and benefits.

Microprocessor 5

Microprocessor 5
Author: Philippe Darche
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1786306514

Since its commercialization in 1971, the microprocessor, a modern and integrated form of the central processing unit, has continuously broken records in terms of its integrated functions, computing power, low costs and energy saving status. Today, it is present in almost all electronic devices. Sound knowledge of its internal mechanisms and programming is essential for electronics and computer engineers to understand and master computer operations and advanced programming concepts. This book in five volumes focuses more particularly on the first two generations of microprocessors, those that handle 4- and 8- bit integers. Microprocessor 5 – the fifth and final volume of this series of books – first presents the hardware and software aspects of the development chain of a microprocessor-based digital system. Finally, to round up the series and offer a historical perspective, the architectures of the first microcomputers are detailed. A comprehensive approach is used, with examples drawn from current and past technologies that illustrate theoretical concepts, making them accessible.

Introduction to Avionics Systems

Introduction to Avionics Systems
Author: R.P.G. Collinson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 804
Release: 2002-12-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781402072789

Evaluation copies are available. Please contact [email protected]. Provide the course number, number of students and present textbook used.Introduction to Avionics Systems, Second Edition explains the basic principles and underlying theory of modern avionic systems and how they are implemented with current technology for both civil and military aircraft in a clear and easy to read manner.All systems are explained so that their design and performance can be understood and analysed. Worked examples are included to illustrate the application of the theory and principles covered. The latest developments and directions of research for future systems are included.This new second edition has approximately 25% new material and takes into account the technology developments which have taken place since the first edition was published in January 1996. The book is well illustrated with line drawings and photos, with some in colour where appropriate.Readership: Graduates (or equivalent) from a range of disciplines entering the avionics and aerospace industries.Engineers at all levels engaged in the design and development of avionic systems and equipment in the avionic and aerospace industries.Students and post graduate students taking avionics and aeronautical engineering courses.Staff in the armed services and civil airlines engaged in the support or operation of aircraft who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of the design and implementation of avionic systems and equipment.

Integrated Circuit Test Engineering

Integrated Circuit Test Engineering
Author: Ian A. Grout
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2005-08-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781846280238

Using the book and the software provided with it, the reader can build his/her own tester arrangement to investigate key aspects of analog-, digital- and mixed system circuits Plan of attack based on traditional testing, circuit design and circuit manufacture allows the reader to appreciate a testing regime from the point of view of all the participating interests Worked examples based on theoretical bookwork, practical experimentation and simulation exercises teach the reader how to test circuits thoroughly and effectively

Advanced VLSI Design and Testability Issues

Advanced VLSI Design and Testability Issues
Author: Suman Lata Tripathi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000168158

This book facilitates the VLSI-interested individuals with not only in-depth knowledge, but also the broad aspects of it by explaining its applications in different fields, including image processing and biomedical. The deep understanding of basic concepts gives you the power to develop a new application aspect, which is very well taken care of in this book by using simple language in explaining the concepts. In the VLSI world, the importance of hardware description languages cannot be ignored, as the designing of such dense and complex circuits is not possible without them. Both Verilog and VHDL languages are used here for designing. The current needs of high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) including low power devices and new emerging materials, which can play a very important role in achieving new functionalities, are the most interesting part of the book. The testing of VLSI circuits becomes more crucial than the designing of the circuits in this nanometer technology era. The role of fault simulation algorithms is very well explained, and its implementation using Verilog is the key aspect of this book. This book is well organized into 20 chapters. Chapter 1 emphasizes on uses of FPGA on various image processing and biomedical applications. Then, the descriptions enlighten the basic understanding of digital design from the perspective of HDL in Chapters 2–5. The performance enhancement with alternate material or geometry for silicon-based FET designs is focused in Chapters 6 and 7. Chapters 8 and 9 describe the study of bimolecular interactions with biosensing FETs. Chapters 10–13 deal with advanced FET structures available in various shapes, materials such as nanowire, HFET, and their comparison in terms of device performance metrics calculation. Chapters 14–18 describe different application-specific VLSI design techniques and challenges for analog and digital circuit designs. Chapter 19 explains the VLSI testability issues with the description of simulation and its categorization into logic and fault simulation for test pattern generation using Verilog HDL. Chapter 20 deals with a secured VLSI design with hardware obfuscation by hiding the IC’s structure and function, which makes it much more difficult to reverse engineer.

The IGBT Device

The IGBT Device
Author: B. Jayant Baliga
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2022-11-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323917143

The IGBT Device: Physics, Design and Applications of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor, Second Edition provides the essential information needed by applications engineers to design new products using the device in sectors including consumer, industrial, lighting, transportation, medical and renewable energy. The IGBT device has proven to be a highly important Power Semiconductor, providing the basis for adjustable speed motor drives (used in air conditioning and refrigeration and railway locomotives), electronic ignition systems for gasoline powered motor vehicles and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. The book presents recent applications in plasma displays (flat-screen TVs) and electric power transmission systems, alternative energy systems and energy storage, but it is also used in all renewable energy generation systems, including solar and wind power. This book is the first available on the applications of the IGBT. It will unlock IGBT for a new generation of engineering applications, making it essential reading for a wide audience of electrical and design engineers, as well as an important publication for semiconductor specialists. - Presents essential design information for applications engineers utilizing IGBTs in the consumer, industrial, lighting, transportation, medical and renewable energy sectors - Teaches the methodology for the design of IGBT chips, including edge terminations, cell topologies, gate layouts, and integrated current sensors - Covers applications of the IGBT, a device manufactured around the world by more than a dozen companies with sales exceeding $5 Billion - Written by the inventor of the device, this is the first book to highlight the key role of the IGBT in enabling electric vehicles and renewable energy systems with global impacts on climate change

Closing the Gap Between ASIC & Custom

Closing the Gap Between ASIC & Custom
Author: David Chinnery
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2002-06-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1402071132

This book carefully details design tools and techniques for high-performance ASIC design. Using these techniques, the performance of ASIC designs can be improved by two to three times. Important topics include: Improving performance through microarchitecture; Timing-driven floorplanning; Controlling and exploiting clock skew; High performance latch-based design in an ASIC methodology; Automatically identifying and synthesizing complex logic gates; Automated cell sizing to increase performance and reduce power; Controlling process variation.These techniques are illustrated by designs running two to three times the speed of typical ASICs in the same process generation.

Frontiers of High Performance Computing and Networking

Frontiers of High Performance Computing and Networking
Author: Geyong Min
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1176
Release: 2006-11-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540498605

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of ten international workshops held in conjunction with the 4th International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications, ISPA 2006, held in Sorrento, Italy in December 2006. It contains 116 papers that contribute to enlarging the spectrum of the more general topics treated in the ISPA 2006 main conference.

New Advances in Intelligent Signal Processing

New Advances in Intelligent Signal Processing
Author: Antonio Ruano
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2011-09-07
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642117384

The current volume “New Advances in Intelligent Signal Processing” contains extended works based on a careful selection of papers presented originally at the jubilee sixth IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing (WISP’2009), held in Budapest Hungary, August 26-28, 2009 - celebrating the 10 years anniversary of the WISP event series. The present book does not intent to be an overall survey on the fields of interest of the area, but tries to find topics which represent new, hot, and challenging problems. The book begins with papers investigating selected problems of Modeling, Identification, and Clustering such as fuzzy random variables, evolutionary multi-objective neural network models, a structural learning model of neural networks within a Boltzmann machine, a robust DNA-based clustering techniques, and the advances of combining multi-criteria analysis of signals and pattern recognition using machine learning principles. In the second part of the book Image Processing is treated. The carefully edited chapters deal with fuzzy relation based image enhancement, image contrast control technique based on the application of Łukasiewicz algebra operators, low complexity situational models of image quality improvement, flexible representation of map images to quantum computers, and object recognition in images. The last chapter presents an image processing application for elderly care, performing real-time 3D tracking based on a new evaluative multi-modal algorithm.