大电流、高稳定性的LDO线形稳压器

以设计输出电流为800mA的高稳定线性稳压器(low-dropout voltage regulator,LDO)为目标,利用工作在线性区的MOS管具有压控电阻特性,构造零点跟踪电路以抵消随输出电流变化的极点,并且采用了改进型米勒补偿方案使电路系统具有60°的相位裕度,达到了大输出电流下的高稳定性要求.另外,分析了电路在转换发生时电路结构参数和负载整流特性的关系,提出了一种能在瞬间提供大电流的转换速率加强电路,达到了在负载电流从800mA到10mA跳变时,输出电压的跳变量控制在60mY以内,并且最长输出电压恢复时间在500μs以内.芯片采用CSMC公司的0.6μm CMOS数模混合信号工艺设计,并经过流片和测试,测试结果验证了设计方案.     

一种具有750mA输出电流,双模式PWM/PFM控制的高效率直流-直流降压转换器

提出了一种输出电流可达750mA,脉宽调制（PWM）和变频调制（PFM）双模式控制的,高效率、高稳定性直流-直流降压转换器.该转换器在负载电流大于80mA时,采用开关频率为1MHz的PWM工作模式;在负载电流小于80mA时,采用开关频率减小和静态电流降低的PFM工作模式,实现了在整个负载电流变化范围（0.02~750mA）内,转换器均保持高效率.而且采用一种快速响应的电压模式控制结构,达到了优异的线性和负载调整特性.芯片采用CSMC公司0.5μm CMOS 2P3M混合信号工艺物理实现.测试结果表明,该电路可根据负载的变化在PWM和PFM模式下自动切换.最大转换效率达96.5%;当负载电流为0.02mA时,转换效率大于55%.该芯片特别适合电池供电的移动系统使用.     

使用两种频率补偿技术的低压差稳压器设计（英文）

介绍了一款具有两种频率补偿技术的低压差(LDO)线性稳压器。在LDO误差放大器的设计中,同时采用嵌套密勒补偿技术和具有可变负载的动态密勒补偿技术,确保LDO在负载电流变化60mA范围内的稳定性。该LDO采用联华电子公司(UMC)0.11μm CMOS工艺实现,所设计的LDO输入电压1.5~3.3V,负载最大电流60mA,输出电压稳定在1.23V。芯片测试结果表明,当负载电流从1mA突变为60mA或者从60mA突变为1mA时,LDO的输出稳定时间小于30μs,且输出电压变化小于12mV。在3.3V的输入电压下,LDO的静态电流为50μA,且在满负载变化时输出电压的变化仅有18mV。     

一种低功耗、高稳定性的无片外电容线性稳压器

本文研究并设计了输出电压3.3V,最大输出电流为150mA的CMOS无片外电容的低压差线性稳压器(Off-chipcapacitor-free Low-dropout Voltage Regulator,LDO).该LDO采用了NMC(Nested Miller Compensation)频率补偿技术保证了系统的稳定性.另外,采用大电容环路和SRE(Slew Rate Enhancement)电路抑制输出电压的跳变,改善了瞬态响应.电路采用了低功耗设计技术.采用CSMC 0.5μm CMOS混合信号工艺模型仿真表明:整个LDO的静态电流仅为3.8μA;最差情况下的相位裕度约为88.50;在5V工作电压下,当负载电流在1μs内从150mA下降到1mA时,输出电压变化仅为140mV;在负载电流150mA的情况下,当电源电压在5μs内从3.5V跳变至5V时,输出电压变化也仅为140mV.     

无片上电容的负载瞬态响应增强型LDO

提出了一种无片上电容的低压差线性稳压器(LDO),通过增加转换速率增强电路,对LDO输出电压的变化进行探测,从而对误差放大器偏置电流进行补偿,达到改善负载瞬态响应的目的。该LDO基于0.18 μm CMOS工艺设计,输出电压为1.2 V,最大负载电流为100 mA。仿真和测试结果表明,该LDO的瞬态负载响应改善明显,具有较好的低功耗特性,在保证电路稳定性的前提下,大大减小了芯片的面积。     

一种具有750mA输出电流，双模式PWM/PFM控制的高效率直流-直流降压转换器

提出了一种输m电流可达750mA,脉宽调制(PwM)和变频调制(PFM)双模式控制的,高效率、高稳定性直流.直流降压转换器.该转换器在负载电流大于80mA时,采用开关频率为lMHz的PwM工作模式;在负载电流小于80mA时,采用开天频率减小和静态电流降低的PFM工作模式,实现了在整个负载电流变化范围(0.02～750mA)内,转换器均保持高效率.而且采用一种快速响应的电压模式控制结构,达到了优异的线性和负载调整特性.芯片采用CSMC公司0.5μm CMOS 2P3M混合信号上艺物理实现.测试结果表明,该电路可根据负载的变化在PWM和PFM模式下自动切换.最大转换效率达96.5%;当负载电流为0.02mA时,转换效率大于55%.该芯片特别适合电池供电的移动系统使用.     

一种具有750mA输出电流,双模式PWM/PFM控制的高效率直流一直流降压转换器

提出了一种输m电流可达750mA,脉宽调制(PwM)和变频调制(PFM)双模式控制的,高效率、高稳定性直流.直流降压转换器.该转换器在负载电流大于80mA时,采用开关频率为lMHz的PwM工作模式;在负载电流小于80mA时,采用开天频率减小和静态电流降低的PFM工作模式,实现了在整个负载电流变化范围(0.02～750mA)内,转换器均保持高效率.而且采用一种快速响应的电压模式控制结构,达到了优异的线性和负载调整特性.芯片采用CSMC公司0.5μm CMOS 2P3M混合信号上艺物理实现.测试结果表明,该电路可根据负载的变化在PWM和PFM模式下自动切换.最大转换效率达96.5%;当负载电流为0.02mA时,转换效率大于55%.该芯片特别适合电池供电的移动系统使用.     

一种高性能无片外电容型LDO设计北大核心CSCD

设计了一种高性能无片外电容型LDO线性稳压器.其中,EA采用推挽输出放大器设计,在静态时保持低功耗,瞬态响应时提供大的输出电流,提高LDO的响应速率.高环路增益使LDO电路具有很高的稳压精度;采用零点补偿技术,保证了LDO环路稳定性.LDO采用0.13μm CMOS工艺设计,仿真结果表明,在1.2V^2.0V输入电压下,LDO输出稳定的1.0V电压,输出负载电流为50μA^100mA,最大负载电容可达到100pF,低频PSR为-67.5dB@100mA^-85.5dB@50μA,负载调整率0.8μV/mA,LDO的静态电流为50μA,整体版图面积为0.016 3mm2.     

应用于前端读出电路的片上LDO设计

为满足辐射探测器前端读出电路对模拟电路稳压器片上集成和快速瞬态时间响应的需求,设计了一种基于0.18μm CMOS工艺的全片上集成LDO。采用大摆幅高增益放大器驱动输出功率管,增大了功率管栅极调节电压摆幅,减小了功率管尺寸和LDO压差电压。该放大器同时增大了LDO的环路增益和对功率管栅极的充放电电流,从而改善了瞬态响应性能。为了不牺牲环路增益带宽和芯片面积,并且保证LDO在整个负载电流区间内保持稳定,提出了一种负载电流分区频率补偿方法。仿真结果表明,在负载电容为200 nF,负载电流范围为0～200 mA时,设计的LDO相位裕度均大于53^o。在相同功率管尺寸情况下,采用大摆幅高增益放大器可以将LDO最大输出电流能力提高到两倍以上。当负载电流从10 mA跳变到200 mA时,LDO输出电压恢复时间小于6.5μs。设计的LDO电路面积为120μm×264μm,满载时电源效率为97.76%,最小压差电压为50 mV。     

基于0.18μm工艺的超低功耗LDO设计

本文基于自适应偏置电流电路,设计了一款超低功耗的低压差线性稳压器（LDO）,使用动态零点补偿技术使电路稳定,提出了以比较器为核心的基于电容耦合电压峰值检测的过冲电压削减电路,以减小LDO在负载电流向下突变时产生的过冲电压。在使用自适应电流偏置电路以及过冲电压削减电路的情况下,空载状态的LDO静态电流小于590nA。本设计在两级误差放大器的输出端添加二极管连接形式的PMOS作为缓冲级,一方面有利于LDO的稳定,另一方面增强了LDO的瞬态响应特性。另外,本设计采用了0.18μm CMOS工艺,利用Cadence设计平台进行仿真验证,得到了一款输出电压为3.3V、最大负载电流为200mA、负载电流范围内相位裕度均在50°以上、负载电流在1mA与200mA之间以10ns跳变时得到的欠冲电压为160mV、过冲电压136mV的超低功耗LDO。     

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.     

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.     

Teleportation of an arbitrary unknown N-qubit entangled state under the controlling of M controllers

A new quantum protocol to teleport an arbitrary unknown N-qubit entangled state from a sender to a fixed receiver under M controllers(M < N) is proposed. The quantum resources required are M non-maximally entangled Greenberger-Home-Zeilinger (GHZ) state and N-M non-maximally entangled Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) pairs. The sender performs N generalized Bell-state measurements on the 2N particles. Controllers take M single-particle measurement along x-axis, and the receiver needs to introduce one auxiliary two-level particle to extract quantum information probabilistically with the fidelity unit if controllers cooperate with it.     

Diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4/LBO lasers with 4.2W continuous-wave output at 457 nm

A continuous-wave (CW) 457 nm blue laser operating at the power of 4.2 W is demonstrated by using a fiber coupled laser diode module pumped Nd: YVO4 and using LBO as the intra-cavity SHG crystal With the optimization of laser cavity and crystal parameters, the laser operates at a very high efficiency. When the pumping power is about 31 W, the output at 457nm reaches 4.2 W, and the optical to optical conversion efficiency is about 13.5% accordingly. The stability of the out putpower is better than 1.2% for 8 h continuously working.     

A rigorous proof of MIMO channel capacity’s increase with antenna number

It is well known that adding more antennas at the transmitter or at the receiver may offer larger channel capacity in the multiple-input multiple-output（MIMO） communication systems. In this letter, a simple proof is presented for the fact that the channel capacity increases with an increase in the number of receiving antennas. The proof is based on the famous capacity formula of Foschini and Gans with matrix theory.     

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正Wireless Body-area Networks The last decade has witnessed the convergence of three giant worlds:electronics,computer science and telecommunications.The next decade should follow this convergence in most of our activities with the generalization of sensor networks.In particular with the progress in medicine,people live longer and the aging of population will push the development of wireless personal networks