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A 515 nW, 0-18 dB programmable gain analog-to-digital converter for in-channel neural recording interfaces
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
This paper presents a low-area low-power Switched-Capacitor (SC)-based Programmable-Gain Analog-to-Digital Converter (PG-ADC) suitable for in-channel neural recording applications. The PG-ADC uses a novel implementation ...
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Four-channel self-compensating single-slope ADC for space environments
(Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2014)
A multichannel high-resolution single-slope analogue-to-digital converter (SS ADC) is presented that automatically compensates for process, voltage and temperature variations, as well as for radiation effects, in order to ...
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Equalization-Based Digital Background Calibration Technique for Pipelined ADCs
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
In this paper, we present a digital background calibration technique for pipelined analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). In this scheme, the capacitor mismatch, residue gain error, and amplifier nonlinearity are measured ...
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Experimental Validation of a Two-Phase Clock Scheme for Fine-Grained Pipelined Circuits Based on Monostable to Bistable Logic Elements
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
Abstract: Research on fine-grained pipelines can be a way to obtain high-performance applications. Monostable to bistable (MOBILE) gates are very suitable for implementing gate-level pipelines, which can be achieved without ...
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A CMOS Imager for Time-of-Flight and Photon Counting Based on Single Photon Avalanche Diodes and In-Pixel Time-to-Digital Converters
(Editura Academiei Române, 2014)
The design of a CMOS image sensor based on single-photon avalanche-diode (SPAD) array with in-pixel time-to-digital converter (TDC) is presented. The architecture of the imager is thoroughly described with emphasis on the ...
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Efficient Hybrid Continuous-Time/Discrete-Time Cascade Modulators for Wideband Applications
(Elsevier, 2014)
This paper analyses the use of hybrid continuous-time/discrete-time cascade ΣΔ modulators for the implementation of power-efficient analog-to-digital converters in broadband wireless communication systems. Two alternative ...
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Smart imaging for power-efficient extraction of Viola-Jones local descriptors
(Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2014)
In computer vision, local descriptors permit to summarize relevant visual cues through feature vectors. These vectors constitute inputs for trained classifiers which in turn enable different high-level vision tasks. While ...
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Closed-loop Simulation Method for Evaluation of Static Offset in Discrete-Time Comparators
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
This paper presents a simulation-based method for evaluating the static offset in discrete-time comparators. The proposed procedure is based on a closed-loop algorithm which forces the input signal of the comparator to ...
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MOST moderate-weak-inversion region as the optimum design zone for CMOS 2.4-GHz CS-LNAs
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
In this paper, the MOS transistor (MOST) moderate-inversion (MI)-weak-inversion (WI) region is shown to be the optimum design zone for CMOS 2.4-GHz common-source low-noise amplifiers (CS-LNAs) focused on low power consumption ...
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Introduction to the special issue on SMACD 2012
(Springer, 2014)
Welcome to the Special Issue devoted to the 2012 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD). This is the XIIth edition of the ...