Correlation of the leakage current and charge pumping in silicon oninsulator gate-controlled diodes

The leakage and charge pumping currents were measured in gate-controlled MOS p-i-n diodes fabricated on thin SIMOX substrates. The efficiencies of the techniques as well as their complementary features are analyzed for various experimental conditions. The interface properties of device-grade SIMOX wafers are characterized and shown to be compatible with VLSI requirements. Special interface coupling effects, which occur only in fully depleted SOI devices and modify the conventional signature of charge pumping and leakage current, are thoroughly investigated     

Noise contribution of the body resistance in partially-depleted SOIMOSFETs

An additional noise component is observed in the noise spectrum of transistors in a partially-depleted (PD) medium-thickness SOI-CMOS technology. We identify the origin of this additional noise in the noisy resistance of the body film. This resistance, coupled to the gate capacitance, forms an RC filter and generates the hump-shape of the additional noise component. Several experimental observations that support this model are presented     

Adaptive product tracking in RFID-enabled large-scale supply chain

The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gradually being adopted and deployed for product flow management in the supply chain. In order to track RFID-tagged products efficiently in the RFID-enabled, large-scale supply chain, this paper first presents the design of a product tracking system that can collaborate with the EPC Network, a suite of network services for RFID data management in the supply chain. Next, we explain a product monitoring procedure that is performed by comparing the actual path of a product with its planned path. Finally, we develop an adaptive product search algorithm based on a reinforcement learning technique to efficiently locate a product deviated from its planned path. Experiment results are provided to show the performance of the search algorithm.     

Abnormal drain current (ADC) effect and its mechanism in FD SOI MOSFETs

A new type of abnormal drain current (ADC) effect in fully depleted (FD) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs is reported. It is found that the drain current becomes abnormally large for specific front- and back-gate voltages. The drain current exhibits a transient effect due to the floating body behavior and no longer follows the conventional interface coupling theory for these specific front- and back-gate bias conditions. It is shown that the ADC can be generated by the combination of gate-induced drain leakage, transient effects, and parasitic bipolar transistor action in FD SOI MOSFETs.     

Clinical decision support system in medical knowledge literature review

The current study involved methodology and content analyses of abstracts of 30 clinical decision support system (CDSS) related studies with high impact factors. The main aim of the current work was to identify the performance and efficiency of CDSS, and enhance the understanding of CDSS for a better health management among the physicians and the patients. To add structure to the current study, major research areas were categorized based on a multidimensional unfolding analysis. In this regard, eight studies were conducted based on theoretical research, ten studies were related to the system and performance of CDSS, and 12 studies verified the efficacy through analysis and evaluation of CDSS. The results indicated that the above-mentioned studies on improvement in systematic performance. Then, based on the improvement, effectively used evaluations were conducted comparably. Moreover, 14 studies analyzed patients’ data and assessed decision support system (DSS). The related findings denoted that DSS has been mainly used for patient management and a large number of studies have verified its effectiveness, using several data to ensure its accuracy and reliability. In addition, the analyzed results of the abstracts and the titles were compared to find whether the titles of the literature articles reveal their content. Using these methodological studies, the academic outlook of medical informatics could be forecasted and the academic quality could be improved by resolving the problems, arising out of system development and realization processes. Such problems can be solved through analyses and interpretation of multilateral parameters, such as the trend in academic development, research direction, topics and methods.     

The effects of residual polymerization solvent on the physical properties of poly(2‐cyano‐p‐phenylene terephthalamide)

Poly(2‐cyano‐p‐phenylene terephthalamide) (CY‐PPTA) was obtained by the polycondensation of terephthaloyl dichloride and 2‐cyano‐p‐phenylene diamine in the mixture of N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP) and calcium chloride (CaCl₂). Washing the polymerized product with water and drying at the elevated temperature inevitably left a small amount of polymerization residues which could be eliminated only by additional washing with acetone. The thermogravimetric and ¹H‐/¹³C‐NMR analyses revealed that the residues were largely composed of NMP which existed as a complex with the polymer. The complex was broken up between 200 and 300 °C and evolved 5 wt % of gaseous products, which had an adverse effect on the physical properties of as‐spun CY‐PPTA fibers obtained by dry jet‐wet spinning. The heat treatment of the as‐spun fibers including residual NMP exhibited some porous morphology on the fiber surface due to the evolved gases. However, the existence of the residual NMP had little effect on the intrinsic viscosity and liquid crystalline phase behavior of the polymer. Both rheological and optical properties exhibited the critical concentration at 3 wt % with the clear schlieren texture of nematic liquid crystalline phase. The inclusion of residual NMP decreased dynamic viscosity and yield stress. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43672.     

Kinematics, kinetics and muscle activities of the lower extremity during the first four steps from gait initiation to the steady-state walking

In this study, biomechanical characteristics during the whole process of gait initiation for twenty normal healthy volunteers were determined by the motion analysis with six near-infrared cameras, four forceplates, and an EMG system. Gait initiation, a transitional movement phenomenon from quiet stance to steady-state walking, involves a series of muscular activities, GRFs, movements of COP and COM, and joint motions. Results showed that the location of the net COP to be most lateral during double limb stance at the beginning of gait initiation. During gait initiation, changes in anteroposterior components of GRFs were first found and then changes in vertical components followed. Hip and knee motions were found before the ankle joint motion. Walking speed, step length, and stride length gradually increased until the second step. The interaction between the COM and COP is tightly regulated to control the trajectory of the COM and thereby control total body balance. This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Hong Hee Yoo Sun-Woo Park received a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Yonsei University in 2006. He is currently a M.S. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea. His research interests in the area of Human Movement and detection of gait phase using motion sensors. Hue-Seok Choi received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Daejeon University in 2004. He is currently a P.D. candidate at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Yonsei University, Korea. His research interests are in the area of Human Movement and Rehabilitation Engineering. Ki-Hong Ryu received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Yonsei University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He is currently a P.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea. His research interests are in the area of Human Movement and Gait Training System using Functional Electrical Stimulation. Sa-Yup Kim received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Yeungnam University in 2002 and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Yonsei University in 2006. He is currently working from Korea Institute of Industrial Technology in Cheonan, Korea. Young-Ho Kim received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University in 1982. He then went on to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Iowa in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea. His research interests are in the area of Human Movement, Rehabilitation Engineering, and Biomechanics.     

Temperature dependence of Hall mobility and electrical conductivity in SIMOX films

Transport data obtained on SIMOX films between 77 and 300 K are qualitatively different from those derived for bulk silicon. Results suggest a strong nonuniformity of carrier mobility: the uppermost part of the SIMOX layer is of comparable quality to bulk Si, but near the buried oxide there is a degradation, confirmed by prevailing coulombian scattering even at 300 K.     

The meta-stable dip (MSD) effect in SOI FinFETs

The meta-stable dip (MSD) effect is demonstrated and characterized in SOI FinFETs. With ascending scan of front-gate voltage (V_G1), the magnitude of drain current (I_D) tends to be fixed within a specific region of the front-gate voltage and this leads to a dip of transconductance (g_m). The dip width can be modulated through a control of bias condition or measurement speed such as back-gate voltage (V_G2), drain voltage (V_D) and step size of the front-gate voltage. From the dual-gate transient measurement, it is found that the MSD effect is highly dependent on the floating-body effect. In SOI FinFETs, the MSD effect is significantly affected by the fin width due to the fringing electric field of the lateral gates.