具有电容阵列和电感阵列的1.8~2.6GHz CMOS压控振荡器

设计了一个具有开关电容阵列和开关电感阵列的1.76~2.56GHz CMOS压控振荡器。电路采用0.18µm 1P6M CMOS工艺实现。经测试,压控振荡器的频率调谐范围为37%。在频率调谐范围内及1MHz频偏处,相位噪声变化范围为-118.5dBc/Hz至 -122.8dBc/Hz。在1.8V电源电压下,功耗约为14.4mW。基于具有电容阵列和电感阵列的可重构LC谐振回路,对压控振荡器的调谐范围参数进行了分析和推导,所得结果为电路设计提供了指导。     

一种应用于多频接收机的宽带频率综合器

采用0.18µm 1P6M CMOS工艺实现了一种应用于多频接收机的整数分频频率综合器。该频率综合器为接收机提供频率分别为2.57GHz, 2.52GHz, 2.4GHz 和 2.25GHz的本振信号。为了覆盖要求的频点,其宽带压控振荡器同时采用了可变电容阵列和可变电感阵列。经测试,压控振荡器的频率调谐范围为1.76GHz~2.59GHz。对于频率为2.57GHz, 2.52GHz, 2.4GHz 和 2.25GHz的载波,在1MHz频偏处,相位噪声分别为-122.13dBc/Hz、-122.19dBc/Hz、-121.8dBc/Hz和-121.05dBc/Hz。其带内相位噪声分别为-80.09dBc/Hz、-80.29dBc/Hz、-83.05dBc/Hz 和-86.38dBc/Hz。包括驱动电路在内的芯片功耗约为70mW。芯片面积为1.5mm×1mm。     

应用于IMT-A和UWB系统的0.13μm CMOS宽带压控振荡器设计

基于TSMC 0.13μm CMOS工艺设计并实现了应用于IMT-Advanced和UWB系统的双频段宽带频率合成器中的电感电容压控振荡器(LC-VCO)。此压控振荡器的设计采用了开关电流源、开关交叉耦合对和噪声滤波等技术,以优化电路的相位噪声,功耗,振荡幅度,调谐范围等性能。为达到宽的调谐范围,核心电路采用了4比特可重构的开关电容调谐阵列。整个芯片包括焊盘面积为1.11′0.98 mm₂。测试结果表明,在1.2V电源电压下,两个频段压控振荡器所消耗的电流分别为3mA和4.5mA,压控振荡器的调谐范围为3.86~5.28GHz和3.14~3.88GHz。在振荡频率3.5GHz和4.2GHz上,1MHz频偏处,压控振荡器的相位噪声分别为-123dBc/Hz与-119dBc/Hz。     

一种面向IEEE 802.11ac标准的5 GHz LC压控振荡器

基于TSMC RF 0.18 μm CMOS工艺,设计了一种可应用于IEEE 802.11ac标准的5 GHz宽带LC压控振荡器。该振荡器采用了NMOS交叉耦合结构,同时采用了5位开关电容阵列以扩展调谐范围。开关电容阵列使压控振荡器的增益KVCO保持在一个较小的值,有效地降低了压控振荡器的相位噪声。后仿真结果表明,该压控振荡器在1.8 V电源电压下,功耗为9 mW,频率调谐范围为4.52~5.56 GHz,在偏离中心频率1 MHz处仿真得到的相位噪声为-124 dBc/Hz。该LC 压控振荡器的版图尺寸为320 μm×466 μm。     

一种低噪声C类LC压控振荡器的设计

为了改善压控振荡器相位噪声,基于40 nm CMOS工艺,设计一种低噪声C类LC压控振荡器。交叉耦合NMOS对管通过电流镜偏置作为电路的电流源,并采用共模反馈偏置电路使交叉耦合PMOS对管工作在饱和区,保证LC压控振荡器实现C类振荡。通过差分可变电容的设计,压控振荡器的增益减小,压控振荡器的相位噪声得到改善。设计了4组开关电容进行调节,增大压控振荡器的调谐范围。仿真结果表明,处于1.2 V的电压下,压控振荡器振荡频率范围在4.14～5.7 GHz,频率调谐范围变化率达到31.2%,相位噪声为-112.8 dBc/Hz。     

低相位噪声、宽调谐范围LC压控振荡器设计

基于开关电容和MOS可变电容相结合的电路结构,设计了一种分段线性压控振荡器,很好地解决了相位噪声与调谐范围之间的矛盾.另外,在尾电流源处加入电感电容滤波,进一步降低相位噪声.采用TSMC 0.18(m CMOS工艺,利用Cadence中的SpectreRF对电路进行仿真,当电源电压VDD=1.8V时,其中心频率为1.8GHz,可调频率为1.430～2.134GHz,调谐范围达到37%,在偏离中心频率1MHz处,相位噪声为-131dBc/Hz,静态工作电流为5.2mA.     

UHF RFID阅读器中线性化调谐增益压控振荡器设计

基于标准0.18μm RF-CMOS工艺,实现了一个可应用于UHF RFID阅读器的低相位噪声、线性化调谐增益(Kvco)、恒定子带间距的压控振荡器.该振荡器包括开关变容管阵列和开关电容阵列,实现了调谐增益线性化及子带间距恒定化.仿真结果表明,当压控振荡器在1.52GHz至2.16 GHz(35.5％)的频率范围变化时,调谐增益从40 MHz/V变化到51 MHz/V(21.5％),子带间距变化为34 MHz到51 MHz,相位噪声在1.8 GHz时为-133.8 dBc/Hz@1MHz.在低压差线性稳压器(LDO)输出电压为2.5V的条件下,整个电路消耗电流约5.2mA.     

一种9.8-mW 1.2-GHz CMOS 低噪声正交输出频率综合器

实现了一种基于标准0.18µm CMOS工艺的应用于北斗导航射频接收机的1.2GHz频率综合器。在频率综合器中采用了一种基于分布式偏置技术实现的低噪声高线性LC压控振荡器和一种基于源极耦合逻辑的高速低开关噪声正交输出二分频器,集成了基于与非触发器结构的高速8/9双模预分频器、无死区效应的延迟可编程的鉴频鉴相器和电流可编程的电荷泵。该频率综合器的输出频率范围从1.05到1.30GHz。当输出频率为1.21GHz 时,在100-kHz和1-MHz的频偏处相位噪声分别为-98.53dBc/Hz和-121.92dBc/Hz。工作电压为1.8V时,不包括输出Buffer的核心电路功耗为9.8mW。北斗射频接收机整体芯片面积为2.41.6 mm2。     

CMOS低相位噪声压控振荡器的设计

基于65 nm CMOS标准工艺库,设计了一个工作频率在10 GHz的具有低相位噪声的CMOS电感电容型压控振荡器。该压控振荡器选用CMOS互补交叉耦合型电路结构,采用威尔逊型尾电流源负反馈技术来降低相位噪声。仿真结果表明,此压控振荡器工作频率覆盖范围为9.9~11.2 GHz,调谐范围为12.3%,中心频率为10.5 GHz,在频率偏移中心频率1 MHz下的相位噪声为-113.3 dBc/Hz,核心功耗为2.25 mW。     

一种低调谐增益变化的宽带电感电容压控振荡器

设计了一个应用于数字电视调谐器的宽带电感电容压控振荡器.该振荡器包含了一个开关可变电容阵列,用以抑制调谐增益的变化.整个电路采用0.18μm CMOS工艺实现.测试结果表明:压控振荡器的频率范围从1.17GHz至2.03GHz(53.8%);调谐增益从69MHz/V变化至93MHz/V,其变化幅度与最大值相比为25.8%;最差相位噪声为-126dBc/Hz@1MHz;在1.5V电源电压下,压控振荡器的功耗约为9mW.     

Resolution Enhancement Technology:Integrated Process Solutions using OPC

DUV lithography, using the 248 nm wavelength, is a viable manufacturing option for devices with features at 130 nm and less. Given the low kl value of the lithography, integrated process development is a necessary method for achieving acceptable process latitude. The application of assist features for rule based OPC requires the simultaneous optimization of the mask, illumination optics and the resist.Described in this paper are the details involved in optimizing each of these aspects for line and space imaging.A reference pitch is first chosen to determine how the optics will be set. The ideal sigma setting is determined by a simple geometrically derived expression. The inner and outer machine settings are determined, in turn,with the simulation of a figure of merit. The maximum value of the response surface of this FOM occurs at the optimal sigma settings. Experimental confirmation of this is shown in the paper.Assist features are used to modify the aerial image of the more isolated images on the mask. The effect that the diffraction of the scattering bars (SBs) has on the image intensity distribution is explained. Rules for determining the size and placement of SBs are also given.Resist is optimized for use with off-axis illumination and assist features. A general explanation of the material' s effect is discussed along with the affect on the through-pitch bias. The paper culminates with the showing of the lithographic results from the fully optimized system.     

Cost-effective test solutions for smart card and other integrated flash applications

From its emergence in the late 1980s as a lower cost alternative to early EEPROM technologies, flash memory has evolved to higher densities and speedsand rapidly growing acceptance in mobile applications.In the process, flash memory devices have placed increased test requirements on manufacturers. Today, as flash device test grows in importance in China, manufacturers face growing pressure for reduced cost-oftest, increased throughput and greater return on investment for test equipment. At the same time, the move to integrated flash packages for contactless smart card applications adds a significant further challenge to manufacturers seeking rapid, low-cost test.     

Theoretical analysis of the relationship between the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain in the optical-fiber sensors

The relation between the power of the Brillouin signal and the strain is one of the bases of the distributed fiber sensors of temperature and strain. The coefficient of the Bfillouin gain can be changed by the temperature and the strain that will affect the power of the Brillouin scattering. The relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is thought to be linear by many researchers. However, it is not always linear based on the theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Therefore, errors will be caused if the relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is regarded as to be linear approximately for measuring the temperature and the strain. For this reason, the influence of the parameters on the Brillouin gain coefficient is proposed through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation.     

An improved parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations

The parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations is improved in this paper. By analyzing the notions of connected components and passes, a conclusion is drawn that the number of passes and the number of eight-connected components are equal. Then the expression of the number of eight-connected components is obtained which replaces the old one in the algorithm. And a reserving condition is proposed by experiments, which alleviates the excess deletion where a diagonal line and a beeline intersect. The experimental results demonstrate that the thinned curve is almost located in the middle of the original curve connectivelv with single pixel width and the processing speed is high.     

Novel fiber-optical interferometer with miniaturized probe for in-hole measurements

Today, micro-system technology and the development of new MEMS （Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems） are emerging rapidly. In order for this development to become a success in the long run, measurement systems have to ensure product quality. Most often, MEMS have to be tested by means of functionality or destructive tests. One reason for this is that there are no suitable systems or sensing probes available which can be used for the measurement of quasi inaccessible features like small holes or cavities. We present a measurement system that could be used for these kinds of measurements. The system combines a fiber optical, miniaturized sensing probe with low-coherence interferometry, so that absolute distance measurements with nanometer accuracy are possible.     

Development of the readout system for waveguide multilayer optical card

Waveguide multilayer optical card （WMOC） is a novel storage device of three-dimensional optical information. An advanced readout system fitting for the WMOC is introduced in this paper. The hardware mainly consists of the light source for reading, WMOC, motorized stages addressing unit, microscope imaging unit, CCD detecting unit and PC controlling ＆ processing unit. The movement of the precision motorized stage is controlled by the computer through Visual Basic （VB） language in software. A control panel is also designed to get the layer address and the page address through which the position of the motorized stages can be changed. The WMOC readout system is easy to manage and the readout result is directly displayed on computer monitor.     

Study of waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers

This paper presents a new method to increase the waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers. We find that the propagation constant of the InGaAsP emitting layer can be equal to that of the Si resonant layer through improving the design size of the InP waveguide. The coupling power achieves 42% of the total power in the hybrid lasers when the thickness of the bonding layer is 100 nm. Our result is very close to 50% of the total power reported by Intel when the thickness of the thin bonding layer is less than 5 nm. Therefore, our invariable coupling power technique is simpler than Intel＇s.     

Collinear phase-matching study of terahertz-wave generation via difference frequency mixed in GaAs and Inp

The collinearly phase-matching condition of terahertz-wave generation via difference frequency mixed in GaAs and InP is theoretically studied. In collinear phase-matching, the optimum phase-matching wave hands of these two crystals are calculated. The optimum phase-matching wave bands in GaAs and lnP are 0.95-1.38μm and 0.7-0.96μm respectively. The influence of the wavelength choice of the pump wave on the coherent length in THz-wave tuning is also discussed. The influence of the temperature alteration on the phase-matching and the temperature tuning properties in GaAs crystal are calculated and analyzed. It can serve for the following experiments as a theoretical evidence and a reference as well.     

Effects of the alloy compositions on the phonon-polaritons in ternary mixed crystals

Composition dependence of bulk and surface phonon-polaritons in ternary mixed crystals are studied in the framework of the modified random-element-isodisplacement model and the Bom-Huang approximation. The numerical results for Several Ⅱ - Ⅵ and Ⅲ- Ⅴ compound systems are performed, and the polariton frequencies as functions of the compositions for ternary mixed crystals AlxGa1-xAs, GaPxAS1-x, ZnSxSe1-x, GaAsxSb1-x, GaxIn1-xP, and ZnxCd1-xS as examples are given and discussed. The results show that the dependence of the energies of two branches of bulk phonon-polaritons which have phonon-like characteristics, and surface phonon-polaritons on the compositions of ternary mixed crystals are nonlinear and different from those of the corresponding binary systems.     

New insert layer structure OLEDs

An insert layer structure organic electroluminescent device（OLED） based on a new luminescent material （Zn（salen）） is fabricated. The configuration of the device is ITO/CuPc/NPD/Zn（salen）/Liq/LiF/A1/CuPc/NPD/Zn（salen）/Liq/LiF/A1. Effective insert electrode layers comprising LiF（1nm）/Al（5 nm） are used as a single semitransparent mirror, and bilayer cathode LiF（1 nm）/A1（100 nm） is used as a reflecting mirror. The two mirrors form a Fabry-Perot microcavity and two emissive units. The maximum brightness and luminous efficiency reach 674 cd/m^2 and 2.652 cd/A, respectively, which are 2.1 and 3.7 times higher than the conventional device, respectively. The superior brightness and luminous efficiency over conventional single-unit devices are attributed to microcavity effect.