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Thermal Coupling in Technologies Based on Tri-gate Transistors

Janicki M., Zajac P., Szermer M., Napieralski A., Lodz University of Technology, PL

This paper presents the analyses of static and dynamic thermal coupling among microsystem components for technologies based on tri-gate transistors. Simulations were carried out using Green’s function thermal solver based on power trace data computed [...]

Current-Controlled Switches for HV SoI Processes – Structure, Application and Integration in Functional Blocks

Jankowski M., Napieralski A., Lodz University of Technology, PL

The paper presents an approach to high-voltage current-controlled switches, their structures, properties and application possibilities. Moreover, ways of merging these switches into core structure of HV processing components, so as to retain required switch operation [...]

Boundary Condition Independence of Cauer RC Ladder Compact Thermal Models

Janicki M., Torzewicz T., Kulesza Z., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

This paper presents a methodology to create compact thermal models of electronic systems. The models have a form of Cauer RC ladders and the values of their elements can be attributed physical significance. The methodology [...]

Novel Structure of CMOS Voltage-to-Current Converter for High-Voltage Applications

Jankowski M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

The research presented in this paper is focused on combining voltage-based and current-based modes of high-voltage analog signal processing. The research originated from necessity of interfacing a large current-mode processing module inside voltage-mode integrated circuit. [...]

High-Voltage High Input Impedance Unity-Gain Voltage Buffer

Jankowski M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

The research presented in this paper is targeted to devise possibly non-complex high-voltage unity-gain buffer well suited for connecting to outputs of current-mode stages. The circuit idea originated from need of buffering a high-voltage current-mode [...]

Design of ASIC Dedicated to Thermal Analysis of Many-Core Architectures

Szermer M., Kotynia L., Pietrzak P., Janicki M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

The main goal of the paper is to present the design of an ASIC dedicated to thermal analysis of many-core architectures. Due to the fact that the process of designing real multi-core microprocessors is expensive [...]

The Application of RESCUER Software to Modelling of Coupled Problems in Modern Devices

Zubert M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

The simulation of modern electronic devices requiring taking into account physical phenomena of different nature such as electrical, mechanical, thermal or fluidic ones. The most of processes are governed by multidimensional partial differentialalgebraic equations (PDAEs). [...]

The accurate Electro-Thermal Model of Merged SiC PiN Schottky Diodes

Zubert M., Starzak L., Jablonski G., Napieralska M., Janicki M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

This paper presents a novel SPICE model for SiC merged PiN Schottky diodes dedicated to the dynamic, as well as to very accurate static simulation. The model takes into account the temperature dependence of device [...]

SC Cavities Fast Tuning System Based on Piezoelectric Actuators

Przygoda K., Pozniak T., Napieralski A., Sekalski P., Grecki M., Technical University of Lodz, PL

The main part of linear accelerator (linac), used for driving the Free-Electron Laser (FEL) machine, is superconducting (SC) resonant cavity. The SC cavity is very susceptible to small changes in dimension because of a very [...]

The Application of GHMRF to 3-D Synthetic Proliferation

Zubert M., Napieralska M., Napieralski A., Technical University of Lodz, PL

This paper presents a novel hypothetical tissue proliferation model of extraneuronal filaceous material consisting of accumulation of the amyloid beta-proteins. Proposed model is constructed using a 3-D Gaussian Hidden Markov Random Field obtained from fluorescent [...]