Equivalent circuit model of on-wafer CMOS interconnects for RFICs

This paper investigates the properties of the on-wafer interconnects built in a 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology for RF applications. A scalable equivalent circuit model is developed. The model parameters are extracted directly from the on-wafer measurements and formulated into empirical expressions. The expressions are in functions of the length and the width of the interconnects. The proposed model can be easily implemented into commercial RF circuit simulators. It provides a novel solution to include the frequency-variant characteristics into a circuit simulation. The silicon-verified accuracy is proved to be up to 25 GHz with an average error less than 2%. Additionally, equivalent circuit model for longer wires can be obtained by cascading smaller subsections together. The scalability of the propose model is demonstrated.     

FPGA Implementation of a Power Amplifier Linearizer for an ETSI-SDR OFDM Transmitter

Most satellite digital radio （SDR） systems use orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing （OFDM） transmission, which means that variable envelope signals are distorted by the RF power amplifier （PA）. It is customary to back off the input power to the PA to avoid the PA nonlinear region of operation. In this way, linearity can be achieved at the cost of power efficiency. Another attractive option is to use a linearizer, which compensates for the nonlinear effects of the PA. In this paper, an OFDM transmitter conforming to European Telecommunications Standard Institute SDR Technical Specifications 2007-2008 was designed and implemented on a low-cost field-programmable gate array （FPGA） platform. A weakly nonlinear PA, operating in the L-band SDR frequency, was used for signal transmission. An adaptive linearizer was designed and implemented on the same FPGA device using digital predistortion to correct the undesired effects of the PA on the transmitted signal. Test results show that spectral distortion can be suppressed between 6-9 dB using the designed linearizer when the PA is driven close to its saturation region.     

Toroidal Protein Adaptor Assembles Ferrimagnetic Nanoparticle Fibers with Constructive Magnetic Coupling

Inspired by nature, the synthesis of biohybrid nanocomposites containing inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) and biopolymers such as DNA and peptides as templates offers great potential for a wide range of applications. Using selective recognition schemes of 3D protein spaces for the assembly of magnetic nanocrystals is a challenge with great promise in the field of biomedicine and magnetic data storage. Here we apply the toroidal protein Hcp1 as an interparticle connector for the directed molecular assembly and ferrimagnetic coupling of biohybrid cobalt ferrite NP wires. The resulting biohybrid NP composites show bundles of nanofibers ranging from nano‐ to the microscale in length verified by TEM, EDX analysis and focused ion beam cut. Their magnetic characterization reveals an increase of the coercive field (+12%) reaching values of high‐end Nd₂Fe₁₄B bulk magnets, enhanced saturation (+28%) and remanence magnetization (+38%) at 2 K compared to NPs lacking the protein connector. Thus, the combination of the nanoscale alignment of magnetic NPs with the molecular precision of the protein connectors leads to constructive addition of the magnetization reversal energy. This approach can be used to control magnetic properties for the design of materials with enhanced coercivity applicable for magnetic data storage, hyperthermia and theranostics.     

Dramatic Enhancement of Photoluminescence Quantum Yields for Surface‐Engineered Si Nanocrystals within the Solar Spectrum

Substantial improvements of the absolute photoluminescence quantum yield (QY) for surfactant‐free silicon nanocrystals (Si‐ncs) by atmospheric pressure microplasma 3‐dimensional surface engineering are reported. The effect of surface characteristics on carrier multiplication mechanisms is explored using transient induced absorption and photoluminescence QY. Surface engineering of Si‐ncs is demonstrated to lead to more than 120 times increase in the absolute QY (from 0.1% up to 12%) within an important spectral range of the solar emission (2.3–3 eV). The Si‐ncs QY is shown to be stable when Si‐ncs are stored in ethanol at ambient conditions for three months.     

An Effective Traceback Network Attack Procedure for Source Address Verification

Wireless Personal Communications - The Internet is being extensively used in various fields to serve billions of users, which leads to the number of network security issues. Here, Internet Protocol...     

Joint server and network optimization toward load‐balanced service chaining

Prior service chaining systems address server and network load balancing issues individually, which may not ensure efficient system performance. To this end, in this paper, we study the design, implementation, complexity analysis, and evaluation of Nearest First and Local‐Global Transformation algorithm, which jointly supports server and network load balancing for chaining virtualized network functions (VNFs) in data center environment. The algorithm firstly constructs service chains by a greedy strategy, which both considers server and network latency. Then a searching technique, which replaces a selected VNF with another candidate and swaps the order of VNFs in service chains, is applied to improve the solutions. We have implemented the algorithm using Software‐defined networking and OpenFlow concepts. The numerical results indicate that, compared with a sequential approach, Nearest First and Local‐Global Transformation increases the system bandwidth utilization up to 45%. The results also show that it is worth applying the second phase of our algorithm since it considerably enhances the system performance by 20%.     

An analysis of wideband direction-of-arrival estimation for closely-spaced sources in the presence of array model errors

This letter presents an analysis of wideband direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation for closely-spaced sources using arbitrary antenna array taking into account the effect of array model error, which is important issue in practical implementation. Based on this analysis, a new wideband DOA estimation method without array calibration is then developed to deal with the effects of array errors. The performance improvement of the proposed method in the presence of array errors is shown in simulation results.     

Elevating Biomedical Performance of ZnO/SiO2@Amorphous Calcium Phosphate ‐ Bioinspiration Making Possible the Impossible

Here a biomimetic approach is presented to fabricate nanodragon fruits featured by a multitude of tiny quantum dot ZnO seeds embedded in mesosilica (SiO₂) flesh then enclosed in amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) shell. The nanodragon fruits give rise to a new class of hybrid ZnO/SiO₂@ACP nanocomplex with multimoidal capability: cellular delivering, intracellular targeting, and subcellular imaging. With this particular design, the unusual fluorescent stability of ZnO quantum dots (QDs) in aqueous solution, the specific color selection of the functional ZnO QD seeds, and the stability of transient ACP over a long period of time are made possible. In addition, the nanodragon fruits, capable of targeting mitochondria, have elevated biocompatibility, thus can be of enormous potential applications in treating mitochondrial diseases including inflammation, neurodegeneration, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. As numerous human disorders are often associated with cellular dysfunctions, this biocompatible carrying platform, capable of delivering, targeting, and imaging subcellular organelles, is therefore highly desirable for efficacious therapeutic and diagnostic treatment.     

Efficient optimization of network protection design with <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-cycles

The purpose of this paper is to consider network survivability designs that utilize the p-cycle, and to propose a novel ILP formulation for capacity design based on network fundamental cycles, as well as the available straddling links. Concepts of visible and hidden straddling links—which are essential components of the model presented herein—are also introduced. The proposed model caters for the case of joint optimization of a p-cycle network that can be solved without enumerating p-cycle candidates. In addition, the complexity of the proposed model is much less than any conventional model dealing with large size networks and suitable for the design of networks having multiple quality of protection (MQoP) service classes using mixed protection techniques.     

地震信息约束的三维建模技术及其在松辽盆地古龙页岩油地质工程一体化中的应用

以三维地质建模为基础的地质工程一体化已经成为非常规油气勘探开发的关键技术.由于松辽盆地古龙页岩油的钻井资料少、数据冗杂,亟需开展基于地震信息约束的三维地质建模技术研究,来满足页岩油藏丛式水平井平台勘探开发需求.根据古龙页岩油为代表的陆相页岩油建模的独特性,以工厂化、集约化的布井思路为指导,充分利用钻井、测井和地震预测数...