Co-design of Smart Lighting and Communication for Visible Light Networks

Visible Light Communication has been intriguing both the industry and the academia for over a decade. However, most of the research efforts in this area only consider scenarios where the light emitted from the transmitters is constant. This is not true when Smart Lighting, a technology designed for more comfortable and energy efficient buildings...

Multi-sensor Read-out Circuit with Temperature, Capacitance and Voltage Sensing Functionalities

An Ultra-Low-Power ADPLL for BLE Applications

In recent years, wireless personal area network (WPAN) applications have triggered the needs for low-cost and low-power PLLs which also provide good performance. All-digital phased-locked loops (ADPLLs) are preferred over their analog counterparts in nanoscale CMOS technology due to their flexibility, configurability, small area and easy...

A Low-Power Thermal Wind Sensor in CMOS Technology

Wind sensors are widely used in many critical applications, such as navigation, weather forecast, aerospace and wind energy assessment. The thermal wind sensor can measure wind speed and direction at the same time, by measuring the temperature gradient on the sensor’s surface which is induced by the wind flow. Compared to traditional mechanical...

Prognostic Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer Based on Features Extracted from a Scale Space

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting females in the world. In recent years, many cancer researchers have been trying to determine molecular prognosis tools that predict cancer patient treatment response and/or chance of survival. In particular, the determination of gene expression signatures obtained by feature selection...

Highly Linear LNA Design for Base Station Applications

As the first stage of the amplifier chain aiming for the base station applications, a highly linear low noise amplifier (LNA) dictates very high performance for optimum coverage with a best signal quality. In today’s commercial market, the GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT based LNA is dominant. However, a SiGe-based LNA, due to its high integration,...

Highly linear LNA design for base station applications

As the first stage of the amplifier chain aiming for the base station applications, a highly linear low noise amplifier (LNA) dictates very high performance for optimum coverage with a best signal quality. In today’s commercial market, the GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT based LNA is dominant. However, a SiGe-based LNA, due to its high integration,...

Depth in Dedicated Mobile Device User Interfaces for Auto-Stereoscopic Displays

With the growing usage of mobile devices, manufacturers have to distinguish themselves in their devices to keep their share of the market. Most important is that the consumer is satisfied with a given brand, since then the chances are high that he will stay loyal to that brand when it is time for a new device. A consumer buys a mobile device...

Evolving Properties of Growing Networks

Complex networks describe a wide range of systems and structures in the world. Any real network can be modeled as graph, expressed by an adjacency matrix or list. In many complex networks, when a graph of a certain type grows in size, its properties are expected to change. Each complex network presents specific topological features which...

Surveillance system using abandoned luggage detection

Many public or open areas are facilitated with cameras at every angle to monitor the security of that area for keeping the citizens safe, which is known as the surveillance system. For this moment, the best solution to approach a safety environment has to be done by human. Even though a human is the most intelligent creature in this world, still...