NameFernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal
DepartmentElectrónica y Electromagnetismo
Knowledge areaElectrónica
Professional categoryCatedrático de Universidad
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Study of variability phenomena on CMOS technologies for its mitigation and exploitation

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Sarazá Canflanca, Pablo; Sarazá Canflanca, Pablo (2021-11-12)
Variability phenomena in CMOS technologies have become a growing concern in recent years. One of the main reasons for this ...
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Impacto de la variabilidad dependiente del tiempo en circuitos integrados en tecnologías nanométricas: modelado, simulación y caracterización experimental

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Martín LLoret, Pablo; Martín LLoret, Pablo (2021-09-17)
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Hierarchical Yield-Aware Synthesis Methodology Covering Device-, Circuit-, and System-Level for Radiofrequency ICs

Canelas, Antonio; Canelas, Antonio; Moreira de Passos, Fabio; Moreira de Passos, Fabio; Lourenco, Nuno; Lourenco, Nuno; Martins, Ricardo; Martins, Ricardo; Roca, Elisenda; Roca, Elisenda; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Horta, Nuno; Horta, Nuno; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-01-01)
This paper presents an innovative yield-aware synthesis strategy based on a hierarchical bottom-up methodology that uses ...
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A robust and automated methodology for the analysis of Time-Dependent Variability at transistor level

Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Díaz Fortuny, J.; Díaz Fortuny, J.; Castro López, R.; Castro López, R.; Roca, E.; Roca, E.; Martín Martínez, J.; Martín Martínez, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rodríguez, R.; Nafria, M.; Nafria, M.; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Elsevier B.V., 2020-05-01)
In the past few years, Time-Dependent Variability has become a subject of growing concern in CMOS technologies. In particular, ...
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Ready-to-Fabricate RF Circuit Synthesis Using a Layout- and Variability-Aware Optimization-Based Methodology

Moreira de Passos, Fabio; Moreira de Passos, Fabio; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Martins, Ricardo; Martins, Ricardo; Lourenco, Nuno; Lourenco, Nuno; Ahyoune, Saiyd; Ahyoune, Saiyd; Sieiro, Javier; Sieiro, Javier; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-01-01)
In this paper, physical implementations and measurement results are presented for several Voltage Controlled Oscillators ...
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Flexible Setup for the Measurement of CMOS Time-Dependent Variability with Array-Based Integrated Circuits

Diaz Fortuny, Javier; Diaz Fortuny, Javier; Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Castro Lopez, Rafael; Castro Lopez, Rafael; Roca, Elisenda; Roca, Elisenda; Martin Martinez, Javier; Martin Martinez, Javier; Rodriguez, Rosana; Rodriguez, Rosana; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Nafria, Montserrat; Nafria, Montserrat (IEEE, 2020-01-01)
This paper presents an innovative and automated measurement setup for the characterization of variability effects in CMOS ...
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Chaotic image encryption using hopfield and hindmarsh–rose neurons implemented on FPGA

Tlelo-Cuautle, Esteban; Tlelo-Cuautle, Esteban; Díaz-Muñoz, Jonathan Daniel; Díaz-Muñoz, Jonathan Daniel; González-Zapata, Astrid Maritza; González-Zapata, Astrid Maritza; Li, Rui; Li, Rui; León-Salas, Walter Daniel; León-Salas, Walter Daniel; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Guillén-Fernández, Omar; Guillén-Fernández, Omar; Cruz-Vega, Israel; Cruz-Vega, Israel (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-01-01)
Chaotic systems implemented by artificial neural networks are good candidates for data encryption. In this manner, this ...
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A detailed study of the gate/drain voltage dependence of RTN in bulk pMOS transistors

Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Saraza Canflanca, Pablo; Martin Martinez, J.; Martin Martinez, J.; Martín Martínez, J.; Martín Martínez, J.; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Rodríguez, R.; Rodríguez, R.; Nafria, M.; Nafria, M.; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
Random Telegraph Noise (RTN)has attracted increasing interest in the last years. This phenomenon introduces variability ...
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A versatile CMOS transistor array IC for the statistical characterization of time-zero variability, RTN, BTI, and HCI

Díaz Fortuny, Javier; Díaz Fortuny, Javier; Martín Martínez, Javier; Martín Martínez, Javier; Rodríguez Martínez, Rosana; Rodríguez Martínez, Rosana; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Aragonès Cervera, Xavier; Aragonès Cervera, Xavier; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; Mateo Peña, Diego; Mateo Peña, Diego; Nafría Maqueda, Montserrat; Nafría Maqueda, Montserrat (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019-01-01)
Statistical characterization of CMOS transistor variability phenomena in modern nanometer technologies is key for accurate ...
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PVT-Robust CMOS Programmable Chaotic Oscillator: Synchronization of Two 7-Scroll Attractors

Carbajal-Gomez, Victor Hugo; Carbajal-Gomez, Victor Hugo; Tlelo-Cuautle, E.; Tlelo-Cuautle, E.; Sánchez López, Carlos; Sánchez López, Carlos; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (MDPI, 2019-01-01)
Designing chaotic oscillators using complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit technology for ...
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Una aproximación multinivel para el diseño sistemático de circuitos integrados de radiofrecuencia.

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Moreira de Passos, Fabio; Moreira de Passos, Fabio (2018-04-13)
En un mercado bien establecido como el de las telecomunicaciones, donde se está evolucionando hacia el 5G, se estima que ...
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Diseño de circuitos analógicos y de señal mixta con consideraciones de diseño físico y variabilidad

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Toro Frías, Antonio; Toro Frías, Antonio (2017-09-29)
Advances in microelectronic technology has been based on an increasing capacity to integrate transistors, moving this ...
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Parametric macromodeling of integrated inductors for RF circuit design

Passos, Fabio; Passos, Fabio; Ye, Y.; Ye, Y.; Spina, D.; Spina, D.; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Dhaene, T.; Dhaene, T.; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-01-01)
Nowadays, parametric macromodeling techniques are widely used to describe electromagnetic structures. In this contribution, ...
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An automated design methodology of RF circuits by using Pareto-optimal fronts of EMsimulated inductors

González Echevarría, Reinier; González Echevarría, Reinier; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Sieiro, J.; Sieiro, J.; López Villegas, J. M.; López Villegas, J. M.; Vidal, N.; Vidal, N. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-01-01)
A new design methodology for radiofrequency circuits is presented that includes electromagnetic (EM) simulation of the ...
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Introduction to the special issue on SMACD 2012

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael (Springer, 2014-01-01)
Welcome to the Special Issue devoted to the 2012 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis ...
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Context-dependent transformation of Pareto-optimal performance fronts of operational amplifiers

Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Velasco Jiménez, Manuel; Velasco Jiménez, Manuel; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Springer, 2012-01-01)
The use of Pareto-optimal performance fronts in emerging design methodologies for analog integrated circuits is a keystone ...
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Pathological element-based active device models and their application to symbolic analysis

Sánchez López, Carlos; Sánchez López, Carlos; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Tlelo-Cuautle, E.; Tlelo-Cuautle, E.; Tan, Sheldon X.-D.; Tan, Sheldon X.-D. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-01-01)
This paper proposes new pathological element-based active device models which can be used in analysis tasks of linear(ized) ...
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Efficient and accurate statistical analog yield optimization and variation-aware circuit sizing based on computational intelligence techniques

Liu, Bo; Liu, Bo; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Gielen, Georges; Gielen, Georges (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-01-01)
In nanometer complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technologies, worst-case design methods and response-surface-based ...
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Load-independent characterization of trade-off fronts for operational amplifiers

Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Velasco Jiménez, Manuel; Velasco Jiménez, Manuel; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (2010-01-01)
Abstract—In emerging design methodologies for analog integrated circuits, the use of performance trade-off fronts, also ...
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AMS/RF-CMOS circuit design for wireless transceivers

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Rodríguez de Llera, Delia; Rodríguez de Llera, Delia; Ismail, Mohammed; Ismail, Mohammed; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Elsevier, 2009-01-01)
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Editorial (Integration, the VLSI Journal)

; ; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Elsevier, 2008-01-01)
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Systematic design of high-resolution high-frequency cascade continuous-time sigma-delta modulators

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael (2008-01-01)
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A design tool for high-resolution high-frequency cascade continuous- time Σ∆ modulators

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (SPIE, 2007-01-01)
This paper introduces a CAD methodology to assist the de signer in the implementation of continuous-time (CT) cas- cade ...
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A 12-bit@40MS/s Gm-C Cascade 3-2 Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulator

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Aceituno, Antonio; Aceituno, Antonio; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007-01-01)
This paper reports the transistor-level design of a 130-nm CMOS continuous-time cascade ΣΔ modulator. The modulator topology, ...
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Reconfiguration of Cascade ΣΔ Modulators for Multistandard GSM/Bluetooth/UIMTS/WLAN Transceivers

Morgado García de la Polavieja, Alonso; Morgado García de la Polavieja, Alonso; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006-01-01)
This paper presents design considerations for cascade Sigma-Delta Modulators (ΣΔMs) included in multi-standard wireless ...
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Design of a 1.2-V Cascade Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulator for Broadband Telecommunications

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006-01-01)
This paper presents the design of a continuous-time multibit cascade 2-2-1 sigma-delta modulator for broadband telecom systems.
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Design of a 1.2-V 130nm CMOS 13-bit@40MS/s Cascade 2-2-1 Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulator

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Aceituno Marchena, Antonio; Aceituno Marchena, Antonio; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006-01-01)
This paper presents the design of a continuous- time multibit cascade 2-2-1 ΣΔ modulator for broadband telecom systems. ...
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A new high-level synthesis methodology of cascaded continuous-time ΣΔ modulators

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006-01-01)
This brief presents an efficient method for synthesizing cascaded sigma–delta modulators implemented with continuous-time ...
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A Reuse-based framework for the design of analog and mixed-signal ICs

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (The International Society for Optical Engineering -SPIE, 2005-01-01)
Despite the spectacular breakthroughs of the semiconductor industry, the ability to design integrated circuits (ICs) under ...
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Geometrically-constrained, parasitic-aware synthesis of analog ICs

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (The International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE, 2005-01-01)
In order to speed up the design process of analog ICs, iterations between different design stages should be avoided as ...
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A Direct Synthesis Method of Cascaded Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulators

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (2005-01-01)
This paper presents an efficient method to synthesize cascaded sigma-delta modulators implemented with continuous-time ...
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Effect of Clock Jitter Error on the Performance Degradation of Multi-bit Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulators With NRZ DAC

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (2005-01-01)
This paper analyses the effect of the clock jitter error in multi-bit continuous-time ΣΔ modulators with non-return-to-zero ...
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On the suitability and development of layout templates for analog layout reuse and layout-aware synthesis

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (The International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE, 2005-01-01)
Accelerating the synthesis of increasingly complex analog integrated circuits is key to bridge the widening gap between ...
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High-level synthesis of switched-capacitor, switched-current and continuous-time ΣΔ modulators using SIMULINK-based time-domain behavioral models

Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2005-01-01)
This paper presents a high-level synthesis tool for ΣΔ Modulators (ΣΔMs) that combines an accurate SIMULINK-based time-domain ...
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Continuous-time cascaded ΣΔ modulators for VDSL: A comparative study

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (The International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE, 2005-01-01)
This paper describes new cascaded continuous-time ΣΔ modulators intended to cope with very high-rate digital subscriber ...
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Analysis of Clock Jitter Error in Multibit Continuous-Time ΣΔ modulators with NRZ Feedback Waveform

Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Tortosa Navas, Ramón; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2005-01-01)
This paper presents a detailed study of the clock jitter error in multibit continuous-time ΣΔ modulators with non-return-to-zero ...
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MATLAB/SIMULINK-Based High-Level Synthesis of Discrete-Time and Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulators

Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2004-01-01)
This paper describes a tool that combines an accurate SIMULINK-based time-domain behavioural simulator with a statistical ...
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An Optimization-based Tool for the High-Level Synthesis of Discrete-time and continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulators in the MATLAB/SIMULINK Environment

Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Ruiz Amaya, Jesús; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Rosa Utrera, José Manuel de la; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Río Fernández, Rocío del; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2004-01-01)
This paper presents a MATLAB toolbox for the automated high-level sizing of ΣΔ Modulators (ΣΔMs) based on the combination ...
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Accurate VHDL-based simulation of Sigma Delta modulators

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2003-01-01)
The computational cost of transient simulation of /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulators (/spl Sigma//spl Delta/Ms) at the ...
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Analog and mixed-signal IC design and design methodologies

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Elsevier, 2003-01-01)
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Generation of technology-portable flexible analog blocks

Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Delgado Restituto, Manuel; Delgado Restituto, Manuel; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2002-01-01)
This paper introduces a complete methodology for retargeting of analog blocks to different sets of specifications, even ...
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An error-controlled methodology for approximate hierarchical symbolic analysis

Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2000-01-01)
Limitations of existing approaches for symbolic analysis of large analog circuits are discussed. To address their solution, ...
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A hierarchical approach for the symbolic analysis of large analog integrated circuits

Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (IEEE computer society digital library, 2000-01-01)
This paper introduces a new hierarchical analysis methodology which incorporates approximation strategies during the ...
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Error control in simplification before generation algorithms for symbolic analysis of large analogue circuits

Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1999-01-01)
Circuit reduction is a fundamental first step in addressing the symbolic analysis of large analogue circuits. A new algorithm ...
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An accurate error control mechanism for simplification before generation algorithms

Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Roca Moreno, Elisenda; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1999-01-01)
The use of simplification before generation techniques to enable the approximate symbolic analysis of large analog circuits ...
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RAPID-retargetability for reusability of application-driven quadrature D/A interface block design

Franca, J.; Franca, J.; Horta, N.; Horta, N.; Pereira, M.; Pereira, M.; Vital, J.; Vital, J.; Castro López, Rafael; Castro López, Rafael; Delgado Restituto, Manuel; Delgado Restituto, Manuel; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Ramos, J.; Ramos, J.; Santos, P.; Santos, P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1999-01-01)
This paper describes ESPRIT 29648, concerning the development of an advanced methodology for the design of a mixed-signal ...
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Symbolic analysis of large analog integrated circuits: the numerical reference generation problem

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Guerra Vinuesa, Oscar; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Rodríguez García, Juan D.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (IEEE press, 1998-01-01)
Symbolic analysis potentialities for gaining circuit insight and for efficient repetitive evaluations have been limited ...
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Behavioral modeling of PWL analog circuits using symbolic analysis

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Pérez Verdú, Belén; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1998-01-01)
Behavioral models are used both for top-down design and for bottom-up verification. During top-down design, models are ...
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An algorithm for numerical reference generation in symbolic analysis of large analog circuits

García Vargas, Ignacio; García Vargas, Ignacio; Galán, Mariano; Galán, Mariano; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997-01-01)
This paper addresses the problems arising in the calculation of numerical references (network function coefficients), ...
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Mismatch distance term compensation in centroid configurations with nonzero-area devices

Sánchez Karhunen, Eduardo; Sánchez Karhunen, Eduardo; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997-01-01)
This paper presents an analytical approach to distance term compensation in mismatch models of integrated devices. Firstly, ...
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Comparison of matroid intersection algorithms for large circuit analysis

Galán, Mariano; Galán, Mariano; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997-01-01)
This paper presents two approaches to symbolic analysis of large analog integrated circuits via simplification during the ...
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A Family of matroid intersection algorithms for the computation of approximated symbolic network functions

Wambacq, Piet; Wambacq, Piet; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1996-01-01)
In recent years, the technique of simplification during generation has turned out to be very promising for the efficient ...
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Symbolic analysis tools-the state of the art

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1996-01-01)
This paper reviews the main last generation symbolic analyzers, comparing them in terms of functionality, pointing out also their shortcomings. The state of the art in this field is also studied, pointing out directions for future research.
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Efficient symbolic computation of approximated small-signal characteristics of analog integrated circuits

Wambacq, Piet; Wambacq, Piet; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Gielen, Georges; Gielen, Georges; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1995-01-01)
A symbolic analysis tool is presented that generates simplified symbolic expressions for the small-signal characteristics ...
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Tool for fast mismatch analysis of analog circuits

Rodríguez Macías, Rafael; Rodríguez Macías, Rafael; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Huertas Díaz, José Luis; Huertas Díaz, José Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1995-01-01)
A tool is presented that evaluates statistical deviations in performance characteristics of analog circuits, starting from ...
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Global design of analog cells using statistical optimization techniques

Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Medeiro Hidalgo, Fernando; Rodríguez Macías, R.; Rodríguez Macías, R.; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Domínguez Castro, Rafael; Domínguez Castro, Rafael; Huertas Díaz, José Luis; Huertas Díaz, José Luis; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito (Springer, 1994-01-01)
We present a methodology for automated sizing of analog cells using statistical optimization in a simulation based approach. ...
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Symbolic analysis of large analog integrated circuits by approximation during expression generation

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Wambacq, Piet; Wambacq, Piet; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Sansen, Willy M.C. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1994-01-01)
A novel algorithm is presented that generates approximate symbolic expressions for small-signal characteristics of large ...
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Algorithm for efficient symbolic analysis of large analogue circuits

Wambacq, Piet; Wambacq, Piet; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Gièlen, Georges G.E.; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Sansen, Willy M.C.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1994-01-01)
An algorithm is presented that generates simplified symbolic expressions for the small-signal characteristics of large ...
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On simplification techniques for symbolic analysis of analog integrated circuits

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Martín, J. D.; Martín, J. D.; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Huertas Díaz, José Luis; Huertas Díaz, José Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1992-01-01)
This paper addresses the topic of formula simplification for symbolic analyzers. Previously reported criteria for flat ...
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Técnicas de análisis simbólico para el modelado y diseño de circuitos integrados analógicos

Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal (1992-01-01)
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An advanced symbolic analyzer for the automatic generation of analog circuit design equations

Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Rodríguez Vázquez, Ángel Benito; Huertas Díaz, José Luis; Huertas Díaz, José Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1991-01-01)
A tool for symbolic analysis of analog integrated circuits is presented featuring accurate simplification, pole/zero ...