A Linear Power Amplifier Design Using an Analog Feedforward Method

We propose and describe the fabrication of a linear power amplifier (LPA) using a new analog feedforward method for the IMT‐2000 frequency band (2,110–2,170 MHz). The proposed analog feedforward circuit, which operates without a pilot tone or a microprocessor, is a small and simple structure. When the output power of the fabricated LPA is about 44 dBm for a two‐tone input signal in the IMT‐2000 frequency band, the magnitude of the intermodulation signals is below ?60 dBc and the power efficiency is about 7%. In comparison to the fabricated main amplifier, the magnitude of the third intermodulation signal decreases over 24 dB in the IMT‐2000 frequency band.     

基于光电开关模型的坐标传感器设计

针对光栅靶中存在的标校问题,采用了光电坐标传感器,详细分析了坐标传感器的原理;构建了光电开关模型,回避了光电管亮度和发射角的一致性问题,并对坐标传感器进行了线性化分析和校正,取得了良好的改善效果。通过实验证明传感器的设计方案优化、参数选取合理、设计指标实用,具有使用安全、成本低的优点,有效提高了报靶的测试精度。     

A cross-layer design: energy efficient multilevel dynamic feedback scheduling in wireless sensor networks using deadline aware active time quantum for environmental monitoring

Recently, Packet scheduling plays a vital role in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The major key challenges include delay, packet dropping, energy consumption and lifetime due to constraints in energy and computing resources. All the research works on packet scheduling scheme in WSN uses only First Come First Served (FCFS) and Dynamic Multilevel Priority (DMP) schemes. FCFS works based on packet arrival time, it leads to starvation and high processing overhead for real-time packets. DMP works in multilevel with dynamic priority reduces the transmission overhead and bandwidth; it consumes more resources for real-time task leads to deadlock. To solve these problems, this work presents Multilevel Dynamic Feedback Scheduling (MDFS) algorithm. The sensor node classifies the emergency and normal data into three different ready queues named as high, medium and low priority, respectively. The queues are connected with a feedback mechanism; each packet from the sensor node has its own time quantum value based on the deadline. The updated time quantum value is compared with the boundary value of the queues, depends on the updated value the data packets are moved between queues with help of feedback mechanism. The simulation result proves that the projected MDFS outperforms in WSN environment.     

一种新型毫米波频率调制器研究

本文给出一种新型毫米波频率调制电路，是将腔稳Ｇｕｎｎ振荡器与变容管调制电路通过反馈调节电路耦合起来形成的，在确需调制频偏的情况下，通过调整环路反馈系数可减少小变容客调制电路对Ｇｕｎｎ振荡器中心频率稳定度的影响，Ｇｕｎｎ振荡器中加一高Ｑ稳频腔，从而可以获得较高的频率稳定度。调制器调制灵敏度为３．５ＭＨｚ／Ｖ，调频线性度估于２％，中心频率稳定度６．５ｐｐｍ／℃（－２０－５０℃），输出功率大于１７ｄＢｍ     

Integrated Smart Sensor Calibration

In many applications electronic sensors are used toimprove performance and reliability of measurement systems. Suchsensors should provide a correct transfer from the physical signalto be measured to the electrical output signal. One importantstep to achieve this, is to calibrate each sensor by applyingdifferent reference input signals and adjusting the sensor transferaccordingly. Besides expensive reference equipment the calibrationprocess takes much time and attention per individual sensor,which means a considerable increase in sensor production costs.By including at the sensor or sensor interface chip a programmablecalibration facility the calibration of such smart sensors caneasily be automated and can be executed for a batch of sensorsat a time, thus minimizing the calibration time and costs. Thispaper presents a calibration method and options for integrationin the smart sensor concept, in hardware as well as in software.An advantage of the proposed method is that it does not needa large matrix of calibration data, which needs to be storedin a look-up table or converted into a correction formula, butinstead it uses a step-by-step approach to correct the sensortransfer at each calibration measurement until the error is sufficientlysmall.     

有限反馈中继系统基于业务速率的跨层调度算法

针对正交频分复用(OFDM)中继系统中用户不同业务速率需求的应用场景,该文提出了一种基于用户业务速率的反馈机制(Considering Traffic Rate Feedback, CTRF)。CTRF根据业务速率动态调整用户的反馈效用函数值,并与反馈门限比较判决用户是否反馈,从而减少系统的反馈量。同时,提出了一种基于业务队列公平性(Traffic Queue Proportional Fair, TQPF)的跨层调度准则。在此基础上,给出了一种联合CTRF与TQPF的支持不同业务速率的减少反馈调度算法(CTRF-TQPF)。理论和仿真结果表明,CTRF可以有效地减少反馈量,CTRF-TQPF算法可以有效保障用户的不同业务需求,降低系统的丢包率。     

Wide dynamic range parallel feedback transimpedance amplifier for 10 Gb/s optical links

This paper presents the design and implementation of a new wide dynamic range parallel feedback (PF) transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for 10 Gb/s optical links. The wide dynamic range is attributed to the novel TIA architecture employing both shunt-shunt and shunt-series feedback networks. The outstanding features of the TIA are wide dynamic range, high gain, low power consumption and design simplicity. A prototype implemented in a 0.5 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology and operating at −3.3 V power supply features an 18.4 dBm dynamic range with a BER less than 10⁻¹², an optical sensitivity of −16 dBm, optical overload of +2.4 dBm, a bandwidth of 8.27 GHz, a gain of 950 Ω and a power consumption of 189 mW. The new parallel feedback architecture offers improved overload and noise performance when compared to previously reported, state of the art, single feedback TIA designs and meets all the 10 Gigabit Ethernet and short-reach OC-192 SONET specifications. Ricardo Andres Aroca received the B.S. (Hons) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada, and the M.S. degree from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2001 and 2004, respectively. In 2000 he spent two 4 month internships with Nortel Networks in the Microelectronics Department. Mr. Aroca received the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Counsel of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship award in 2002. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree at the University of Toronto where his research interests lie in the area of high-frequency integrated circuits for wireless and wireline communication systems. C. Andre T. Salama received the B.A.Sc. (Hons.) M.A.Sc. and Ph. D. degrees, all in Electrical Engineering, from the University of British Columbia in 1961, 1962 and 1966 respectively. From 1962 to 1963 he served as a Research Assistant at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1966 to 1967 he was employed at Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, as a Member of Scientific Staff working in the area of integrated circuit design. Since 1967 he has been on the staff of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto where he held the J.M. Ham Chair in Microelectronics from 1987 to 1997. In 1992, he was appointed to his present position of University Professor for scholarly achievements and preeminence in the field of microelectronics. In 1989-90, he was awarded the ITAC/NSERC Research Fellowship in information technology. In 1994, he was awarded the Canada Council I.W. Killam Memorial Prize in Engineering for outstanding career contributions to the field of microelectronics. In 2000, he received the IEEE Millenium Medal. In 2003, he received the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference for seminal and outstanding contributions to semiconductor device research and promotion of Canadian University research in microelectronics. In 2004, he received the NSERC Lifetime Achievement Award of Research Excellence for outstanding and sustained contributions to the field of microelectronics and the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Recognition Award for research excellence and outstanding leadership.He was associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems in 1986–88 and a member of the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Technical Program Committeein 1980–82, 1987–89 and 1996–98. He was the chair of the Solid State Devices Subcommittee for IEDM in 1998 and was a member of the editorial board of Solid State Electronics from 1984 to 2002. He is presently a member of the editorial board of the Analog IC and Signal Processing Journal and the Technical Program Committee of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) and the Technical ProgramCommittee of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED). He chaired the technical program committee of ISPSD in 1996 and was the general chair for the conference in 1999.Dr. Salama is the Scientific Director of Micronet, a network of centres of excellence focussing on microelectronics research and funded by the Canadian Government and Industry. He has published extensively in technical journals, is the holder of eleven patents and has served as a consultant to the semiconductor industry in Canada and the U.S. His research interests include the design and fabrication of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits with emphasis on deep submicron devices as well as circuits and systems for high speed, low power signal processing applications. Dr. Salama is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Electrochemical Society and the Innovation Management Association of Canada.     

Turbo判决反馈均衡(DFE)技术分析及改进

由于无线信道的多径衰落引起的符号间干扰(ISI)极大地影响了接收端的信号质量,为了对抗ISI引起的信号畸变,通常要在接收端进行信道均衡。该文分析了基于MMSE-DFE的Turbo均衡原理并提出两种低复杂度的改进算法。仿真结果表明,这两种算法性能良好。     

基于自适应遗传算法多项式预失真技术研究

提出了一种基于自适应遗传算法的多项式预失真补偿方法,该方法的基本原理是利用模拟进化类算法对目标函数进行逼近,对待求解参数进行辨识,进而得到多项式预失真模型。该算法具有良好的收敛性、全局性和鲁棒性,且具有较高的计算效率,为解决数字预失真自适应算法提供了一个新的参考。同时将自适应遗传算法应用于功放线性化设计中并进行了仿真。仿真分析表明,采用模拟进化类的遗传算法对功放失真抑制效果明显。     

光纤传输电视伴音的二次调制技术

本文简述光纤传输电视伴音的二次调制技术的基本原理,并对实现二次调制的实际电路进行了详细分析。