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Feng, Xiangdong (author), Luo, Yuxuan (author), Cai, Tianyi (author), Xuan, Yangfan (author), Zhang, Yunshan (author), Shen, Yili (author), Yang, Changgui (author), Xiao, Qijing (author), Du, S. (author), Zhao, Bo (author)The growing trend of the Internet of Things (IoT) involves trillions of sensors in various applications. An extensive array of parameters need to be gathered concurrently with high-precision, low-cost, and low-power sensor nodes, such as resistive (R) and capacitive (C) sensors. Single-chip channel fusion can be an effective solution, while...journal article 2024
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Gong, J. (author)Quantum computers have gained widespread interest from both industry and academia in the last decade as they are very promising for solving problems intractable by classical computers. However, there is a limited number of qubits in current quantum processors, which impedes the practical applications of a quantum computer. To increase the number...doctoral thesis 2023
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Cabrerizo Martinez De La Puente, Alejandro (author)In the modern age, the proliferation of electronic devices and their subsequent waste presents an increasing environmental challenge. With the continuing growth of technology and the urgency of sustainability becoming ever more important, there is an ever-increasing need to reimagine how we power and utilize our devices. This has been...master thesis 2023
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de Beer, Arne (author)This paper presents a study focused on developing an efficient signal processing pipeline and identifying suitable machine learning models for real-time gesture recognition using a testbed consisting of an Arduino Nano 33 BLE and three OPT101 photodiodes. Our research aims to address the challenges of limited computational power whilst...bachelor thesis 2023
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Kortbeek, V. (author)The Internet of Things (IoT) is taking the world by storm, from smart lights to smart plant monitoring. This revolution is not only present in consumers’ homes, but companies are also looking for more and more ways to monitor every aspect of their production process. This transition to ubiquitous monitoring is made possible by extremely low...doctoral thesis 2023
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Hall, Drew A. (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Jang, Taekwang (author)There has been a long-standing interest in controlling and instrumenting the human body. Whether to restore lost function with neural prosthetics, monitor blood glucose levels, or augment human capabilities, there are countless opportunities for sensors inside ( e.g., ingestible, injectable, and implantable) and outside ( e.g., wearable) the...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Longxing (author), Aledo Ortega, D. (author), van Leuken, T.G.R.M. (author)Logarithmic quantization for Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN): a) fits well typical weights and activation distributions, and b) allows the replacement of the multiplication operation by a shift operation that can be implemented with fewer hardware resources. We propose a new quantization method named Jumping Log Quantization (JLQ). The key...conference paper 2023
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Mohammad Zaki, A.R. (author), Du, Yutong (author), Nihtianova, S. (author)This paper presents the design methodology, test setup and experimental qualification results of a high-speed low-power threshold comparator in 40 nm CMOS technology intended for the registry of particles landing on a PIN-detector surface in particle detector readout electronics. The operation of the designed comparator is experimentally...conference paper 2023
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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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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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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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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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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