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Jiang, Longxing (author)Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) have become a popular solution for computer vision problems. However, due to the high data volumes and intensive computation involved in CNNs, deploying CNNs on low-power hardware systems is still challenging.<br/>The power consumption of CNNs can be prohibitive in the most common implementation platforms:...master thesis 2022
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Xu, Guo (author)Depth sensing technology has developed rapidly recently due to its broad applications. Time-of-Flight (ToF) is a popular technology in depth sensing because of its advantages in high measuring accuracy and low complexity in image processing. ToF technologies are divided into two kinds: indirect time-of-flight (iToF) and direct Time-of-Flight ...master thesis 2022
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Integrated Transceiver Circuits for Catheter-Based Ultrasound Probes and Wearable Ultrasound PatchesTan, M. (author)This thesis describes the design, prototyping and experimental evaluation of transceiver ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) for catheter-based ultrasound probes and wearable ultrasound patches. To reduce the loading effect of micro-coaxial cables in an ICE probe based on capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs), an...doctoral thesis 2022
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Liu, Jiang (author)In recent years, short-range reliable wireless system with high data rate and low power consumption has drawn sufficient attention and is in great demand in various applications. For biomedical implantable applications such as neural sensing and Brain-computer Interfaces (BCIs), due to the increasing number of sensing channels and elements, not...master thesis 2022
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MOU, Jixuan (author)A photoplethysmogram (PPG) is an important optically-obtained bio-signal that enables convenient daily monitoring of heart rate and oxygen saturation (SpO2). Most state-of-the-art PPG sensing systems require an off-chip photodiode, and the photodiode's output parasitic capacitance limits the power-noise trade offs. The objective of this project...master thesis 2022
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Mohapatra, Sourav (author)In this thesis we propose a novel memory architecture design that is robust to frequent memory failures targeting next generation low power embedded system. We explore the how the architecture works and perform detailed evaluations to show that our system achieves better performance than the state-of-the-art.master thesis 2022
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Mehrotra, Shubham (author), Eland, Efraim (author), Karmakar, S. (author), Liu, Angqi (author), Gonen, B. (author), Bolatkale, M. (author), Van Veldhoven, Robert (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author)This paper presents a continuous-Time zoom ADC for audio applications. It combines a 4-bit noise-shaping coarse SAR ADC and a fine delta-sigma modulator with a tail-resistor linearized OTA for improved linearity, energy efficiency, and handling of out-of-band interferers compared to previous designs. In 160 nm CMOS, the prototype chip...conference paper 2022
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Cai, Liying (author), Lu, Zhenghao (author), Tang, Z. (author), Yu, Xiaopeng (author)This letter presents a low-power dB-linear variable gain amplifier (VGA) with a small linear-in-dB error over a wide gain tuning range. An exponential current ratio is realized in the linear-in-dB control circuit based on the subthreshold I-V characteristic. The VGA is built with subthreshold common-gate transistors as current steering,...journal article 2022
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Someya, T. (author), Van Hoek, Vincent (author), Angevare, J. (author), Pan, S. (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author)This letter describes an NPN-based temperature sensor that achieves a 1-point trimmed inaccuracy of ±0.15 °C (3σ) from -15 to 85 °C while dissipating only 210 nW. It uses a dual-mode frontend to roughly halve the power consumption of conventional frontends. First, two NPNs are used to generate a well-defined PTAT bias current, then this...journal article 2022
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Mohammad Zaki, A.R. (author), Nihtianova, S. (author)This article presents the experimentally characterized performance of a low noise and wideband sensor readout integrated circuit (ROIC). The ROIC is designed to detect small amounts of charge generated by a silicon p-i-n detector as a result of particle detection, with very high time resolution and limited power consumption. The architecture...journal article 2022
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Safarpour, Amin (author), Dehnavi, Farzaneh (author), Saberi, Mehdi (author), Lotfi, R. (author), Serdijn, W.A. (author)In multi-electrode arrays (MEAs), for electrical recording and electrical stimulation, high voltage (HV) switches are employed to build an analog multiplexer to conduct either a HV stimulation signal from the pulse generator circuit to an electrode or a low-voltage noise-sensitive signal from the electrode to a recording stage. In this brief,...journal article 2022
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Majzoub, Sohaib (author), Saleh, Resve A. (author), Taouil, M. (author), Hamdioui, S. (author), Bamakhrama, Mohamed (author)Design-space exploration for low-power manycore design is a daunting and time-consuming task which requires some complex tools and frameworks to achieve. In the presence of process variation, the problem becomes even more challenging, especially the time associated with trial-and-error selection of the proper options in the tools to obtain the...journal article 2022
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Sui, Congbiao (author), de Vos, P. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Visser, K. (author), Stapersma, D. (author), Ding, Yu (author)Current EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) regulations striving to reduce the installed engine power on new ships for a low EEDI may lead to underpowered ships having insufficient power when operating in adverse sea conditions. In this paper, the operational safety of a low-powered ocean-going cargo ship operating in adverse sea conditions...journal article 2022
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Zhao, Menglian (author), Zhao, Yibo (author), Zhang, H. (author), Hu, Yaopeng (author), Bao, Yuanxin (author), Ye, Le (author), Qu, Wanyuan (author), Tan, Zhichao (author)This article presents a fully dynamic scalable switched-capacitor delta-sigma modulator that achieves a 94.1-dB dynamic range (DR). Power-and- bandwidth scalability by only changing the clock frequency is achieved using a capacitively biased and swing-enhanced floating inverter operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). Fabricated in a 180...journal article 2022
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TANG, Philo (author)This thesis proposes an ultra-low-power architecture for wireless Internet of Things end devices. The architecture enabled a prototype that can run a mainstream wireless protocol with an extremely limited power budget.master thesis 2021
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Veselka, David (author)Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) are deployed in patients to treat a range of medical conditions. Technological advancements have enabled manufacturers to fit IMDs with specialized hardware that accelerates compute-intensive medical therapies next to a software-run host processor. However, mostly hardware acceleration is found in the form of...master thesis 2021
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Sui, C. (author)The shipping industry, which remains the backbone of international merchandise trade, is striving to reduce its operational cost and more importantly its environment impact. New ships need meet the EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) requirements of IMO (International Maritime Organization). However, the current EEDI is not able to accurately...doctoral thesis 2021
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Prozée, Randy (author)The development of the Spiking Neural Network (SNN) offers great potential in combination with new types of event-based sensors, by exploiting the embedded temporal information. When combined with dedicated neuromorphic hardware it enables ultra-low power solutions and local on-chip learning. This work implements and presents a viable...master thesis 2021
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Pimenta, Matheus (author), Gürleyük, C. (author), Walsh, Paul (author), O’Keeffe, Daniel (author), Babaie, M. (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author)This article presents a low-power eddy-current sensor interface for touch applications. It is based on a bang-bang digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) that converts the displacement of a metal target into digital information. The PLL consists of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) built around a sensing coil and a capacitive DAC, a...journal article 2021