Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics

In order to cover the topic comprehensively, Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits presents detailed descriptions of many OEICs for a wide variety of applications from various optical sensors, smart sensors, 3D-cameras, and optical storage systems (DVD) to fiber receivers in deep-sub-m CMOS.

This is the first book on lock-in thermography, an analytical method applied to the diagnosis of microelectronic devices. This useful introduction and guide reviews various experimental approaches to lock-in thermography, with special emphasis on the lock-in IR thermography developed by the authors themselves.

The revised second edition of this respected text provides a state-of-the-art overview of the main topics relating to solid state drives (SSDs), covering NAND flash memories, memory controllers (including booth hardware and software), I/O interfaces (PCIe/SAS/SATA), reliability, error correction codes (BCH and LDPC), encryption, flash signal processing and hybrid storage.Updated throughout to include all recent work in the field, significant changes for the new edition include:A new chapter on flash memory errors and data recovery procedures in SSDs for reliability and lifetime improvementUpdated coverage of SSD Architecture and PCI Express Interfaces moving from PCIe Gen3 to PCIe Gen4 and including a section on NVMe over fabric (NVMf)An additional section on 3D flash memoriesAn update on standard reliability procedures for SSDsExpanded coverage of BCH for SSDs, with a specific section on detectionA new section on non-binary Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codes, the most recent advancement in the fieldA description of randomization in the protection of SSD data against attacks, particularly relevant to 3D architecturesThe SSD market is booming, with many industries placing a huge effort in this space, spending billions of dollars in R&D and product development. Moreover, flash manufacturers are now moving to 3D architectures, thus enabling an even higher level of storage capacity. This book takes the reader through the fundamentals and brings them up to speed with the most recent developments in the field, and is suitable for advanced students, researchers and engineers alike.

Success in the development of recent advanced semiconductor device technologies is due to the success of SRAM memory cells. To study LSI design, SRAM cell design is the best materials subject because issues about variability, leakage and reliability have to be taken into account for the design.

The subject of this book is to introduce a model-based quantitative performance indicator methodology applicable for performance, cost and reliability optimization of non-volatile memories.

This book offers a detailed description and lab analysis of three different A/D converter solutions used in high volume low-power and low-voltage CMOS products, with a focus on robustness for low-power and small chip area design.

The field of cellular neural networks (CNNs) is of growing importance in non linear circuits and systems and it is maturing to the point of becoming a new area of study in general nonlinear theory.

This book surveys modeling and implementation of high performance current-steering D/A-converters for digital transceivers in nanometer CMOS technology. Covers performance limitations and offers four current-steering DAC designs in standard 130 nm CMOS.

This book explores the use of high mobility semiconductors such as germanium and III-V materials, the need to redesign transistors to work with such materials and the appropriateness of Quantum Well-based transistors for this new stage of transistor evolution.

Aimed at engineers and postgraduate students, and covering the latest developments, this volume considers the ways in which electronic devices can be applied to process analog signals in instrument-making, automation, metrics, and other branches of technology.

This book examines eight different commonly applied coupling architectures for electromagnetic vibration transducers used to harvest ambient energy for the supply of sensor monitoring systems. It identifies the architectures with the best output performance.

Adiabatic Logic treats the whole system, covering all loss mechanisms and all circuitry needed to build adiabatic circuits, including wiring and other parasitic elements. Readers will also learn the applicability of standard design automation tools -- a major concern for industry users.

This is the first compendium on silicon/glass microsystems made by deep wet etching and the first book with a detailed description of bonding techniques used in microsystem technology. Technological results presented in the book have been tested experimentally by the author and his team, and can be utilized in day-to-day laboratory practice.

This book provides a comprehensive monograph on gate stacks in semiconductor technology. The reader will get a clear view of what has been done so far, what is the state-of-the-art and which are the main challenges ahead before we come any closer to a viable Ge and III-V MOS technology.

This book describes the physical basis of microwave electronics and related topics, such as microwave vacuum and microwave semiconductor devices.It comprehensively discusses the main types of microwave vacuum and microwave semiconductor devices, their principles of action, theory, parameters and characteristics, as well as ways of increasing the frequency limit of various devices up to the terahertz frequency band. Further, it applies a unified approach to describe charged particle interaction within electromagnetic fields and the motion laws of charged particles in various media.  The book is intended as a manual for researchers and engineers, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Highly Sensitive Optical Receivers primarily treats the circuit design of optical receivers with external photodiodes. In order to cover the topic comprehensively, detailed descriptions of receivers for optical data communication in general and, in particular, optical burst-mode receivers in deep-sub-m CMOS are presented.

Deals with detectors, signal processors and related noise phenomena. This monograph treats the operational amplifier, signal averagers, waveform analyzers, correlation techniques and heterodyne detection for signal processing applications.

This book provides an in-depth overview of design and implementation of leakage reduction techniques. The book mainly deals with circuit design but also addresses the interface between circuit and system level design on the one side and between circuit and physical design on the other side.

Lock-in Thermography focuses on this sensitive infrared measurement system that offers a more effective analytical capability. Though mainly covering applications in electronic materials and devices, readers will also find treatment of nondestructive evaluation.

Micro-electronics and so integrated circuit design are heavily driven by technology scaling. Digital building blocks take full - vantage of reduced device geometries in terms of area, power per functionality, and switching speed. There are also a few drawbacks like the generation of power supply noise or the lack of power supply rejection.

This modern book-length treatment gives a detailed presentation of high-frequency bipolar transistors in silicon or silicon-germanium technology, with particular emphasis placed on today's advanced compact models and their physical foundations.

Provides an overview of the physical basis of noise in semiconductor devices, and a detailed treatment of numerical noise simulation in small-signal conditions. It presents innovative developments in the noise simulation of semiconductor devices operating in large-signal quasi-periodic conditions.

In order to cover the topic comprehensively, Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits presents detailed descriptions of many OEICs for a wide variety of applications from various optical sensors, smart sensors, 3D-cameras, and optical storage systems (DVD) to fiber receivers in deep-sub-m CMOS.

This book presents several circuits that are required for the full integration of an optical transmitter in standard CMOS. The main emphasis is placed on high-speed receivers with a bitrate of up to 1 Gb/s. The possibility of including the photodiode in a receiver is investigated and the problems encountered are discussed.