A 0.7-2-GHz self-calibrated multiphase delay-locked loop

A 0.7-2-GHz precise multiphase delay-locked loop (DLL) using a digital calibration circuit is presented. Incorporating with the proposed digital calibration circuit, the mismatch-induced timing error among multiphase clocks in the proposed DLL can be self-calibrated. When the calibration procedure is finished, the digital calibration circuit can be turned off automatically to save power dissipations and reduce noise generations. A start controlled circuit is proposed to enlarge the operating frequency range of the DLL. Both the start-controlled circuit and the calibration circuit require an external reset signal to ensure the correctness of the calibration after temperature,operating frequency, and power supply voltage are settled. This DLL with the digital calibration circuit has been fabricated in a 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS process. The measured results show the DLL exhibits a lock range of 0.7-2 GHz while the peak-to-peak jitter and rms jitter is 18.9ps and 2.5 ps at 2 GHz, respectively. When the calibration procedure is completed and the DLL operates at 1 GHz, the maximum mismatch-induced timing error among multiphase clocks is reduced from 20.4 ps (7.34 degree) to 3.5 ps (1.26 degree).     

An automatic coefficient design methodology for high-order bandpass sigma-delta modulator with single-stage structure

An automatic coefficient design method for synthesis of bandpass sigma-delta modulators (BPSDMs) is presented in this brief. Single-stage BPSDM structures, cascade-of-resonator with distributed feedback, cascade-of-resonator with distributed feedforward, and a new structure with lower coefficient spread, are all used to fit the synthesized coefficients. The automatic coefficient design method is realized in an easy-to-use computer program. Even for inexperienced designers, reliable and high-tolerance BPSDM coefficients for various applications can be automatically and efficiently generated. The methodology covers many design concerns including BPSDM coefficient tolerance for circuit component mismatch, design tradeoffs among in-band noise suppression, oversampling ratio, modulator order and quantizer bit number. Finally, design examples with orders of 6 and 8, and quantizer bit number of 1-bit and 3-bit, respectively, are used for the verification of the proposed automatic coefficient design method.     

Triple-frequency planar monopole antenna for side-feed communication device on GSM/DCS/PCS operation

A novel side-feed planar monopole antenna capable of triple-frequency operation at about 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz is presented. The planar monopole antenna occupies a small area of 6/spl times/31 mm, and is easily made using thin copper. The planar monopole antenna can be side-fed and mounted perpendicularly to the main circuit board of a communication device so that it offers a novel design with a free degree of feed point so as to save device space, resulting in a low profile to the system ground plane. In addition, the obtained impedance bandwidths of the proposed antenna at about 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz can cover the GSM (890-960 MHz), DCS (1710-1880 MHz) and PCS (1850-1990 MHz) bands.     

Application of neural networks to prediction of phase transport characteristics in high-pressure two-phase turbulent bubbly flows

The phase transport phenomenon of the high-pressure two-phase turbulent bubbly flow involves complicated interfacial interactions of the mass, momentum, and energy transfer processes between phases, revealing that an enormous effort is required in characterizing the liquid–gas flow behavior. Nonetheless, the instantaneous information of bubbly flow properties is often desired for many industrial applications. This investigation aims to demonstrate the successful use of neural networks in the real-time determination of two-phase flow properties at elevated pressures. Three back-propagation neural networks, trained with the simulation results of a comprehensive theoretical model, are established to predict the transport characteristics (specifically the distributions of void-fraction and axial liquid–gas velocities) of upward turbulent bubbly pipe flows at pressures covering 3.5–7.0 MPa. Comparisons of the predictions with the test target vectors indicate that the averaged root-mean-squared (RMS) error for each one of three back-propagation neural networks is within 4.59%. In addition, this study appraises the effects of different network parameters, including the number of hidden nodes, the type of transfer function, the number of training pairs, the learning rate-increasing ratio, the learning rate-decreasing ratio, and the momentum value, on the training quality of neural networks.     

Analysis of flip-chip packaging challenges on copper/low-k interconnects

An interfacial-fracture-mechanics-based simulation methodology has been developed to study the flip-chip packaging effect on the copper/low-k structures. Multilevel submodeling techniques have been used to bridge the scale difference between the flip-chip packages and the metal/dielectric stacks. To achieve a smaller feature size and higher speed in future chips, SiO/sub 2/ can be replaced with low-k dielectric material in all via and trench layers or the number of metal layers can be increased. The effect of both packaging options has been evaluated. With either option, the future flip-chip copper/low-k packages are facing higher possibilities of adhesive or cohesive failure near the low-k interface. This paper provides a quantitative evaluation of the increased risk, thus providing guidelines to the next level of low-k flip-chip packages.     

基于数据仓库的销售数据可视化分析系统

为了辅助销售管理者充分利用已有的历史销售数据,快速直观地捕获敏感数据,及时准确地把握市场行情,研究了以数据仓库为分析平台,根据销售数据具有的地理特征,结合Google提供的Google Maps API（Application Program Interface）,将OLAP（Online Analytical Processing）的分析操作映射到地图具有的交互操作上的可视化分析系统。并基于实际案例着重设计并优化了数据仓库架构,为系统应用开发奠定了良好的基础。实践证明,系统有效提高了销售管理部门的统筹决策的效率及能力,为企业创造了更大的经济效益。     

入侵防御系统可信通信协议的设计与实现

入侵防御系统主要基于入侵检测系统和防火墙之间的联动,而它们各自能识别和维护的数据格式往往是不同的。此外,这些敏感数据通常是在开放的网络环境中传输的,面临各种安全威胁。为此,引入可信通信的概念,设计并实现了基于XML（eXtensible Markup Language）的可信通信协议。与同类工作相比,该协议可实现异构操作环境下入侵检测系统与防火墙之间的安全数据传输,并可进一步扩展支持各种网络安全产品和网络管理设备,对于实现这些设备之间的数据融合,检测复杂的分布式网络攻击具有一定的参考价值。     

联吡啶钌配合物对末端炔烃的催化

以6,6＇-二甲基-2,2＇-联吡啶为配体合成了二水合氯化顺一二氯·二（6,6＇-二甲基-2,2＇联吡啶）合钌（Ⅲ）配合物,进一步用三氟甲基磺酸银脱氯得到三（三氟甲基）磺酸顺一二水·二（6,6＇-二甲基-2,2＇联吡啶）合钌（Ⅲ）配合物．研究了后者对1-己炔、苯乙炔和丙炔酸乙酯环三聚反应的催化作用．实验结果显示环三聚产物具有区域选择性：产物只有1,2,4一三取代苯与1,3,5-三取代苯两种同分异构体,且主要为1,2,4一三取代苯．催化机理研究表明,三（三氟甲基）磺酸顺一二水·二（6,6＇-二甲基-2,2＇联吡啶）合钌（Ⅲ）中的两个水分子配体首先被两分子炔烃取代生成π-炔基配合物,然后通过氧化偶联反应得到钌杂环戊二烯配合物;第三个炔烃分子经由插入反应或双烯加成反应生成钌杂环庚三烯或7一钌杂双环[2．2．1]-2,5-庚二烯中间体,随后发生还原消除反应得到三取代苯．