Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers fo...Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers for a PET scanner are high.To address this problem,a soft-core ADC based on a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)was proposed.An FPGA-based ADC(FPGA-ADC)combines low loss and high performance.To achieve good performance,the FPGA-ADC requires three calibrations:time-to-digital converter(TDC)length calibration,TDC alignment calibration,and TDC-to-ADC calibration.A prototype front-end electronics based on FPGA-ADC was built to evaluate the performance of time-of-flight positron emission tomography(TOF PET)detectors.Each PET detector consists of a LYSO crystal single-ended coupled to a silicon photomultiplier(SiPM).The experimental results show that the full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)energy resolution for 511 keV gamma photons after saturation correction of the SiPM was 12.3%.The FWHM coincidence timing resolution(CTR)of the TOF PET detector with the readout of the front-end electronic prototype is 385.2 ps.FPGA-ADCbased front-end electronics are very promising for multichannel,low-cost,highly integrated,and power-efficient readout electronic systems for radiation detector applications.展开更多
Traditionally,a continuous-wave(CW)signal is used to simulate RF circuits during the design procedure,while the fabricated circuits are measured by modulated signals in the test phase,because modulated signals are use...Traditionally,a continuous-wave(CW)signal is used to simulate RF circuits during the design procedure,while the fabricated circuits are measured by modulated signals in the test phase,because modulated signals are used in reality.It is almost impossible to use a CW signal to predict system performances,such as error vector magnitude(EVM),bit error rate(BER),etc.,of a transceiver front-end when dealing with complex modulated signals.This paper develops an integrated system evaluation engine(ISEE)to evaluate the system performances of a transceiver front-end or its sub-circuits.This crossdomain simulation platform is based on Matlab,advanced design system(ADS),and Cadence simulators to link the baseband signals and transceiver frond-end.An orthogonal frequency division multiplex(OFDM)modem is implemented in Matlab for evaluating the system performances.The modulated baseband signal from Matlab is dynamically fed into ADS,which includes transceiver front-end for co-simulation.The sub-block circuits of the transceiver front-end can be implemented using ADS and Cadence simulators.After system-level circuit simulation in ADS,the output signal is dynamically delivered to Matlab for demodulation.To simplify the use of the co-simulation platform,a graphical user interface(GUI)is constructed using Matlab.The parameters of the OFDM signals can be easily reconfigured on the GUI to simulate RF circuits with different modulation schemes.To demonstrate the effectiveness of the ISEE,a 3.5 GHz power amplifier is simulated and characterized using 20 MHz 16-and 64-QAM OFDM signals.展开更多
In response to the pain points of rapid iteration of front-end education technology,large differences in learner foundations,and a lack of practical scenarios,this paper combines generative artificial intelligence and...In response to the pain points of rapid iteration of front-end education technology,large differences in learner foundations,and a lack of practical scenarios,this paper combines generative artificial intelligence and AI agents to analyze the empowerment logic from three dimensions:knowledge ecology reconstruction,cognitive collaborative upgrading,and teaching methodology innovation.It explores its application scenarios in teaching and learning,sorts out challenges such as technology adaptation and learning dependence,and proposes paths such as building an exclusive AI ecosystem and optimizing the guidance mechanism of intelligent agents to provide support for the digital transformation of front-end education.展开更多
An analog front-end of HF passive RFID transponders compatible with ISO/IEC 18000-3 is presented.Design considerations, especially the power transmission in the RFID transponder, are analyzed. Based on these considera...An analog front-end of HF passive RFID transponders compatible with ISO/IEC 18000-3 is presented.Design considerations, especially the power transmission in the RFID transponder, are analyzed. Based on these considerations,an analog front-end is presented with novel architecture, high power conversion efficiency, low voltage, low power consumption, and high performance in an environment of noise and power fluctuation. The circuit is implemented in a Chartered 0.35μm standard CMOS process. The experimental results show that the chip can satisfy the design target well.展开更多
This paper presents a 12-channel,30Gb/s front-end amplifier realized in standard 0.18μm CMOS technology for parallel optlc-fiber receivers. In order to overcome the problem of inadequate bandwidth caused by the large...This paper presents a 12-channel,30Gb/s front-end amplifier realized in standard 0.18μm CMOS technology for parallel optlc-fiber receivers. In order to overcome the problem of inadequate bandwidth caused by the large parasitical capacitor of CMOS photo-detectors,a regulated-cascode structure and noise optimization are used in the design of the transimpedance amplifier. The experimental results indicate that, with a parasitical capacitance of 2pF,a single channel is able to work at bite rates of up to 2.5Gb/s,and a clear eye diagram is obtained with a 0. 8mVpp input. Furthermore, an isolation structure combined with a p^＋ guard.ring （PGR）, an n^＋ guard-ring （NGR）,and a deep-n-well （DNW） for parallel amplifier is also presented. Taking this combined structure, the crosstalk and the substrate noise coupling have been effectively reduced. Compared with the isolation of PGR or PGR ＋ NGR,the measured results show that the isolation degree of this structure is improved by 29.2 and 8. ldB at 1GHz,and by 8. 1 and 2. 5dB at 2GHz,respectively. With a 1.8V supply,each channel of the front-end amplifier consumes a DC power of 85mW,and the total power consumption of 12 channels is about 1W.展开更多
The research performed analysis on patent applicant ranking, IPC, patent type and legal status in order to explore application and authorization of front-end industry chain dominated by planting, breeding, soil improv...The research performed analysis on patent applicant ranking, IPC, patent type and legal status in order to explore application and authorization of front-end industry chain dominated by planting, breeding, soil improvement and substrate culti- vation technologies. The results showed that research institutions and big tobacco enterprises play a leading role in the tobacco industry, for example, Yunnan Tobac- co Agricultural S＆T Research Institute and Guizhou Tobacco Agricultural S＆T Re- search Institute have a total of 26 patents; A01G subclass represents 58% of total patents, dominated by Yunnan Tobacco Agricultural S＆T Research Institute and Henan Agricultural University; there are only invention and practical use patents, of which invention patents represent 92%; authorized patents take up to 31% and in- valid patents represent 23%.展开更多
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Shandong Province(No.2023SFGC0101)Shandong Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program(Overseas)(No.2023HWYQ-047)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022QA039)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.U2106202).
文摘Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers for a PET scanner are high.To address this problem,a soft-core ADC based on a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)was proposed.An FPGA-based ADC(FPGA-ADC)combines low loss and high performance.To achieve good performance,the FPGA-ADC requires three calibrations:time-to-digital converter(TDC)length calibration,TDC alignment calibration,and TDC-to-ADC calibration.A prototype front-end electronics based on FPGA-ADC was built to evaluate the performance of time-of-flight positron emission tomography(TOF PET)detectors.Each PET detector consists of a LYSO crystal single-ended coupled to a silicon photomultiplier(SiPM).The experimental results show that the full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)energy resolution for 511 keV gamma photons after saturation correction of the SiPM was 12.3%.The FWHM coincidence timing resolution(CTR)of the TOF PET detector with the readout of the front-end electronic prototype is 385.2 ps.FPGA-ADCbased front-end electronics are very promising for multichannel,low-cost,highly integrated,and power-efficient readout electronic systems for radiation detector applications.
基金supported by the Project of Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone(No.HZQB-KCZYB-2020083).
文摘Traditionally,a continuous-wave(CW)signal is used to simulate RF circuits during the design procedure,while the fabricated circuits are measured by modulated signals in the test phase,because modulated signals are used in reality.It is almost impossible to use a CW signal to predict system performances,such as error vector magnitude(EVM),bit error rate(BER),etc.,of a transceiver front-end when dealing with complex modulated signals.This paper develops an integrated system evaluation engine(ISEE)to evaluate the system performances of a transceiver front-end or its sub-circuits.This crossdomain simulation platform is based on Matlab,advanced design system(ADS),and Cadence simulators to link the baseband signals and transceiver frond-end.An orthogonal frequency division multiplex(OFDM)modem is implemented in Matlab for evaluating the system performances.The modulated baseband signal from Matlab is dynamically fed into ADS,which includes transceiver front-end for co-simulation.The sub-block circuits of the transceiver front-end can be implemented using ADS and Cadence simulators.After system-level circuit simulation in ADS,the output signal is dynamically delivered to Matlab for demodulation.To simplify the use of the co-simulation platform,a graphical user interface(GUI)is constructed using Matlab.The parameters of the OFDM signals can be easily reconfigured on the GUI to simulate RF circuits with different modulation schemes.To demonstrate the effectiveness of the ISEE,a 3.5 GHz power amplifier is simulated and characterized using 20 MHz 16-and 64-QAM OFDM signals.
基金funded by two 2024 Ministry of Education supply-demand docking employment and education projects(Grant No.2024101679202,Grant No.2024121116066)2024“Innovation Strong Institute Project of Guangdong Polytechnic Institute”(Grant No.2024CQ-29)2022 Guangdong Province Undergraduate Online Open Course Guidance Committee Research Project(Grant No.2022ZXKC612).
文摘In response to the pain points of rapid iteration of front-end education technology,large differences in learner foundations,and a lack of practical scenarios,this paper combines generative artificial intelligence and AI agents to analyze the empowerment logic from three dimensions:knowledge ecology reconstruction,cognitive collaborative upgrading,and teaching methodology innovation.It explores its application scenarios in teaching and learning,sorts out challenges such as technology adaptation and learning dependence,and proposes paths such as building an exclusive AI ecosystem and optimizing the guidance mechanism of intelligent agents to provide support for the digital transformation of front-end education.
文摘An analog front-end of HF passive RFID transponders compatible with ISO/IEC 18000-3 is presented.Design considerations, especially the power transmission in the RFID transponder, are analyzed. Based on these considerations,an analog front-end is presented with novel architecture, high power conversion efficiency, low voltage, low power consumption, and high performance in an environment of noise and power fluctuation. The circuit is implemented in a Chartered 0.35μm standard CMOS process. The experimental results show that the chip can satisfy the design target well.
文摘This paper presents a 12-channel,30Gb/s front-end amplifier realized in standard 0.18μm CMOS technology for parallel optlc-fiber receivers. In order to overcome the problem of inadequate bandwidth caused by the large parasitical capacitor of CMOS photo-detectors,a regulated-cascode structure and noise optimization are used in the design of the transimpedance amplifier. The experimental results indicate that, with a parasitical capacitance of 2pF,a single channel is able to work at bite rates of up to 2.5Gb/s,and a clear eye diagram is obtained with a 0. 8mVpp input. Furthermore, an isolation structure combined with a p^＋ guard.ring （PGR）, an n^＋ guard-ring （NGR）,and a deep-n-well （DNW） for parallel amplifier is also presented. Taking this combined structure, the crosstalk and the substrate noise coupling have been effectively reduced. Compared with the isolation of PGR or PGR ＋ NGR,the measured results show that the isolation degree of this structure is improved by 29.2 and 8. ldB at 1GHz,and by 8. 1 and 2. 5dB at 2GHz,respectively. With a 1.8V supply,each channel of the front-end amplifier consumes a DC power of 85mW,and the total power consumption of 12 channels is about 1W.
基金Supported by Early Warning Analysis of Patent for Key Industries and key Fields in Yunnan Province~~
文摘The research performed analysis on patent applicant ranking, IPC, patent type and legal status in order to explore application and authorization of front-end industry chain dominated by planting, breeding, soil improvement and substrate culti- vation technologies. The results showed that research institutions and big tobacco enterprises play a leading role in the tobacco industry, for example, Yunnan Tobac- co Agricultural S＆T Research Institute and Guizhou Tobacco Agricultural S＆T Re- search Institute have a total of 26 patents; A01G subclass represents 58% of total patents, dominated by Yunnan Tobacco Agricultural S＆T Research Institute and Henan Agricultural University; there are only invention and practical use patents, of which invention patents represent 92%; authorized patents take up to 31% and in- valid patents represent 23%.
